About Phonak
Phonak is the world’s leading hearing aid brand by sales volume. Established in Switzerland in 1947, Phonak quickly pioneered the development of early electronic hearing aids. In 1985, after acquiring several other hearing aid brands, the company adopted Phonak Holding AG and relocated its headquarters to Stäfa, near Zürich. In 2007, the holding company rebranded as Sonova Holding AG, also known as Sonova Group.
Today, Phonak is the flagship brand of the Sonova Group, renowned not only as a market leader but also as an innovator in digital hearing aid technologies. In 2017, Phonak launched the Audéo B-R, the first hearing aid with a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery that provides all-day power. In 2018, they introduced the Audéo Marvel, the first full-featured Bluetooth hearing aid that uses Bluetooth classic connections, making it compatible with more devices than previously possible using Made for iPhone technology.
Phonak’s latest product, Infinio, features better speech understanding and reduced listening effort, market-leading connectivity, and a new ultraresponsive chip, the ERA, which brings a new level of digital signal processing. Phonak has also introduced a new flagship receiver-in-canal product, the Infinio Sphere, which incorporates a world-first dedicated artificial intelligence chip for better hearing in background noise.
Phonak Infinio Hearing Aids
Launched in August 2024, Phonak Infinio is the latest full platform of hearing aids for Phonak. It is the successor to the popular Audéo Lumity. The Infinio is the first to run on the new ERA chip and delivers a new level of digital signal processing to make understanding speech easier, especially in background noise.
Phonak Infinio focuses on improving speech understanding and reducing listening effort, which results in less fatigue at the end of the day. It incorporates unique features and technology so wearers can enjoy conversations in many challenging listening situations.
- More effortless hearing in many situations
- Decreased listening effort
- Universal connectivity including being Auracast ready
- Health data tracking
- Available in a range of styles
Phonak Infinio Hearing Aids
Launched in August 2024, Phonak Infinio is the latest full platform of hearing aids for Phonak. It is the successor to the popular Audéo Lumity. The Infinio is the first to run on the new ERA chip and delivers a new level of digital signal processing to make understanding speech easier, especially in background noise.
Phonak Infinio focuses on improving speech understanding and reducing listening effort, which results in less fatigue at the end of the day. It incorporates unique features and technology so wearers can enjoy conversations in many challenging listening situations.
- More effortless hearing in many situations
- Decreased listening effort
- Universal connectivity including being Auracast ready
- Health data tracking
- Available in a range of styles
Phonak Infinio Sphere Hearing Aids
Launched alongside the Phonak Infinio hearing aids in August 2024, the Phonak Infinio Sphere rechargeable in-canal hearing aids feature the world’s first dedicated AI chip, DEEPSONIC. This chip works alongside the ERA chip in the other Infinio products to produce unprecedented results in background noise.
The addition of the DEEPSONIC chip provides 53 times more processing power, improving the speech-to-noise ratio by an unprecedented 10dB.
Phonak Infinio Key Features Benefits
AutoSense OS 6.0
AutoSense OS 6.0 is Phonak’s latest automatic operating system. It incorporates 24 years of experience in AI and machine learning. AutoSense OS 6.0 balances comfort and speech understanding without the need for manual adjustment.
AutoSense OS 6.0 is an intelligent system that accurately identifies a sound environment or streaming signal and then orchestrates the activation of numerous features accordingly.
Connectivity
The Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere products offer a new level of seamless connectivity. Phonak offers market-leading universal connectivity and instant compatibility with Apple, Android, and other Bluetooth®-enabled devices.
The new standard in connectivity allows for uninterrupted hands-free calls and streaming up to twice the distance of previous Bluetooth® technology, allowing you to switch between your online and offline worlds seamlessly.
The Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere hearing aids are also Auracast ready so that you can take advantage of that new technology in the future.
Connectivity
The Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere products offer a new level of seamless connectivity. Phonak offers market-leading universal connectivity and instant compatibility with Apple, Android, and other Bluetooth®-enabled devices.
