OTC (Over The Counter) Hearing Aids are undoubtedly here to stay, and many believe that they will take over a significant part of the American hearing aid market due to their price and availability.
We decided to compare LIZN Hearpieces® to other leading hearing device brands and headphone brands by visiting a lively bar for testing.
The challenge is speech intelligibility in noise
People with mild hearing loss rarely have difficulty understanding speech in quiet surroundings. On the other hand, the speech comprehension difficulties come flooding in when you are exactly where you want to be on a Friday night: at a lively bar with music, lots of people, and acoustics that prevent all attempts to understand what is being said. Even a very slight hearing loss becomes a challenge when there is a 90 dB noise level. However, this is the best place to put advanced hearing devices built for speech comprehension to the test.
Testing in the real world
We found a lively bar in Copenhagen to test LIZN Hearpieces® and similar products under sound conditions that would seriously put demands on the devices.
The first realization was that the LIZN Hearpieces® are very easy to handle, as there is both an App where you can set and visually follow the current setting, to which is added the possibility of making all settings through a finger touch function. The touch function requires hitting the Hearpieces® correctly with your fingertips and remembering the functionality, so as a beginner, the App control is preferable.
When it comes to the ability to improve speech comprehension, the LIZN Hearpieces®, set to LIZN Bright mode, which provides maximum amplification of the consonants in human speech (S, T, P, etc.), you not only experience a noticeable improvement in speech comprehension, but you can almost tune into conversations at a distance.
Test result
The conclusion is clear: LIZN Hearpieces®, developed, both in terms of design, acoustics, and software, to improve speech comprehension in noise, remains a leader in the multi-functional hearing device category. To learn more and test out the power of LIZN Hearpieces® for yourself, visit LIZN.com
