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(Benefits)Theuseofwirelesstransmissionallowsconvenientandsynchro-
nizedcontrolofhearingaidfunctionsThewirelesshearingaidsshareinput
informationbetweenthetwopartnerhearingaidsInsodoingthewearers
wouldexperiencethefollowingadditionaluserbenefits(onlywhenwearing
binauralhearingaids)
Synchronizationofvolumecontrolsettingsbetweenhearingaids–Thevol-
umeinbothhearingaidswillchangewhentheVCisadjustedononeear
Synchronizationoflisteningprogramsbetweenhearingaids–Thesamelis-
teningprogramisusedinbothhearingaidswhenoneischangedbythe
user
Surveillanceofpartnerhearingaid–Thehearingaid(s)willsignalanalert
(“partnercheck”)whenahearingaidbatteryhasexpiredorthatoneofthe
hearingaidshasfallenoffInrareinstancesamuchstrongerwirelesssource
nearbymayactivatethisalertThisservesasanearlywarningtothewearer
ofsuchserviceinterruption
Coordinationofcompression–Thehearingaidsmaintaintheintensitylevel
differencebetweenears(inter-auralleveldifferenceILD)Insomesituations
wherespeechispresentedtoonesideandnoisetheothersidethiscoordi-
natedactioncouldenhancetherelativeloudnessofthespeechsoundstothe
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