Michael Barbella, Managing Editor04.04.22
Soundwave Hearing LLC has launched its wireless Sontro Hearing Aids and mobile app.
The self-programming Sontro Hearing Aids (Model AI) have been developed to amplify sound for people 18 years or older with mild to moderate hearing impairment. By combining the power of mobile phones and ultramodern AI technology, Soundwave claims it has created a smart, simple, affordable, and convenient hearing aid.
The Sontro Hearing Aids connect via Bluetooth to the otoTune app, which administers a clinically validated hearing test to identify the user’s hearing threshold and listening needs. Once the three-minute test is complete, users can seamlessly adjust volume, frequency tones, and listening modes directly on the otoTune app.
The new Sontro Hearing Aids have been specifically designed to be sold online and eventually over-the-counter.
The Sontro Hearing Aids signal processing includes 16-channel wide dynamic range compression, noise reduction and feedback cancellation, automatic mode selection, and adaptive directionality.
“By taking advantage of the ease and accessibility of the mobile phone in your pocket, we offer hearing solutions, allowing consumers to set up, customize and adjust their hearing from the comfort and privacy of home,” said Anthony Florek, co-founder and president of Soundwave Hearing, LLC. “We are giving access to hearing technology at an extremely affordable price by eliminating barriers of cost, time, and stigma that continue to affect large populations in need.”
The Sontro Hearing Aid package consists of Soundwave Hearing’s proprietary hardware and software design, the otoTune app, and accessories supplied in the box and hearing aid case. The patented otoTune app functions with a user’s compatible mobile phone. It is available free for download on iOS (version 11.0 or higher) or Android (version 6.0 or higher) based systems. The otoTune app pairs effortlessly to the Sontro Hearing Aids, allowing users to take an audiogram-quality hearing test to program the hearing aids for appropriate amplification. Users can customize their hearing aids using the mobile app to best navigate their hearing needs based on environmental and circumstantial factors.
The self-programming Sontro Hearing Aids (Model AI) have been developed to amplify sound for people 18 years or older with mild to moderate hearing impairment. By combining the power of mobile phones and ultramodern AI technology, Soundwave claims it has created a smart, simple, affordable, and convenient hearing aid.
The Sontro Hearing Aids connect via Bluetooth to the otoTune app, which administers a clinically validated hearing test to identify the user’s hearing threshold and listening needs. Once the three-minute test is complete, users can seamlessly adjust volume, frequency tones, and listening modes directly on the otoTune app.
The new Sontro Hearing Aids have been specifically designed to be sold online and eventually over-the-counter.
The Sontro Hearing Aids signal processing includes 16-channel wide dynamic range compression, noise reduction and feedback cancellation, automatic mode selection, and adaptive directionality.
“By taking advantage of the ease and accessibility of the mobile phone in your pocket, we offer hearing solutions, allowing consumers to set up, customize and adjust their hearing from the comfort and privacy of home,” said Anthony Florek, co-founder and president of Soundwave Hearing, LLC. “We are giving access to hearing technology at an extremely affordable price by eliminating barriers of cost, time, and stigma that continue to affect large populations in need.”
The Sontro Hearing Aid package consists of Soundwave Hearing’s proprietary hardware and software design, the otoTune app, and accessories supplied in the box and hearing aid case. The patented otoTune app functions with a user’s compatible mobile phone. It is available free for download on iOS (version 11.0 or higher) or Android (version 6.0 or higher) based systems. The otoTune app pairs effortlessly to the Sontro Hearing Aids, allowing users to take an audiogram-quality hearing test to program the hearing aids for appropriate amplification. Users can customize their hearing aids using the mobile app to best navigate their hearing needs based on environmental and circumstantial factors.