Today, Starkey supplies hearing solutions to more than 100 markets around the world. Starkey has created an extensive range of invisible, wireless, and digital hearing aids that people with most types of hearing loss can benefit from.

While Starkey is perhaps best known for its early development of in-the-canal (ITC) hearing aids, the company has continued to develop a range of hearing aid styles to best fit the individual needs of the wearer. Starkey’s extensive range of hearing aids includes receiver-in-ear (RIC) hearing aids that are packed with features, powerful behind-the-ear (BTE) models, and completely-in-canal (CIC) and invisible options.

Livio’s premium and most expensive model in the range is the Livio 2400 AI (Artificial Intelligence). Starkey calls the Livio its ‘Healthable’ hearing aid and it’s easy to see why. Alongside superior hearing and sound quality, the device monitors your health and wellbeing. Just like an activity tracker, the device links with your Bluetooth-enabled device and tracks your health data such as your hearing aid use, social interactions, movement activity, and heart rate.

But it’s the Thrive app that helps to set the Livio AI apart from other hearing aids. The app enables you to adjust the hearing aid’s advance settings so they are just right for your particular needs and preferences and save them to your location. Features that are exclusive to the Livio AI model include:

• Brain and Body tracking: Tracks your brain and body activities
• Fall Alert: Using the Thrive Hearing Control app, the hearing aids will send alerts to your assigned contacts if you fall
• Heart Rate: Monitors your heart rate
• Translate: Translates speech into up to 27 languages
• Transcribe: Transcribes conversations into close captioning for you to view on your smartphone screen

The Livio AI and Livio rechargeable hearing aids share many common features, for example:

• Self Check to understand your hearing aid’s performance
• Telehealth Remote Programming
• High-quality Music Optimisation
• Transient Noise Reduction
• Directional Processing
• Feedback Management
• Speech optimization
• Wind noise management
• Phone Streaming
• Tinnitus Relief

The Livio has a range of accessories that use Bluetooth to communicate with the hearing aids:

• Lithium-Ion rechargeable: The Starkey Livio rechargeable comes with an easy-to-use charger that only needs to be plugged into a power source a few times a week as the charger holds enough power for three full hearing aid charges
• Turbo Charger: This mini-turbo-charger holds enough power for four full hearing aid charges and in just 7 minutes will provide 3.5 hours worth of charge
• TV streamer: Streams audio from any audio source directly to your Livio hearing aids
• Remote control: Adjusts your hearing aid settings
• Mini remote microphone: Clip-on microphone that streams audio directly to your hearing aids
• Remote microphone +: Streams from most Bluetooth-enabled devices directly to your hearing aids

The Starkey Livio price will largely depend on which model you choose from the range and where you purchase them. However, you will find that the Livio AI costs considerably more than other models due to its premium level of technology. To find out more about Livio hearing aid prices, speak to your hearing care professional.

• State-of-the-art technology and AI features
• Styles for all types of hearing loss
• Thrive Hearing Control app

• Expensive device
• Could pay for features that you rarely use