New Hearing Aid Technology with (AI DNN/Deep Neural Network)

[pvc]

Which new Hearing Aid models are using this new AI-DNN technology?
AFAIK, four new models at this point in time; Click the Links below.

• Oticon Intent → Link
• Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio → Link
• Starkey Genesis AI, Edge AI → Link

I am wearing the Oticon Intent model and I can vouch for this new AI-DNN technology as being a big advance in hearing aid technology. See this related → forum post. Phonak will try to convince you that they had "AI" in previous models. Pfft, that is only AutoSense or AutoNonSense depending on your view.

 

[catalinbostan]

Any model for profound hearing loss? Naida UP or Xceed 1 fitting range.

 

[pvc]

Any model for profound hearing loss? Naida UP or Xceed 1 fitting range.

No, the four models using this AI-DNN technology (Oticon Intent, Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio, and Starkey Genesis AI/Starkey Edge AI) are not BTE-style power hearing aids, and not specifically designed for profound hearing loss.

Also, and for example the previous version of Oticon miniFit receivers did have a 105 power version; Link to → Older Oticon miniFit receivers. But the newer miniFit Detect receivers for Oticon Intent only go up to 100 power. See page 22 of this Link to → Oticon Intent Product Guide.

Also, take note that the Older Oticon miniFit receivers (which have been around for a long, long time) will not work for the new Oticon Intent model!!

 

[catalinbostan]

Yeah...no luck. Anyway, for my profound SNHL I don't have many choices.Maybe assistive devices like smart glasses will be next best thing. Gene therapy isn't going to happen on my lifetime , methink.
Also , i don't know why the fuck AI-DDN is not used for severe/profound loss , because this is an area where this can really, really make a difference.

 

[pvc]

Maybe it will become available with later new models. I believe that AI-DNN technology requires extra battery power so that might fit right in with BTE style hearing aids. Though, maybe not so much with small custom ITE, ITC, CIC models.

 

[pvc]

Whoops (ETA/Edit To Add) above description to include Starkey Genesis AI model. So four models using new AI-DNN technology at this time, AFAIK

 

[pvc]

FYI: The USA VA/Veterans Administration usually provides all/new Top Brand hearing aids. But for some reason they do not (or will not) provide Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio hearing aids. I dunno Why.

 

[pvc]

I found this link to an → interesting publication on how some previous technology advancements precede hearing aids that can use AI-DNN (Deep Neural Network) technology? This may also be interesting for you (or it may be gibberish) depending on your point of view.

• A long time ago there were only CPUs. The job of a CPU is to process instructions.
• Then there were GPUs. The job of a GPU is to process images. Nvidia became the King of GPU processing (probably because most teenagers became Gamer Addicts) and needed images processed really/really fast!

Excerpt: Nvidia GPUs the industry standard for training neural networks. In 2012, the market valued Nvidia at less than $10 billion. Today, Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the world, with a market capitalization north of $3 trillion. That high valuation is driven mainly by overwhelming demand for GPUs like the H100 that are optimized for training neural networks.

Now, fast forward to the future/today, Speech-in-noise can be represented visually (as an image, see example below). Furthermore those images (gazillions of images) can be used to train DNN/Deep Neural Networks.

The Question; Can hearing aids denoise Noisy Speech Using Deep Learning Networks? I think they can. Though, I could be wrong.