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(Benefits) Theuseofwirelesstransmissionallowsconvenientand
synchronizedcontrolofhearingaidfunctionsTheDREAMwire-
lesshearingaidsshareinput information between thetwo part-
nerhearingaidsInsodoingthewearerswouldexperiencethe
following additional user benefits (only when wearing binaural
DREAMhearingaids)
Synchronizationofvolumecontrolsettingsbetweenhearingaids
–ThevolumeinbothhearingaidswillchangewhentheVCisad-
justedononeear
Synchronizationoflisteningprogramsbetweenhearingaids–The
samelisteningprogramisusedinbothhearingaidswhenoneis
changedbytheuser
Surveillance of partner hearing aid–Thehearingaid(s)willsig-
nalanalert(“partnercheck”)whenahearingaidbatteryhasex-
piredorthatoneofthehearingaidshasfallenoffInrareinstanc-
esamuchstrongerwirelesssourcenearbymayactivatethisalert
Thisservesasanearlywarningtothewearerofsuchservicein-
terruption
Coordination of compression–TheDREAMhearingaidsmain-
taintheintensityleveldifferencebetweenears(inter-aurallevel
differenceILD)Insomesituationswherespeechispresentedto
onesideandnoisetheothersidethiscoordinatedactioncould
enhancetherelativeloudnessofthespeechsoundstothenoise
backgroundandimprovespeechunderstandingforsomewearers
Moreaccurateidentificationoffeedback–TheDREAMhearing
aids distinguish between “true” hearing aid whistling (or feed-
back)andmusicsoundstopreventunnecessaryfeedbackcancel-
lationandpreservenaturalsoundquality