Phonak Lyric

Invisible.

Lyric is placed entirely inside the ear canal by a Lyric trained hearing care professional. Thanks to its unique placement, Lyric remains completely invisible from the outside and allows people to enjoy their hearing again. And no matter how close someone gets, Lyric remains invisible.

Effortless.

Lyric is placed close to the eardrum and takes advantage of the ear’s natural anatomy to minimize background noise and to deliver natural sound quality. What’s more, wearing Lyric is so effortless your patients just might forget they are wearing a hearing aid - there are no batteries to change, no maintenance is needed and no daily insertion or removal is required.

24/7.

Lyric is worn 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for months at a time. It can be worn during all daily activities - such as showering, talking on the phone, exercising, using headphones and even at night while sleeping.

* Anatomical fit rate of 450 measured ears. Results of a clinical study by Tanya Arbogast (ScD), John Folmar (AuD), Phonak, USA, 2011/2012.

Lyric Hearing is the breakthrough in hearing technology you’ve been waiting for: the first and only 100% invisible extended wear hearing solution designed specifically to meet your patients needs. Developed by ENT physicians and audiologists, Lyric was built around three key concepts that hearing professionals have known for years:

• Sound quality improves with proximity to the tympanic membrane.
• Many people with hearing loss are dissatisfied with their hearing options.
• Patients desire a hassle-free, invisible solution.

How Lyric Works

Lyric technology features:

• Biocompatible soft foam seals engineered to contour to the ear canal; safe to wear 24/7, months at a time*
• Proprietary mechanical and coating technologies developed to protect the device from moisture and cerumen
• A proprietary battery designed to last up to 120 days
• A programmable sound processing system designed to work millimeters from the tympanic membrane and allow for both microphone and receiver placement deep in the ear canal

*Replacement needs may vary. Duration of device battery life varies by patient and is subject to individual ear conditions.

Lyric Sound Quality

Unlike other hearing devices, Lyric is placed deep into the bony portion of the ear canal so that the receiver resides approximately 4 mm from the tympanic membrane and the microphone is ≥4 mm from the opening of the ear canal (posterior meatus). This placement deep in the ear canal provides a number of sound quality benefits.

Additional Lyric system technology:

• Lyric HandFit®: A wireless programming system that allows for quick and easy customizable device programming based on a patient’s specific hearing loss
• Lyric SoundLync®: A magnetic adjustment tool that allows the patient to adjust device volume, turn the device on and off and put the device in sleep mode, and remove the device if needed.

Patient Benefits

100% invisible

No one will see the source of a Lyric® wearer"s improved hearing. Unlike traditional hearing devices, Lyric is small and placed in the ear canal, making it totally invisible. Lyric allows wearers to enjoy the benefits of better hearing without anyone ever knowing they’re using a hearing device.

Effortless hearing, 24/7

With Lyric, patients can forget the hassles of traditional hearing aids.
Lyric allows patients to hear 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for months at a time.* Patients can use Lyric during their daily activities, such as sleeping, showering, exercising, using external headphones, and talking on the phone. There are no batteries to change, no maintenance is needed, and no daily insertion and removal are required. Lyric is a hearing solution that lets people live their life day to day without constantly being reminded of their hearing loss.

Natural placement, natural sound

Lyric is designed to take advantage of the ear’s anatomy. Uniquely designed and placed, Lyric works with the ear’s anatomy to deliver exceptional sound quality. Lyric uses the outer ear to naturally direct sound into the ear canal without the need for multiple settings or complicated programs.

The exterior of Lyric is made of a soft material specifically designed to contour to the ear canal. Lyric is comfortably placed in the ear canal during a typical office visit. Lyric trained hearing professionals work together to ensure Lyric is fitted and adjusted specifically for people"s individual ears and hearing needs. Once patients are wearing Lyric, they can still adjust the volume if needed, and turn the device(s) on and off.

*Replacement needs may vary. Duration of device battery life varies by patient and is subject to individual ear conditions.

Sizing & Fitting Lyric

Lyric® is a device designed for same-day office fittings. Lyric devices come in specific sizes that are designed to fit a range of ear canal widths. Practices offering Lyric will be stocked with initial quantities of each size of Lyric device. Offices are also supplied with Lyric-specific sizing kits and insertion tools that will allow trained hearing professionals to measure a person"s ear canal for candidacy and size.

Once the ear canal has been measured and determined adequate in size, a device is selected and is custom programmed for the client using the wireless Lyric HandFit® programming system. After programming, the Lyric device is placed in the ear canal at the measured insertion depth using the Lyric slider forceps and then turned on. After the devices are placed, wearers are counseled on their new devices. If needed, the device program can be adjusted with the HandFit system while Lyric is in the ear. Patients are provided with the SoundLync™ adjustment tool to adjust the volume, turn the device on and off, put the device in sleep mode (which returns hearing to non-amplified level), and remove the device if needed.

Why offer Lyric?

Lyric Hearing – Meeting the Needs of Your Patients

Lyric is designed to address several issues people associate with wearing hearing aids:

• "They make me look old."
• "I don’t want to be reminded daily that I have a hearing problem."
• "Hearing through a hearing aid does not sound natural."

Lyric is the first and only 100% invisible extended wear hearing device. Lyric can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for months at a time, so wearers do not need to remove the device or make adjustments. Unlike many other hearing devices, Lyric is positioned completely inside the ear canal, so it uses the ear’s anatomy to provide natural sound quality. Lyric lets people hear better and live life to the fullest.

Benefits to you

• Attract new patients – Because Lyric is completely invisible and can be used 24/7 for months at a time, it will attract people who have not purchased hearing aids in the past, as well as people who are unhappy with their current hearing solution.
• Differentiate your practice – Offering Lyric will help differentiate your practice from other hearing healthcare providers in your area. Lyric is like no other hearing device on the market, and consumers will come to your office specifically to purchase this device.
• Increase patient satisfaction – Patients who can wear Lyric will finally have a completely invisible extended wear hearing solution.