The new standard in connectivity allows for uninterrupted hands-free calls and streaming up to twice the distance of previous Bluetooth® technology, allowing you to switch between your online and offline worlds seamlessly.
The Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere hearing aids are also Auracast ready so that you can take advantage of that new technology in the future.
Personalisation – The Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere devices offer biometric calibration, which uses machine learning to analyse over 1600 data points from an ear scan to improve directional performance. This feature is available with custom tips in Phonak Virto devices and Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere devices.
Phonak’s Acoustically Optimised Vent (AOV) works alongside the biometric calibration, which calculates the best vent based on your ear impression and audiogram. AOV is available in Phonak Virto devices and Infinio and Infinio Sphere devices with custom tips.
Spheric Speech Clarity – Spheric Speech Clarity is the only feature on the market that delivers significantly improved speech understanding7 thanks to DEEPSONIC, the world‘s first DNN sound processing chip.
Spheric Speech Clarity can separate speech from noise to deliver an unprecedented 10dB SNR improvement for clean, clear speech. Audeo Sphere Infinio with Speech clarity delivers a new level of speech clarity with:
- Up to 10dB SNR improvement
- Provide up to 150% more access to speech cues
- Clearer speech so you can focus on what is relevant
- Instant all-around speech understanding regardless of the number of speakers
- Significant improvements in speech understanding with Spheric Speech Clarity compared to leading competitor devices
- Easier navigation of complex listening environments
What Makes Phonak Unique?
Broad Portfolio
Phonak is often considered to offer one of the broadest portfolios on the market, with options across all form factors and styles typically available at four different performance levels.
Dedicated Artificial Intelligence Chip
Phonak is the world’s first manufacturer to have a processing chip dedicated to making the most out of artificial intelligence technology to give unprecedented hearing in noise.
Wireless Connectivity
Phonak hearing aids offer the broadest compatibility for direct streaming from Bluetooth-enabled devices. For devices lacking Bluetooth, such as televisions, Phonak also offers easy-to-use accessories to help connect wearers to these devices.
Severe to Profound Hearing Aid Technology
Phonak has a long history of providing solutions for the most significant hearing losses, with its Naida product line being one of the most highly recommended products for wearers with severe to profound hearing loss. Phonak also consistently develops wireless accessories in their Roger portfolio, providing wearers with access to high-quality remote microphone technology and enabling the best chance of hearing over distance and in noisy situations.
Innovative Products
Phonak has a history of producing innovative products. The latest is the Phonak Audeo Infinio Sphere, which has a dedicated artificial intelligence chip. This innovation was developed with your needs in mind, improving your speech understanding in noise.
Phonak also offers the only custom In-The-Ear (ITE) style made from medical-grade Titanium. This allows for small, physically robust, and water-resistant completely in-the-canal (CIC) options.
Well-Hearing is Well-Being Philosophy
Whilst Phonak devices are technologically advanced, Phonak also has a strong evidence-based belief that hearing plays a key role in enabling other areas of health in people. As such, Phonak designs many of its features with a hearing aid wearer’s overall well-being in mind and their hearing aids are designed not only to increase the hearing ability of their wearers; they are also designed to improve social-emotional well-being, cognitive well-being and physical well-being of the hearing aid wearer.
Focus Hearing: Experienced Phonak Specialists
At Focus Hearing, our dedicated team of clinicians is extensively trained in the latest Phonak Infinio hearing aids and has broad experience, having worked with Phonak products since the clinic opened in 2013. Focus Hearing’s hearing specialists are committed to providing personalised hearing care. They can offer tailored expert consultations for individuals considering Phonak Infinio hearing aids and accessories as part of their comprehensive hearing rehabilitation program.
You can conveniently schedule appointments at our Crows Nest or Central Coast locations. Our welcoming and professional environment ensures you receive top-notch service and guidance throughout your journey to better hearing with Phonak.
Hearing Tests From an Independent Hearing Test Centre
Focus Hearing gives you a complete understanding of your hearing ability through a consultation, including looking at your hearing history, health, and a full diagnostic test.
This is the only proper way how to check hearing loss, not with a quick 15-minute ‘screening test’ offered by some centres.