Signia Silk

 Signia has been able to utilise advanced hearing aid technology such as the Binax hearing aid platform to replicate the effects of binaural hearing. This technology creates a hearing experience across both ears that is superior to normal hearing, even in noisy settings. Binax technology formed the foundations for Signia’s first hearing aid model, the primax. Since launching its debut model, Signia launched several hearing aids on the back of the primax platform, including the Signia Silk primax, the world’s first ready-to-wear completely-in-canal (CIC) hearing aid that is so small, it is invisible when in the ear.

The Silk hearing aid has been designed in three technology levels: 3px, 5px, and 7px, with the 7px providing the highest level of technology. It is suitable for people diagnosed with a mild to moderate type of hearing loss and is designed to fit almost any ear. The Signia Silk is a comfortable and incredibly discreet hearing aid thanks to its small size. However, despite being so small, the Signia Silk still offers the same technology and features available in other Signia devices. What makes the Silk particularly unique is its soft-silicon Click Sleeves that mould themselves to the unique size and shape of your ear canal. These special sleeves enable you to avoid the standard hearing aid fitting process and simply begin wearing the hearing aids straightaway.

Signia offers high-end features across its hearing aids, including its Silk range. At the core of the Silk devices is Signia’s Xperience Technology, a platform that Signia has designed to power its range of features, which include:

• Binaural OneMic directionality lets you focus on the sounds you want to hear while cancelling out unwanted background noise
• Wireless streaming with Bluetooth compatible devices
• SpeechMaster balances noise reduction, directionality, and steering amplification while also improving speech recognition and minimising listening effort
• Notch Therapy can reduce the effects of tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
• SoundSmoothing softens loud, sharp sounds
• EchoShield removes reverberations and reduces listening effort
• HD Music offers three settings to enhance your music listening experience

The Signia Silk works with a variety of accessories and apps to boost your listening experience, including:

• easyTek: A small, lightweight remote control and audio streamer worn around your neck that connects Signia Silk hearing aids to Bluetooth that allows you to wirelessly stream music, phone calls, and other media from your smartphone and other compatible devices directly to your hearing aids
• VoiceLink: VoiceLink uses a microphone to amplify speakers’ voices so you can actively participate in conversations even in the noisiest environments
• touchControl: This app can be downloaded onto your Android device or iPhone and acts just like a hearing aid remote control to enable you to discreetly control your hearing aids features with just a few taps on your phone
• EasyPocket and miniPocket: The miniPocket is a remote control that can fit on a keyring that allows you to discreetly control your hearing aids. The easyPocket has an easy to read display and large buttons so you can quickly and easily adjust your hearing aids

The Signia Silk price varies depending on where you buy your hearing aids from and the technology level you choose. However, you can expect to pay upwards from $3,840 per pair. Speak to your hearing care professional to find out more about Silk hearing aid prices and which technology level would be most suitable for you.

• Small and discreet
• Click Sleeves provide an instant fit and leave more of your ear open to deliver a more natural listening experience
• OneMic lets your hearing aids communicate with each other and focus on the sounds you want to hear
• Adjust the hearing aids using your smartphone

• Not suitable for people with a severe to profound hearing loss
• Small size may make the hearing aids difficult for some people to use