Oticon has announced the launch of Oticon Reveal, what it says is the “world’s first” hearing aid powered by Dual AI, designed to deliver crystal-clear speech and meaningful sounds in optimal balance, bringing hearing aid users closer to a natural hearing experience according to the company.
Built on Oticon’s latest BrainHearing insights, Oticon Reveal features a Dual AI system comprising two dedicated AI systems working together in real time: one with access to speech, while the other preserves meaningful contextual sounds.
The new Speech AI provides crystal-clear speech by continuously identifying and enhancing speech from people around the user, while Context AI recognises and balances surrounding contextual sounds. As a result, Oticon Reveal delivers a 60% stronger brain response according to the company.
Oticon highlighted that its Dual AI system, that is always on, all day, across all listening environments in real time, without compromising battery life, comfort, size, or discretion. The company claims that until now, the majority of the hearing aid prioritised speech by utilising aggressive AI noise reduction, which Oticon said is a one-sided, speech-only AI approach that goes against how the brain makes sense of sound, but also what users need and want.
“We’ve been leading the development of AI and innovation in hearing care for years. With our new Dual AI system, we’re again setting a benchmark in the industry by taking a decisive step forward in how technology supports the brain in making sense of sound,” says Anja Nagel L’harraki, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing at Oticon.
