Unitron Hearing Enhances Mid- and Entry-Level Products With More High-Value Features

November 8, 2005 - Kitchener, ON -- Unitron Hearing Australia announced today the addition of new, high-value features to its mid-level hearing instrument, Conversa.NT and its entry-level Unison series. Conversa.NT and all three products in the Unison series now incorporate new features to meet the listening needs of even more clients, while building on the company’s ongoing commitment to deliver more value in every product category.

Conversa.NT Now Features AutoMic

The addition of AutoMic to Conversa.NT further enhances the directional microphone strategy of this high-value, mid-level instrument designed for clients who communicate in diverse listening situations.

AutoMic is now included as a standard feature in addition to Conversa.NT’s adaptive beamformer. The new feature automatically switches between omni and fixed directional patterns, within the selected listening program, based on the sound levels in the listening environment. Said Robert Walesa, Director of Product Marketing, “Enhancing Conversa.NT’s directional microphone strategy gives fitters greater flexibility to select the directional approach that works best for individual clients AutoMic, adaptive beamformer or a combination.”

AutoMic is an ideal addition to Conversa.NT’s advanced features, which also include speech enhancement, intelligent noise reduction and the realtime feedback canceller.

New Features, Styles in Unison Series

Comprised of Unison 6, 3 and Essential, the enhanced Unison series now offers more features and greater value in the entry-level category. The series’ three models meet different listening, lifestyle and budget requirements, while multiple processing strategies continue to offer supreme fitting ease and flexibility.

New to Unison 6
Feature-rich and affordable Unison 6 now enhances fitting satisfaction by allowing fitters to apply and adjust noise reduction in combination with the multiple processing strategies. In addition, the new availability of Unison 6 as an open fitting Moda 10A BTE extends the advantages of an open fit into the affordable category.

Designed for active clients, Unison 6 continues to offer a choice of four processing strategies, three listening programs, dual directionality, adaptive feedback canceller, multiband feedback manager and easy t-coil.

New to Unison 3
The very affordable Unison 3 now offers the advantages of the adaptive feedback canceller, which provides greater comfort by controlling feedback caused by everyday situations. Designed for clients exposed to fewer listening environments, Unison 3 continues to offer a choice of two processing strategies, three listening programs, dual directionality, multiband feedback manager and easy-t-coil.

New to Unison Essential
Designed for budget-conscious clients and those making the transition from analog instruments, Unison Essential now includes the multiband feedback manager, which addresses fit-related feedback in several bands simultaneously, ensuring a quick-feedback-free fit with less chance of fit-related remakes.

“The latest Unison enhancements provide an even greater level of choice to clients seeking excellent value and performance in an affordable instrument,” said Walesa.

Expanded Choice in Open Fitting BTE Styles

In addition to the product enhancements, Conversa.NT and the Unison series offer an extensive choice of fully featured, open fitting BTE styles. Conversa.NT and Unison 6 are available in an open fit in both Moda 10A BTE and a size 13 no VC. With these additions, Unitron Hearing now offers the most extensive choice of open fitting products in the entry to mid-level categories. Both BTE styles are also available with traditional earmolds to satisfy a wider range of hearing losses.

For more information on Unitron Hearing’s extensive family of open fitting BTE instruments, please see accompanying press release.

All Conversa.NT and Unison series enhancements, Unison 6 open fit (10A Moda and 13 no VC) and Conversa.NT new open fit 13 no VC will be available beginning November 2005. Contact your local sales representative for availability in your market.

About Unitron Hearing
Unitron Hearing is a global provider of digital hearing solutions. Founded in 1965, the company is committed to solving the everyday problems of people with hearing loss by designing easy-to-use digital hearing instruments. Based in Kitchener, Canada, with operating centers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, Unitron Hearing serves customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.unitronhearing.com.au

Contact Information:

Unitron Hearing Australia
+61 2 9659 8012
1 800 212 313 (within Australia)
angela.pelosi@unitron.com

Tracy Smith
Corporate Communications & Public Relations
(519) 895-0100, ext. 275
tracy.smith@unitron.com