For years, hearing aid technology has focused on making speech clearer while suppressing the background sounds around it. And that makes sense. If you have hearing loss, following a conversation is often one of the biggest challenges.
But speech is only part of what your brain needs to understand the world around you.
Think about sitting in a busy restaurant. You want to hear the person across the table, but the clink of glasses, conversations around you and sounds from elsewhere in the room all help your brain understand where you are and what is happening.
When important contextual information is missing, your brain has less information to work with and may need to work harder to fill in the gaps. As a result, listening can become tiring, conversations harder to follow, and social settings less enjoyable.
Oticon Reveal takes a fundamentally different approach.