New hearing aid released

Hearing aid manufacturer Sivantos has released what it said to be the most advanced lithium-ion inductive rechargeable hearing aid available.

The Signia Cellion device, which uses wireless inductive charging technology and is based on the Primax platform, will offer wearers the convenience of virtually unlimited wireless streaming for up to two days use on a single charge. The hearing aids are powerful enough to treat up to severe hearing loss, but comparable in size to Pure, Signia’s best selling hearing device. Cellion was expected to have an IP68 rating and will be offered in the 7px and 5px performance levels.

Cellion’s battery is integrated and sealed into the housing, so users no longer have to deal with opening and closing tiny battery doors, or handling small batteries. Unlike some other lithium-ion and silver-zinc rechargeable hearing aids that work with older, galvanic charging technology through contacts, the new device has no charging contacts. This eliminates the need to align the hearing aid inside a charger. Once the hearing instruments are placed in the charger they turn themselves off automatically and immediately begin to charge. When the instruments are removed, the hearing aids automatically know to turn themselves back on.