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Siemens Hearing Instruments
strengthens its audiology offering
Siemens Hearing Instruments has appointed Clare Heaviside
as Audiologist for the South East of England. The
appointment will ensure the company continues to
strengthen customer focus and provide a first class service
to all its customers in the South East of England.
Clare brings 22 years of industry experience to the role
that will see her providing technical support and training
for dispensers and clinicians using Siemens Hearing Instruments’ equipment.
Commenting on her appointment, Clare states: “This new role is a complete change
from my last role in the NHS and I am looking forward to bringing my experience of
working in both the public sector and my own small private business to all Siemens’
customers in the South East. I look forward to deepening my knowledge of Siemens
Hearing Instruments’ expansive portfolio of hearing devices, equipment and practice
management.”
For further information contact: Siemens Hearing Instruments,
Web: www.siemens.co.uk/hearing
World's first cochlear
mercury free battery
Rayovac has expanded its mercury free hearing aid
battery range with a new specialist product for
those with severe hearing problems.
The Rayovac cochlear mercury free is designed
for cochlear implant wearers and offers up to 45
per cent more power than the company’s existing
standard cochlear product.
The new battery from the world’s No.1 selling hearing aid battery manufacturer,
combines the highest environmental standards with the best performance.
The battery has a higher operating voltage of 1.45v and testing has demonstrated
improved quality, reliability and longer life.
Rayovac’s success in developing mercury free products has been rewarded with a series
of prestigious awards. It has gained a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category
as well as two International Business Stevie Awards.
Vince Armitage, from Rayovac said: “We’re delighted to add the cochlear mercury free
to our growing family of non-mercury batteries."
For further information contact: Rayovac, Tel: +44 (0)845 6431 675,
Web: www.rayovac.eu
The new PowerTel 700 Series Cordless
Phones that are louder and clearer!
The new amplicomms PowerTel 700 Series of phones are the first
cordless phones with amplification gain of 40dB and less than 1.5%
distortion.
The phones are hearing aid compatible (Preferred level) and
feature an automatic high frequency boost so people with mild to
moderate and moderate to severe hearing difficulty will be able to
use these phones with or without hearing aids.
For households who have people with different listening
requirements, the range offers personalised user profiles at the touch
of a button. These recall personalised amplification and tone
settings.
There are three speed dial keys, a flashing alert to incoming calls
and an intercom button that allow calls to be transferred easily to
another handset.
The phones have a very loud ring tone that can be adjusted to
>90dB, a large backlit LCD screen with large readable fonts, big
buttons and hands free speakerphone. Other useful features include
a 200-entry phone book, caller ID and 11 hours talk time.
The series offers a variety of options with additional handsets that
can be easily programmed into the system. The PowerTel 780 is a
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IAC launch new wall
treatment
Audiology and Speech Therapy Room specialists
IAC, has launched a new acoustic wall
treatment. The product, Absorbatone can be
easily applied to walls and ceilings, reducing
background noise and reverberation times
within Clinical Rooms. Absorbatone can also
be applied to existing booths and rooms,
improving the overall acoustics and aesthetics.
The foam-based, fabric covered 25mm or
50mm thick acoustic plaques can greatly
improve speech intelligibility within testing
environments and not susceptible to fibre
migration. As such, Absorbatone can be used
safely within clinical environments and is also
easy to keep clean.
Absorbatone panels can be used as a lowbudget,
fast turnaround solution to converting
existing rooms for Audiology, Hearing Aid
Fitting and Speech Therapy. Due to the flexibility
and range of panel sizes available, individual
panels can also be used at strategic
points within rooms or can be used to
completely cover wall sections.
For further information contact: IAC,
Tel: +44 (0)1962 873000,
Fax: +44 (0)1962 873111,
Email: annam@iacl.co.uk
Web: www.industrialacoustics.com/uk
single handset with an answer machine built in to the base station,
whilst the PowerTel 880 is a combination of a cordless handset and
corded phone with an answer machine, which will continue to work
in the event of a power failure. Both answer machines will amplify
playback messages.
Prices from: £79.99
PowerTel 700 Single Handset and Base Station PowerTel 701
Additional Handset PowerTel 702 Two Handsets and Base Station
PowerTel 780 Single Handset and Base Station with Answering
Machine PowerTel 880 Corded Phone with Answering Machine and
additional Cordless Handset.
For further information contact: Conevans Limited, Tel: +44
(0)1727 247571, Fax: +44 (0)1727 223475,
Email: sales@connevans.com
Web: www.connevans.co.uk/amplicomms