BV-9 data sheet

Product catalog summary

Overview: The Bravissimo BV-9 is a 100% digital directional mini behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid designed by Widex. It offers advanced features to enhance speech intelligibility and listening comfort for individuals with mild to moderately severe hearing losses.

Key Features:

3-channel Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for optimal sound quality.
Directional microphone to improve signal-to-noise ratio.
Wide Dynamic Range Compression for better speech clarity.
Automatic Feedback Management to reduce acoustic feedback.
Variable crossover frequencies calculated automatically.
Compatibility with Compass/NOAH or SP3 for easy programming.
Paediatric rationale and Air-Bone Gap (ABG) compensation.
Microphone Noise Reduction to eliminate internal noise.
Sound Stabilizer for natural sound quality.
Push-button program selector with beep-tone indicator.
Equalised telecoil frequency response with adjustable gain.
Digital Volume Control with a +/- 6 dB range.
Direct audio input and tamper-resistant battery drawer.
Available in multiple colors with a long battery life of approximately 450 hours.

Technical Specifications:

Output Sound Pressure Level (OSPL90) at 1600 Hz: 119 dB SPL (IEC 60118-0), 112 dB SPL (IEC 60118-7/ANSI S3.22).
Frequency range: 190 Hz - 7700 Hz (IEC 60118-0), 175 Hz - 7100 Hz (IEC 60118-7), 160 Hz - 7150 Hz (ANSI S3.22).
Harmonic distortion at 500 Hz: 1.4% (IEC 60118-0), 1.7% (IEC 60118-7/ANSI S3.22).
Battery life: Approximately 450 hours using a zinc-air type 13 battery.

Recommended Use: Suitable for most hearing loss configurations, including conductive, sloping, flat, and reverse slope losses.

Catalog excerpts

100% digital directional mini-BTE Bravissimo BV-9 features include: • 3 channel DSP (Digital Signal Processing). • Directional microphone for optimal signal-to-noise ratio. • Wide Dynamic Range Compression to maximise speech intelligibility and listening comfort. • Automatic Feedback Management for reduction of acoustic feedback. • Automatically calculated variable crossover frequencies. • Easily programmed with Compass/NOAH or SP3. • Fitting rationale calculated from 4 audiometric hearing thresholds. • Paediatric rationale and ABG compensation. Bravissimo BV-9 is a high quality, 100% digital hearing aid engineered in the renowned W idex tradition. The Bravissimo series comprises a complete selection of models helping to give everyone access to the significant advantages of digital hearing aids. Recommended for: • Mild to moderately severe hearing losses. • Most hearing loss configurations including conductive, sloping, flat and reverse slope losses. Suggested fitting range • Flexible and accurate fine tuning system including automatically calculated MPO, Insertion Gain adjustment and Feedback verification, all in 3 channels. • Microphone Noise Reduction eliminates audible internal noise. • Sound Stabilizer combines advantages of fast and slow regulation times to ensure audibility and natural sound quality. • Improved input dynamic range. • Push-button program selector. • Flexible program selection with beep-tone indicator. • Equalised telecoil frequency response, adjustable telecoil gain and anti-hum filter. • Digital Volume Control (+/- 6 dB range) with beep-tone adjustment indicator. • Direct audio input. • Tamper resistant battery drawer. • CROS and BiCROS adaptor available. • Available in 3 standard colours as well as in 7 modern, transparent colours. • Long battery life of approximately 450 hours, using a zinc air type 13 battery. • Low battery beep-tone indicator. • 1MHz/1bit sigma/delta converters. • 32 kHz/20 bit processing. • Easy and accurate fitting

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