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Bernafon hybrid hearing aid technology

Hybrid Technology™ - for best sound without compromise

Like a hybrid car, Hybrid Technology™ joins two processing approaches into one hybrid system. Because two are better than one, it can act independently or in tandem to strike the right balance in countless listening situations.

Bernafon's latest and most advanced hearing aid technology works even more efficiently. Even in complex listening situations Hybrid Technology™ does not compromise between speech understanding and listening comfort.

 

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Hybrid all the way

Five hybrid features combine two smoothly interacting counterparts, to effectively perform in countless listening situations.

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    Hybrid Sound Care™

    This high-precision feature effectively protects from wind and contact noise with 500 adjustments per second, across 24 frequency bands.

  • Gif of red/white drawing of ear and jackhammer representing Hybrid Noise Management, part of Bernafon Hybrid Technology

    Hybrid Noise Management™

    Smart Directionality is active in 24 individual bands and interacts smoothly with Smart Noise Reduction, optimized through machine learning.

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    Hybrid Balancing™

    Speech Balancer and Noise Balancer tune sound amplification in the presence or absence of speech.

     

     

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    Hybrid Sound Processing™

    Two parallel strategies process sound simultaneously in the time and frequency domains.

  • Gif of red/white drawing of ear and sound waves representing Hybrid Feedback Canceller, part of Bernafon Hybrid Technology

    Hybrid Feedback Canceller™

    Two estimators eliminate feedback in static and dynamic conditions with up to 126,000 measurements per second.

Users who rated Alpha's performance as good to excellent*

Recent interview results indicate how test users rated speech understanding, listening comfort, and sound quality of Bernafon Alpha in different listening situations. See how many users rated Alpha’s performance as good to excellent:

Walking in nature with a companion

100 %

83 %

91 %

Group dinner at noisy restaurant

100 %

77 %

100 %

Interaction with unknown person

100 %

100 %

100 %

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* 2021: Based on clinical trial data acquired at Bernafon AG, Bern Switzerland

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Speech understanding

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Listening comfort

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Sound quality

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In trials,* 100 % of test clients reported good to excellent sound quality and clear speech in noisy environments. 

*2020: Based on clinical trial data acquired at Bernafon AG, Bern Switzerland

User benefits

Hybrid Technology™ provides best sound without compromise.

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    Cleaner speech signal while preserving natural environmental sounds

  • Illustration of thumbs up showing Hybrid Technology™ user benefits

    Balanced speech audibility and listening comfort

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    Uncompromised speech intelligibility and sound quality

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    Effective feedback protection

Bernafon Alpha XT features next level Hybrid Technology™

The premium hearing aid performs effectively to deliver best sound without compromise. It is easy-to-use, rechargeable, and comes with Bernafon's latest wireless sound streaming technology.

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Looking for supporting evidence?

Read our White Paper on Hybrid Sound Processing™ . For more Topics in Amplifications around Bernafon Alpha and Hybrid Technology™, visit our resource center.

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