Noise Control/Ear to Ear for Halo, Z Series, 3 Series, SoundLens 2, Xino, Wi Series, Ignite, X Series, and S Series iQ Products

Noise Control prioritizes speech in noise by making discrete adjustments per memory to Speech and Noise/Noise, SoundScapes, and Acuity/InVision Directionality. The activity level and directionality (Omni, Directional, Dynamic, and Adaptive) settings can be selected independently per memory environment. Any adjustments can be demonstrated live to the patient by simply talking or playing an audio file via Media Player.

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Directionality and Ear to EarDirectionality and Ear to Ear

1. Connect and select the desired hearing aid(s) to adjust via Get Started.

2. Click on the Read Device Settings or Load a Previous Session radio button and then click Start.

3. Click Noise Control.

4. Click on the specific memory to adjust if applicable or click to adjust all memories simultaneously.

   Note:  If one-way memory linking is enabled , only gain and output adjustments made to *Normal will be applied simultaneously to all one-way linked memories.

5. Inspire automatically defaults to a binaural view if applicable. To adjust only the right or left hearing aid, click or .
6. Click on the radio button representing the desired amount of adaptation in each environment environment.

   Field Name	Description	Details
   Speech and Noise/Noise	Indicates the desired amount of adaptation in environments with noise for the specific memory or all memories if linked. This feature is not available for Telecoil or Autocoil memories.	Based on the hearing aid connected determines the levels available. If levels Off to 4 display, the default is 3. If levels Off to 2 display, the default is 2. If levels Off/On display, the default is On. The amount of adaptation that each level will apply displays in a tool tip by pointing to the radio button.
   Quiet	Indicates the desired amount of adaptation in quiet environments for the specific memory or all memories if linked.	Based on the hearing aid connected determines the levels available. If levels Off to 4 display, the default is 3. If levels Off to 2 display, the default is 2. If levels Off/On display, the default is On. The amount of expansion that each level will apply displays in a tool tip by pointing to the radio button.
   Wind	Indicates the desired amount of adaptation in environments with wind for the specific memory or all memories if linked. This feature is not available for Telecoil or Autocoil memories.	Based on the hearing aid connected determines the levels available. If levels Off to 4 display, the default is 3. If levels Off to 2 display, the default is 2. If levels Off/On display, the default is On. The amount of adaptation that each level will apply displays in a tool tip by pointing to the radio button.
   Machine Noise	Indicates the desired amount of adaptation in environments with machine noise for the specific memory or all memories if linked. This feature is not available for Telecoil or Autocoil memories.	This environment is available for all the wired and wireless products listed above for noise control except Z Series i30 and i20, 3 Series i30, 30, i20, and 20, Xino i30, 30, i20, and 20, Xino Tinnitus 30, and Ignite i30, 30, i20, and 20. Based on the hearing aid connected determines the levels available. If levels Off to 4 display, the default is 3. If levels Off to 2 display, the default is 2. If levels Off/On display, the default is On. The amount of adaptation that each level will apply displays in a tool tip by pointing to the radio button.

7. To adjust the time constants for a specific environment, click on the words Quiet, Wind, and/or Machine Noise and a pop-up window displays.
8. Click on the radio button representing the desired time constant time constant.

   Field Name	Description	Details
   Quiet Time Constants	Indicates how quickly the hearing aid(s) should reduce low level noises for all memories.	This feature is only available for select products. The options available are Slower, Medium, and Faster. The default is Medium.
   Wind Time Constants	Indicates how quickly the hearing aid(s) should reach the specified wind gain reduction for all memories.	This feature is only available for select products. The options available are Slower, Medium, and Faster. The default is Medium.
   Machine Noise Time Constants	Indicates how quickly the hearing aid(s) should reach the specified machine noise gain reduction for all memories.	This feature is only available for select products. The options available are Slower, Medium, and Faster. The default is Medium.

