Visible Speech
on the FONIX 7000 Hearing Aid Test System

The new Visible Speech screen on the FONIX 7000 Hearing Aid Test System allows the clinician to perform real-ear measurements using live speech or other external signals.

During the Visible Speech test, the following data is displayed:

  • Real-time curve showing the instantaneous response of the hearing aid to live speech
  • Average response of the hearing aid over the time of the test
  • Maximum and minimum response per frequency (optional)
  • The patient’s HTLs and UCLs
  • Real-ear targets at 50, 65, and 80 dB SPL
  • Unaided speech banana (LTASS)
  • Speech Intelligibility Index for the measurements and the targets
  • Reference microphone measurement for monitoring the input signal (optional)

When the test is completed, the real-time measurement curve is replaced with a shaded region around the average curve, showing the region where most of the frequency response of the hearing aid was measured.

Visible Speech gives a comprehensive picture of the live speech measurement.

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Software version 1.62 has been released!
Also new in 7000: NAL-NL1
Also see what's new in 7000: v1.60