Simulate Products

Simulate Products selects the hearing aid(s) circuit, style, options, user control, and matrix to simulate. The catalog of hearing aids available is based on the Inspire edition and language selected via Configuration Preferences.

The Simulate Products screen automatically defaults to showing the newest products first in order by technology level (highest to lowest) but provides the option to search for hearing aids by favorites, style, type (wireless, wired, and wireless CROS), product family, technology, and battery size. Once the filter options are selected, the total number of hearing aids that meet the criteria displays. If specific products are simulated often, it's highly recommended you mark those hearing aids as "favorites" for quick selection. Once a circuit is selected, the default and available options, user controls, and matrices display on a secondary screen based on the patient's audiogram, if applicable.

Any product preference (e.g., product family, style, user control, etc.) can be changed on the secondary screen. Based on the circuit and style selected determines the options, user controls, and matrices available. Some choices may be available/unavailable if a different selection is made. For example, selecting a different style may change the options available. As selections are made, the thumbnail image automatically updates.

A matrix is automatically selected per ear side based on the patient's audiogram. If an audiogram exists, the 'best match' matrix defaults. However, for RICs with a stock receiver, 115/50 is the lowest gain matrix recommended but 107/40 can be selected if available. If an audiogram has not been entered for the patient, a flat 40 dB audiogram is used to select a default matrix. The fitting range shown per ear side is based on the matrix selected.

If simulating binaurally, different right and left hearing aids can be selected if the products are compatible. If the products are incompatible, the ear side that was selected first (e.g., right) is automatically cleared when an incompatible product is selected for the other ear side (e.g., left).

Click Pre-Fitting from the Left Navigation Menu.

Click Simulate Products.

Select filter optionsfilter options and a list of hearing aids that meet the criteria displays.

Tip: To start a new search, click Reset to clear all filters.

Filter Option	Description	Details
Favorites	Selects to filter favorites only.	Click Show favorites only and only the hearing aids added to favorites displays. If selected, all other filters are disabled. To add a hearing aid to favorites, click add to favorites and a checkmark displays. To remove a hearing aid from favorites, click added to favorites and the checkmark is removed.
Hearing Aid Style (Button)	Selects the hearing aid style to filter.	Click RIC, BTE, or Custom. Only one style can be selected.
Type	Selects the types to filter.	Based on the hearing aid style, product families, technologies, batteries, and/or styles selected determines the types available.
Family	Selects the product families to filter.	Based on the hearing aid style, types, technologies, batteries, and/or styles selected determines the product families available. The product families are listed in order from newest to oldest.
Technology	Selects the circuits to filter.	Based on the hearing aid style, types, product families, batteries, and/or styles selected determines the circuits available.
Battery	Selects the battery sizes to filter.	Battery size 'R' represents rechargeable products. Based on the hearing aid style, types, product families, and/or technologies selected determines the battery sizes available.
Style (Custom)	Selects the custom styles to filter.	This filter is only available if Custom was selected. Based on the types, product families, and/or technologies selected determines the styles available.

Click on the page

to view additional hearing aids if applicable.

Click on the product to simulate and a secondary screen display.

Tip: To return to the previous screen to select a different product, click Start Over.

Inspire automatically defaults to a binaural Select Binaural

simulation. To simulate different right and left hearing aids, click Select Right Only

. To simulate only the right or left ear side, click X for the applicable ear side to remove the hearing aid.

Note: If simulating CROS/BiCROS products, the ear side buttons are disabled.

Tip: To add a device that was removed, click

Select the desired product preferencesproduct preferences to change from the drop down lists. Click the checkbox to select or unselect options, if available.

Note: If an IIC is selected, the variant (IIC A, IIC 1, or IIC 2) cannot be selected. The IIC 2 variant is automatically simulated.

Field Name	Description	Details
Family	Selects a different product family.	All product families available based on the Inspire edition and language selected via Configuration Preferences displays.
Technology	Selects a different circuit.	All wireless and wired circuits available based on the product family selected displays.
Style	Selects a different hearing aid style.	All styles available based on the product family and circuit selected displays.
Options	Selects the hearing aid's options.	Based on the circuit and style selected determines the options available. Options that are standard for the circuit and style selected are automatically checked and cannot be unchecked.
CROS Transmitter	Denotes whether or not to simulate a CROS transmitter.	Only one ear side can be selected as the CROS transmitter and if type Wireless CROS was selected in step 3, the left ear side is automatically selected as the transmitter. This option is only available for wireless Evolv AI, Livio Edge AI, Livio AI, Livio, Muse iQ, and Muse standard products (select tiers only) if the style selected for both ear sides are the same. If selected, the user controls and matrix picklists, and audiogram are hidden for the transmitter.
User Controls	Selects the hearing aid's user control.	This field is only available for Custom hearing aids. Based on the product family, circuit, and style selected determines the user controls available.
Matrix	Selects the hearing aid's matrix.	Based on the circuit and style selected determines the matrices available. If a RIC style is selected, the option to select a Stock Receiver or Custom AP Receiver is selected first.

Note: Product specifications display below the options. If simulating binaurally but the features are different between devices, the features that are unique to the right aid display first, followed by the features that are unique to the left aid, and concluding with the features that pertain to both.

Click Simulate to simulate the selected hearing aid(s) if desired.

Note: This button is only enabled if at least one circuit and style was selected.

Tip: Click Order and Service from the Left Navigation Menu to access the online store, if available.