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Songbird songbird

Any oscine passerine (suborder Passere), all of which have a complex vocal organ, the syrinx. Some species (e.g., thrushes) produce melodious songs; others (e.g., crows) have a harsh voice; and some do little or no singing. See also birdsong.
 Hearing, Inc., introduces the Songbird[TM] Digital Disposable disposable Nursing adjective Referring to that which is discarded or disposed of noun An item used in health care-related Pt contact which is discarded after use–eg masks, gloves, gowns, needles, paper products, syringes, wipes. See Biohazardous waste.  Hearing Aid. It offers the same advantages of the original Songbird Disposable Hearing Aid, providing users with an affordable, comfortable, and easy-to-maintain solution to their hearing problems. No repairs or battery replacements are necessary.

The major difference in the new hearing aid is the additional benefit of crisp, clear digital sound. Songbird Hearing's proprietary digital integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for  is produced by Texas Instruments See TI.

(company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company.

A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq.
, one of the company's technology partners. Songbird Digital features very low power consumption, which enables the battery to last 70 days. It provides excellent sound quality with very low noise and distortion distortion, in electronics, undesired change in an electric signal waveform as it passes from the input to the output of some system or device. In an audio system, distortion results in poor reproduction of recorded or transmitted sound.  levels. Also, Songbird Digital's ComforSeal[TM] tip is softer and shorter, and a vent has been added--all to improve comfort.

Songbird Digital, like its predecessor, is designed to help those with mild to moderate hearing loss.

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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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Date:Jan 1, 2002
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