Fennex AG, a Swiss-based start-up, has reported in a press statement the development of a new hearing aid app called Fennex, which they say is “a hearing amplifier for the digital age.”
The hearing aid app is designed to help users customize volumes, create balance, identify compression and equalize high and low frequencies, among other features, when used in conjunction with Apple AirPods.
According to Fennex, users do a 3-minute hearing test that allows the free app to customize their experience. From there, the sound around the user is personalized, amplified, and equalized based on their hearing loss for specific frequencies. Several standard settings for environments like a car or a meeting are available, and advanced features allow for customization based on specific needs, says the company.
“Fennex is for people with normal hearing or mild to moderate hearing loss that occasionally struggle in noisy situations and aren’t ready to spend up to $3,000 for a hearing aid,” said Co-founder and CEO Alex Mari in the press statement. “You can focus on single or group conversations, balance sound reception between the left and right side of the speakers, boost volume, and adapt treble, mid, and bass. It’s a stylized win/win.”
Click here to download the app from the iTunes store.
Source: Fennex
Editor’s Note: An original version of this article was modified to further clarify the app’s function.
Is the left and right earbud calibrated separately or calibrated together?
my apple wireless earbuds with fennel app
when someone speaks ( while looking at there lips ) i hear what they say after they finish ( like watching a japanesse movie with english
how do i correct
Unable to download the fennex app. Get the message
“Not available in United States “……would really like to try with my airpods!
Richard’s thoughts on wearing Airpods hanging off their ears, is unfortunately, widespread and reflected in Hear Aid research and development placing a very high priority on concealing the device and not enough on making them helpful in actually hearing. Hey look at me — no one will ever suspect that I wear hearing aids although I still can’t hear very well. I found that iPhone X telephoning with Airpods let me hear better than $5000 hearing aids!
The concept is not new. Australian company Nuheara has been selling wireless earbuds with a free companion app that does all this for the past year. The product was launched at CES in Jan 2017 and has since won a number of awards.
Uhh, wouldn’t the person need to have the AirPods in (hanging out from their ears) at the time? I wouldn’t call that “stylized.” I wouldn’t call it discrete or convenient either. I don’t have hearing loss yet, but I’m quite certain I would not go this route if I did! Good for them, but not for me.
Hi Richard. I do agree that aesthetically wires hanging out the ears while conversing with someone is not stylish—in fact, it appears rude.
But “stylish” in this sense probably meant what I have experienced with this app: a way to hold a conversation, understanding every word, not having to nod my head (pretending I heard what they just said), not saying “what?” every few minutes, and even ignoring some people because I cannot understand them (certain voices are too soft or too muffled).
This app is absolutely free but I would gladly pay $100 for it. I’ll purchase hearing aids eventually, but I’d rather save the $3000+ right now and spend a little on my family and friends for Christmas.
I live for style (I’m a graphic designer) but sometimes function trumps looks. Besides, what could be more stylish than using a well-designed, truly helpful app on a Space Gray iPhone X?
You are fortunate, Richard, that you can hear good.