Connect without compromise: Apple® and Android™ streaming capabilities

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By Natasha McDougald, Product Manager – Bimodal and Hybrid Hearing

Giving patients sound at their fingertips is now easier than ever.

With the introduction of direct streaming and control with compatible Apple® and Android™ devices and True Wireless™, they don’t need to add an attachment to their sound processor to connect to the world around them.

Users can conveniently use their compatible iPhone® or Android to stream sound, such as phone calls and music, directly to their Nucleus® 7 sound processors using Made for iPhone and Android Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) technology.

Android Streaming

Did you know we created the first cochlear implant sound processor with direct to device control and accessibility for Apple and Android compatibility?

Nucleus Smart App for Apple Watch

This new feature allows for convenient control at your fingertips with a discreet tap. Patients can:

  • Change programs
  • See battery status
  • Adjust volume
  • Select audio source

The Apple Watch app also includes controls for ForwardFocus**, which is a feature to aid wearers in challenging listening environments. It’s intelligently designed to attenuate distracting noise from behind the listener, making it easier to enjoy face-to-face conversation and maximizing frontward focus.¹

Using ForwardFocus**, recipients demonstrated statistically significant improvement in both conditions of spatially separated noise2.  This can result in an improved and controlled listening experience as rear-facing noise is reduced.

Hear the Difference

The Mini Microphone 2+, Phone Clip and TV Streamer afford patient access to ultimate wireless connectivity.

Stay tuned for more innovations to help you and your patients connect without compromise!

To learn more about wireless connectivity options or how to pair a device please visit our TECH Talks page.

About the author: Natasha has worked at Cochlear Americas for almost 7 years partnering with clinicians and surgeons at the University of Miami, UCSF, Stanford, UC Davis and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital of Oakland to bring cochlear implants to pediatric and adult patients.  Extremely passionate, Natasha is professionally and personally invested in the implantable hearing industry and strives to forward the cause of those affected by hearing loss.

*The Cochlear Nucleus 7 Sound Processor is compatible with Apple and Android devices, for compatibility information visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility.

**ForwardFocus can only be enabled by a hearing implant specialist. It should only be activated for users 12 years and older who are able to reliably provide feedback on sound quality and understand how to use the feature when moving to different or changing environments. It may be possible to have decreased speech understanding when using ForwardFocus in a quiet environment.

References

  1. Cochlear Limited. D1376556.CLTD5709 Acceptance and Performance with the Nucleus 7 Cochlear Implant System with Adult Recipients. 2018 Jan; data on file.
  2. Cochlear Limited D1376556 Acceptance and Performance with the Nucleus 7 Cochlear Implant System with Adult Recipients. June 2018, Data on file

The Cochlear Nucleus 7 Sound Processor is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Apple, the Apple logo, FaceTime, Made for iPad logo, Made for iPhone logo, Made for iPod logo, iPhone, iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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Android and Google Play are registered trademarks of Google Inc.
The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

The Cochlear Nucleus Smart App is available on App Store and Google Play. For complete smartphone compatibility information, please visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility.

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