9. Configure the directional setting directional setting if applicable.

   Field Name	Description	Details
   Directionality/Directional Microphone	Selects the directional setting for the specific memory or all memories if linked. This feature is not available for Disabled or Telephone memories. A static or animated visual representation of the setting selected displays.	This feature is only available if the hearing aid connected supports a directional system. The settings available are OmniOmni(Maintains an omni directional mode.), DirectionalDirectional (Maintains a fixed directional mode.), DynamicDynamic (Automatically switches to a fixed directional response in loud environments and to an omni response in quiet environments.), and AdaptiveAdaptive (In noisy environments, automatically switches to a directional response then adaptively tracks and reduces the dominant noise source to maximize speech. In quiet environments, it automatically switches to an omni response.) (select products only). The default for Normal memory is either Dynamic or Adapative, depending on the hearing aid connected.
   Directionality Plus	Denotes whether or not to increase the adaptation amount for Speech and Noise in three technology levels (up to 20 dB in the Halo i110, Z Series i110, 3 Series i110, 3 Series 110, and Xino i110 products, up to 15 dB in the Halo i90, Z Series i90, 3 Series i90, 3 Series 90, and Xino i90 products, and up to 10 dB in the Halo i70, Z Series i70, 3 Series i70, 3 Series 70, and Xino i70 products) and reach the maximum adaptation threshold at 80 dB SPL. If selected, the animated visual representation displays a waveform.	This feature is only available for select Halo, Z Series, 3 Series and Xino products. This checkbox is only available if Dynamic or Adapative is selected for Directionality and the default is unchecked.

10. To adjust the switching threshold, time constants, and/or low frequency roll off for directionality, click on the words Directionality or Directional Microphone and a pop-up window displays.
11. Click on the radio button representing the desired switching threshold, time constants, and/or low frequency roll offswitching threshold, time constants, and/or low frequency roll off.

    Field Name	Description	Details
    Switching	Indicates how often the hearing aid(s) should switch to directional mode for the specific memory or all memories if linked.	This feature is only available for select products. The thresholds available are Less Often, Often, and More Often. The default is Often.
    Directional Time Constants	Indicates how quickly the hearing aid(s) should reach the specified directional setting for all memories.	This feature is only available for select products. The options available are Slower, Medium, and Faster. The default is Medium.
    Roll Off	Indicates how much low frequency amplification should be reduced when switching from omni to directional mode for the specific memory or all memories if linked.	This feature is only available for select products. If the directional setting for the specific memory is Omni, this field is disabled. The levels available are Off (directional frequency response matches the omni-directional response), Partial (6 dB/ octave), and Full (12 dB/ octave). The default is Off.

12. Click Memory 1 to enable or disable Ear to Ear Ear to Ear features if applicable.

    Field Name	Description	Details
    Wind Ear to Ear	Denotes whether or not to automatically enhance comfort when wind noise is present but speech is absent for all memories.	This feature is available on select wireless products. If selected, which is checked by default, communication between the left and right hearing aids improves patient comfort in wind noise by ensuring that both devices make coordinated changes in response to the sound environment.
    Machine Noise Ear to Ear	Denotes whether or not to automatically enhance comfort when machine noise is present but speech is absent for all memories.	This feature is available on select wireless products. If selected, which is checked by default, binaural communication between the hearing aids provides more symmetrical noise reduction and increases patient comfort in environments with machine noise.
    Directionality Ear to Ear	Denotes whether or not to automatically facilitate an optimal signal-to-noise ratio when speech is present for all memories.	This feature is available on select wireless products. If selected, which is checked by default, wireless communication between the right and left hearing aids improves the ability of the directional system to adapt to changes in the listening environment and to ensure that speech signals are always preserved binaurally. The system detects the direction of the signal source, compares the SNR between the right and left ears, and chooses the side with the better SNR to determine the directional focus for the hearing aids. If no speech is detected, the system adapts to provide the most comfortable listening setting.

    Note:  Ear to Ear can only be enabled/disabled via Memory 1 but any change applies to all memory environments. The 'Directionality' checkbox is only enabled if Dynamic or Adapative is selected for both ear sides. Although Ear to Ear is enabled for all active memory environments, setting any applicable activity level to Off, or setting directionality to Omni or Directional will disable Ear to Ear in that memory, denoted by "N/A". For Halo products, Ear to Ear directionality is available for hearing aids paired with an iOS device.

    Note:  This feature is not available for monaural fittings if the hearing aid has never been paired or when simulating one wireless hearing aid.

13. Click Go Live to demonstrate any noise control adjustments.

    Note:  This button is only enabled during a live fitting for select products and for all memories except Disabled. The static or animated visual representation image(s) is hidden while demonstrating noise control adjustments.

14. Begin talking to the patient or click Media Player on the Inspire Toolbar to play an audio file.

    Note:  When the hearing aid(s) detects sound in a specific environment and begins adaptation, the input monitor activates. The animation will extend from the left to the right but will never exceed the selected setting.

15. Click Go Live again to stop the demonstration.