BeHear ACCESS is an affordable wireless headset that provides personalized hearing amplification users can self-tune in real time. While it looks like a standard Bluetooth headset, the device is powered by Alango Technologies' proprietary audio enhancement and customization software, giving users the benefits of hearing aid quality technology at a fraction of the price. As an amplification product, it was designed to be affordable, while its software processing abilities are among the most advanced in the market.
ACCESS belongs to the BeHear line of smart hearing amplifiers, designed to help those with mild-to-moderately-severe hearing loss hear better during face-to-face conversations, mobile and video calls, and when listening to television, music, podcasts, and sounds in nature. This already sophisticated product now received an upgrade in the new Model II headset that added several new benefits, while keeping the same form-factor.
This new version aims to help the millions of people worldwide with untreated hearing loss which, consciously or not, oftentimes leads to isolation, depression, and even dementia. In contrast to expensive, medically prescribed hearing aids, BeHear ACCESS is a solution that users can try, and discover the usage benefits for themselves. With the release of Model II and its advanced features, BeHear ACCESS now provides an even better value proposition with more advanced features, including tinnitus masking.
Continuous or spontaneous ringing, noise, or other internal sound in the ears is a medical condition known as tinnitus. It affects more than 1 in 10 people and in many cases is reported as disabling. Tinnitus masking therapy is a popular approach for alleviating the symptoms. It consists of playing an external sound that perceptually resembles the internal, phantom sound, but has a slightly louder volume so that the internal sound is not heard because it is “masked” by external stimuli. Tinnitus sufferers may turn to professionals to help define the appropriate masking noise, but this is often a lengthy and expensive procedure. The new version of BeHear ACCESS supports adjustment of the masking noise by the user, who determines its sharpness, tone, and volume to achieve a more accurate result, quickly, independently, and inexpensively.
All the advanced features, hearing profile adjustments and personalization of the BeHear ACCESS headset can be performed directly through the mobile app, available for iOS and Android smartphones. For those who prefer not to use the dedicated BeHear smartphone app, the new Model II headset allows users to adjust the emphasis on bass or treble (low and high frequencies) in real time, directly from the headset’s control buttons. This “tone control” is available for all listening modes: live hearing, cell phone/video calls, and music/audio streaming.
And users who need the full amount of gain provided by BeHear ACCESS (42 dB) will appreciate the new formula, which allows higher amplification without feedback. And the new Model II retains all the popular features that are unique to Alango's processing technologies, such as the ability to slow down speech to improve intelligibility, ListenThrough to stay alert to important sounds while listening to music, and ToneControl to adjust bass/treble response directly on the headset, in real time. Another new feature in Model II includes voice prompts in 11 languages, which can be expanded and improved with future firmware upgrades.
Providing a more stable connection than the version 4.2 (used in the earlier model), BeHear ACCESS is now easier to pair and supports “over the air” firmware updates to effortlessly introduce new features to existing customers, thanks to Bluetooth version 5.0, while keeping the same affordable price.
“As part of our efforts to enhance wellness through advanced technology, we have developed a method making the process of choosing the most comfortable tinnitus masking sound as simple and intuitive as possible, allowing tinnitus sufferers to try the tinnitus masking therapy without spending a lot of time and money,” states Dr. Alexander Goldin, CEO and Founder of Alango Technologies. “Our devices may also help where hearing aids cannot, due to the limited frequency range of hearing aids, which cannot mask the high-pitched sound common to tinnitus.”
Alango Technologies has been developing sound enhancement technologies since 2002, selling over 60 million software licenses to automotive, mobile and consumer electronics companies around the world. Alango is using its field-proven expertise in sound processing technology to create the BeHear line, with products for personal hearing enhancement, having sold over 10,000 units to date.
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