Oticon has jumped into the hot market for “invisible” hearing aids–tiny devices that sit deep within the ear canal–with its new Intiga-I model for first-time users.
The Intiga-I hearing aid has a nanocoated wax protection system and a T- cap microphone protection system that will enable the device to withstand the moist environment of the deep ear canal. And it features Oticon’s high-end SpeechGuard sound processing technology as well as the company’s Rise 2 amplifier which conserves battery power.
The Oticon Intiga-I joins other major brands’ entries into the popular market for small invisible hearing aids aimed at first-time users, including the Starkey AMP, promoted as the first hearing aid “for people who aren’t ready for a hearing aid.”
The Intiga-I follows last year’s introduction of the Oticon Intiga, a small, high-performance on-the-ear open-fit hearing aid that the company promotes as “the world’s smallest fully wireless hearing solution,” enabling the hearing aid to act as a wireless, hands-free headset for cell phones and other entertainment devices.