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Miracle-Ear Interpreter A high-level programming language translator that translates and runs the program at the same time. It translates one program statement into machine language, executes it, and then proceeds to the next statement.  [TM] II, the latest offering from Miracle-Ear [R], incorporates four-channel, eight-band digital signal processing See DSP.

Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled).
 that provides greater flexibility and precision in matching settings and performance to a patient's hearing requirements. The Miracle-Ear Interpreter II offers lower noise and higher fidelity Fidelity is a notion that at its most abstract level implies a truthful connection to a source or sources. Its original meaning dealt with loyalty and attentiveness to one's duty to a lord or a king, in a broader sense than the related concept of fealty. , along with a speech-detection and -enhancement feature designed to improve hearing performance in a variety of listening environments.

Because this aid is computer programmable, dispensers can adjust more parameters to the wearer's specific needs and can load multiple "listening programs" into the aid's application to customize it for each patient. If a patient's hearing loss or listening preferences change, the instrument can be reprogrammed in minutes at any Miracle-Ear location instead of being returned to the manufacturer.
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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2001
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