Description
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aids
The Bernafon Alpha XT hearing aid range were released in January 2022 and supersedes the Bernafon Alpha RIC and BTE hearing aids. Previous Bernafon products include the Juna and Zerena and Viron .
Bernafon is a Swiss based manufacturer and part of the William Demant Group which includes hearing aid manufacturer Oticon.
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aid Models
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| Bernafon Alpha XT MiniRITE T R | Bernafon Alpha XT MiniRITE T | Bernafon Alpha XT MiniBTE T R | Bernafon Alpha XT MiniBTE T |
| Rechargeable Lithium-Ion | 312 Battery | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion | 312 Battery |
| Telecoil | Telecoil | Telecoil | Telecoil |
| Mild to profound hearing loss | Mild to profound hearing loss | Mild to profound hearing loss | Mild to profound hearing loss |
| Double push button for volume and/or programme change | Double push button for volume and/or programme change | Double push button for volume and/or programme change | Double push button for volume and/or programme change |
| Direct Streaming Andrioid and iOS | Direct Streaming Andrioid and iOS | Direct Streaming Andrioid and iOS | Direct Streaming Andrioid and iOS |
| Alpha XT Brochure | Alpha XT Brochure | Alpha XT Brochure | Alpha XT Brochure |
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aids Prices
Sound Hearing believes in transparency and therefore publishes all the prices of our hearing aids. To locate a price first click on the picture to choose the hearing aid model. If you hover over the picture a text description will appear. Next choose the technology level you are interested in. Below technology choose single or pair of hearing aids and then Standard Service or Service LITE. A price will then appear above and below. If you click clear, all tabs will be reset so a new search can be performed.
Sound Hearing offer Standard Service and Service LITE – detailed information click here
Standard Service – includes a home visit hearing test, a home visit fitting and home visit aftercare for life. This suits new users and the elderly who may have trouble cleaning and maintaining their hearing aids and need regular support.
Service LITE – Includes a home visit hearing test and a home visit fitting. Aftercare is then chargeable. This maybe suited to people who are experienced hearing aid users and are able to maintain their own hearing aids. It may also be suited to customers who spend time overseas.
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aids brochure video
Bernafon Alpha is available in 5 technology levels Alpha 1, Alpha 3, Alpha 5, Alpha 7 and Alpha 9 – the top of the range model. All models have Bluetooth and work with the Bernafon App. They will all work and sound very similar in a quiet environment. The difference between the models is their performance in noisy environments. Full features and a comparison can be found on our product pages.
Bernafon Alpha Hearing Aid Rechargeable Options
The Bernafon Alpha Desktop Charger is stable and insertion and removal of the hearing aids is very easy – ideal for users with eyesight or dexterity issues:
3 Hours Fully Charged
1 Hour 50% Charged
30 minutes 25% Charged
The portable charger has a built in battery allowing for three full chargers Alpha XT hearing aids. A full charge takes the power bank 4 hours.
Bernafon Alpha Hearing Aids Technology
Using Bernafon’s fastest chip and channel free processing, the Bernafon Alpha is able to detect, analyse sound and then process the signal in real time. Its Hybrid Technology‚ augments both speech understanding and listening comfort.
The Hybrid Technology‚ in Bernafon Alpha consists of four hybrid processing blocks. Each of them combines two smoothly interacting counterparts, to effectively perform in any listening situation.
Bernafon’s new Hybrid Sound Care helps protect the hearing aid wearer from wind noise and contact noise. Wind noise protector analyses and then reduces unwanted wind noise over 24 frequency bands. The clean signal is then fed into other hybrid systems.
Hearing aid users may experience contact noise problems when wearing glasses or while brushing hair away from their face. Contact noise protector detects these noises and helps prevent their amplification.
Hybrid Noise Management: 2 systems working in tandem.
Smart Directionality, continuously and independently adjusts its directional patterns to identify speech when noise is present.
Smart Noise Reduction – when smart directionality is unable to sufficiently improve the audibility of speech in noise, smart noise reduction activates and actively reduces the back ground noise.
Hybrid Balancing: The aim of the hybrid balancer is to allow for sound amplification that is personalised to the user’s preferences. It has two systems that can run independently or together:
Speech Balancer, boosts the speech signals in the presence of noise. The amount of boost applied can be adjusted to the personal preferences of the user.
Noise Balancer, works to deliver higher listening comfort in noisy situations and is customisable to the user’s sensitivity to noise.
Hybrid Sound Processing uses 2 systems that aim to ensure there is no compromise in sound quality and speech audibility:
Time Domain Processing – works to give the correct amount of gain to fast speech signals.
Frequency Domain Processing – works for slower sounds such as noise and can recognise and isolate the specific frequency of the noise.
Hybrid Feedback Canceller – Proactive sound manager consisting of static and dynamic feedback systems. These systems work together and monitor the sound signal up to 126,000 times per second and actively remove any chance of feedback (whistling) before it has a chance to become audible.
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aids APP
The New Bernafon App allows the user to control and adjust their Bernafon hearing aids. The App also allows the user to connect their hearing aids to other devices using the (IFTTT) protocol. For example, a user could get a notification in their hearing aids when the doorbell rings or a text message could be sent to a carer when the user turns on their hearing aids. The app also has a useful find my hearing aid tool which works through the phones GPS system.
Remote control – users can change the hearing aid volume, change the program, mute, and check the battery level.
Find My Hearing Aids – In case you cannot locate your hearing aids the Comfort App integrates a convenient search function.
Internet of Things (IoT) – Using the IFTTT service it is possible to connect the hearing aids to IoT devices.
Bernafon Alpha has made for iPhone (MFi) and also the latest Android phones (Android 10 and above), meaning you can take calls or stream music direct from your mobile.
Bernafon Alpha works as high quality stereo headphones operating a stable connection with minimal power consumption.
For older Android and other Bluetooth devices, a Bernafon SoundClip-A is required.
Bernafon Alpha XT Hearing Aids Colours
11 colour options are available with Bernafon Alpha to reflect skin tones and hair colours; Midnight Blue, Base shell metallic anthracite and choice of antique bronze, metallic anthracite, metallic silver and sand beige. Base shell metallic silver and choice of jet black, cocoa brown, metallic anthracite, metallic silver and sand beige.
Bernafon Alpha XT Accessories
A number of accessories are available with Bernafon Alpha hearing aids:
Bernafon SoundClip-A – will pair with most Bluetooth enabled devices and allows for direct streaming from mobile phones, tablets and PCs. You can also listen to people from a distance with its built-in remote microphone.
Bernafon TV-A – Plugs into your TV and will stream stereo sound direct to your hearing aids.
Bernafon RC-A -Simple pocket-sized remote control which allows the user to change hearing aid volume or programme.
Sennheiser BTD800 Bluetooth dongle – Plugs into a USB port (PC) and will allow a wireless audio link to the Connect Clip.