Signia Nx hearing aids with Own Voice Processing (OVP™) technology is the first genuine solution to the own voice issue. It ensures that everything sounds natural – the wearer’s own voice and everything else in the environment.
Did you know Signia Nx OVP works so well because it mimics the stapedius reflex in the middle ear?
Because of its proximity, our own voice should sound louder to our own ears than anyone else’s. So how come babies or opera singers don’t damage their own hearing when they are crying or singing loudly all the time? The answer lies within the tiny stapedius in our middle ear. When we vocalize, the stapedius contracts reflexively, pulling on the stapes and limiting its vibrations. This action effectively reduces the perceived loudness of our own voice.
Signia Nx hearing aids simulate the function of the stapedius reflex by singling out the wearer’s voice and applying a dynamic gain reduction. As a result, the wearer’s own voice is no longer perceived as loud and distracting, while other sounds and voices in the environment are amplified as usual.
In other words, the wearer’s own voice sounds simply… natural.
To learn more about OVP, click here or call your Signia Sales Representative at 800-766-4500.
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