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Phonak US has opened a new centre for innovation, audiology and clinical research in North America.

Research undertaken at the Phonak Audiology Research Park (PARC) will meet the requirements of US hearing care professionals.

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It offers professionals proof-based science to support best-practice clinical protocols that result in increased adoption of hearing technology.

Current adoption rate of hearing devices among US consumers with some degree of hearing loss is only 25%. An average of seven years is expected to treat hearing loss.

"The partnership between Phonak audiology and engineering represents a multi-disciplinary approach, designed to advance the understanding of hearing loss and discover new applications of hearing technology performance."

The partnership between Phonak audiology and engineering represents a multi-disciplinary approach, designed to advance the understanding of hearing loss and discover new applications of hearing technology performance.

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Researchers at Phonak are finding the limits of hearing instrument functionalities in real life using the PARC Listening Loft, as well using a patient testing facility with the latest measurement capabilities.

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Phonak Clinical Research senior manager Aniket Saoji said: "The Listening Loft environment replicates the living areas of a home and allows us to test hearing technology in a realistic and natural environment."

The PARC is also home to pediatric product validation efforts, led by Phonak Pediatric Clinical Research director Christine Jones.

Phonak, a member of the Sonova Group, has been developing, producing and distributing hearing systems and wireless devices for more than 60 years.

Image: Lori Rakita, a research audiologist at the new Phonak US Audiology Research Center (PARC) conducts a hearing test on a patient as part of a larger clinical study at the PARC. Photo: courtesy of PRNewswire.