About Phonak
Phonak is the world’s leading hearing aid brand by sales volume. Established in Switzerland in 1947, Phonak quickly became a pioneer in the development of early electronic hearing aids. In 1985, after acquiring several other hearing aid brands, the company adopted the name Phonak Holding AG and relocated its headquarters to Stäfa, near Zürich. In 2007, the holding company rebranded itself as Sonova Holding AG, also known as Sonova Group.
Today, Phonak stands as 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 providing all-day power. In 2018, they introduced the Audéo Marvel, the first full-featured Bluetooth hearing aid utilising Bluetooth classic connections, making it compatible with more devices than previously possible using Made for iPhone technology.
Their latest product, Lumity, features all-day rechargeable batteries, an accelerometer for motion sensing, tap controls, and enhanced speech clarity in noisy environments.
Phonak Lumity Hearing Aids
Launched in August 2022, Phonak Lumity is latest flagship platform aid from Phonak. The successor to the popular Audéo Paradise, Lumity is the first to run on AutoSense OS™ 5.0, and delivers new speech enhancement and directional microphone features that aim to deliver better speech clarity—especially in background noise.
Phonak Lumity focuses on giving wearers improved speech understanding with its unique Phonak SmartSpeech™ Technology, a collection of special features and technology, so that wearers you can enjoy conversations in many challenging listening situations.
- Easier hearing in many situations
- Universal connectivity
- Health data tracking
- Disposable battery and rechargeable models
Phonak Lumity Hearing Aids
Launched in August 2022, Phonak Lumity is latest flagship platform aid from Phonak. The successor to the popular Audéo Paradise, Lumity is the first to run on AutoSense OS™ 5.0, and delivers new speech enhancement and directional microphone features that aim to deliver better speech clarity—especially in background noise.
Phonak Lumity focuses on giving wearers improved speech understanding with its unique Phonak SmartSpeech™ Technology, a collection of special features and technology, so that wearers you can enjoy conversations in many challenging listening situations.
- Easier hearing in many situations
- Universal connectivity
- Health data tracking
- Disposable battery and rechargeable models
Phonak Lumity Key Features Benefits
AutoSense OS 5.0
AutoSense OS 5.0 is Phonak’s latest automatic operating system. It scans the sound environment and optimises the settings of the hearing aids to provide the hearing aid wearer the best settings without having to press a button.
AutoSense OS 5.0 blends between more than 200 different settings and utilises machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence used to train AutoSense OS 5.0 so that it accurately identifies sound environments and activates the most appropriate changes.
StereoZoom 2.0
Phonak has pioneered ‘binaural beamforming’ technology, which in essence connects and processes microphones on either side of the head together, improving the focus of the hearing aids on sounds from in front of the hearing aid wearer.
StereoZoom 2.0 is the first update to this technology since 2012, and improves its automatic activation of this feature, making it more seamless and smoother.
StereoZoom 2.0
Phonak has pioneered ‘binaural beamforming’ technology, which in essence connects and processes microphones on either side of the head together, improving the focus of the hearing aids on sounds from in front of the hearing aid wearer.
StereoZoom 2.0 is the first update to this technology since 2012, and improves its automatic activation of this feature, making it more seamless and smoother.
SpeechSensor – a 360-degree spatial speech detection algorithm which determines where dominant speech is being presented to the hearing aid wearer when in noisy environments. This feature can allow for enhancement even when speech is presented from behind the wearer, resulting in an overall improvement of 15% of speech understanding compared with Phonak devices without this feature, improved clarity, and speech awareness.
Universal Connectivity – Like most consumer Bluetooth headsets and headphones, Phonak Lumity devices support Bluetooth classic connectivity, meaning you can connect to smartphones, tablets, PCs and more. Phonak Lumity also supports multipoint connectivity, meaning it can maintain two Bluetooth connections simultaneously, and remember up to 8 devices.
What Makes Phonak Unique?
Broad Portfolio
Phonak is often considered as offering one of the broadest portfolios on the market, with options across all form factors and styles typically available at four different performance levels.
Wireless Connectivity
Phonak hearing aids offer the broadest compatibility for direct streaming from Bluetooth enabled devices. For devices lacking Bluetooth, for example televisions, Phonak also offers easy to use accessories to help connect wearers to these devices as well.
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, enabling the best chance of hearing over distance and in noisy situations.
Innovative Products
Phonak has brought many innovative products to market. For example, whilst many hearing aids offer water resistance, but very few offer waterproof styles. For those wearers who need the most robust performance, and/or lead an active lifestyle, Phonak Lumity is available in a special model, known as “Phonak Audéo Life”, which is designed to handle complete and continuous submersion in water, up to half a metre. Audéo Life also includes fitness tracking, which is easily accessible via the myPhonak app.
Phonak also offers the only custom In-The-Ear (ITE) style made from medical grade Titanium, allowing for small Completely-In-The-Canal (CIC) options that are physically robust and water resistant.
Well-Hearing is Well-Being Philosophy
Whilst Phonak devices are technologically advanced, Phonak also has a strong evidence based believe, 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 are extensively trained in the latest Phonak Lumity hearing aids and have 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 and can offer tailored expert consultations for individuals considering Phonak Lumity hearing aids and accessories as part of their comprehensive hearing rehabilitation program.
You can schedule appointments conveniently at either our Crows Nest or Central Coast locations. Our welcoming and professional environment ensures that 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.