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Siemens Hearing Instruments Siemens Hearing Instruments, headquartered in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, is the world’s largest manufacturer of hearing aids.[1] The company operates as a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions a division of Siemens AG, Munich, Germany. , Inc., introduces PRISMA PRISMA Probing Rotation and Interior of Stars: Microvariability and Activity
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[TM] 2, which offers improved listening, fitting, and wearing comfort at no extra cost by combining PRISMA's fully digital quality with updated features and improved TwinMic[TM] directional microphone Noun 1. directional microphone - a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction
cardioid microphone - a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity
 technology. The PRISMA 2 line offers a wide variety of behind-the-ear and custom models for any level of hearing loss.

These digital hearing instruments feature flexible four-channel technology with optimized compression control and output limiting. In addition to the TwinMic directional In one direction. Contrast with omnidirectional.  technology, the PRISMA 2 line also features a new feedback management system, improved Voice Activity Detection, and acoustic indicators for program change and power management.

Passive and adaptive feedback algorithms allow more gain without annoying feedback for many patients. The PRISMA 2 system also alerts patients with soft signals when it is time to change batteries. In addition, because the unit's power consumption has been condensed con·dense  
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, PRISMA 2 is now less expensive to operate.

PRISMA 2 hearing instruments can be precisely fitted and fine-tuned using Siemens CONEXX[TM] programming software, which has a new, easy user interface designed especially for this line. This software's new Interactive Fitting module tailors the fitting process.

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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Date:Feb 1, 2003
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