Binaural coordination
Today, two hearing instruments communicate easily with one another through wireless technology. When required, the instruments act as one system.
Consequently, the instrument wearer receives an accurate reproduction of the sound scene's spatial dynamics, similar to that of a normal hearing person. Benefits of binaural coordination include:
Environment classification To ensure that both hearing instruments are working as one system, the instruments constantly exchange environmental information. This ceaseless communication results in a true binaural synchronization, maximized speech quality and minimized noise.
Program / volume control changes Binaural coordination provides smooth function management: a single press on the push button or a turn of the volume control on one of the hearing instruments changes either the program or the volume in both instruments.
Easy Telephone Use Using the phone in a noisy environment can be difficult because irrelevant noise continues to be amplified by the hearing instrument in the non-telephone ear. Binaural coordination either automatically mutes or automatically reduces the amplification of the non-telephone hearing instrument; the result is improved telephone communication.
Feedback Detection By exchanging information about pure tone signals, binaural coordination ensures that music is not interpreted as feedback.