Starkey Hearing Aids

Starkey Laboratories’ innovations in hearing aid manufacturing are not necessarily to be found solely in the actual manufacturing process or technological applications, but also in its customer relations and attentiveness to consumer needs and worries.

Indeed, many of the practices that were considered revolutionary at the time they were implemented by Starkey have now become legal requirements in a number of states. Apparently, consumers were very pleased, because Starkey Laboratories is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of custom hearing products; the company boasts 33 facilities in 18 countries.

Starkey was the first in the industry to charge a flat fee for all repairs involving hearing aids; to this day, many consider Starkey Labs the place to turn to for hearing aid repairs. One of the most revolutionary innovations that set current industry standards was the free trial period and warranty program, first created and implemented by Starkey.

Starkey instituted the CARE program, aimed at providing auditory education in a multimedia format. Starkey created battery recycling initiatives for dispensers and donated credits for the development of hearing assistance programs for the less fortunate. Also to this effect, the Starkey Hearing Foundation was created, which provides over 20,000 hearing products every year to the needy.

As far as products go, Starkey offers behind-the-ear, in-the-ear, in-the-canal, completely-in-the-canal and on-the-ear (for first time wearers and those with moderate hearing loss) models. While Starkey offers a variety of products, such as Starkey Axent hearing aids and the tymp style hearing aid by Starkey (for hearing tests), the Destiny family, available as the Destiny 1600, 1200, 800 and 400, is the Starkey trademark line of products.

The Destiny 1600 is a powerful device, which contains intelligent features to enhance your hearing experience. This product includes voice indicators and Self Check, a diagnostic tool that provides you with performance information regarding the product’s microphone, circuit and receiver. It also has a Reminder function, which reminds you of follow-up visits.

The Destiny 1200 was created for wearers who lead active lifestyles and who often find themselves switching among a very broad range of listening environments. This model drastically reduces feedback and enhances extremely subtle sounds to make them as audible as possible.

For users who need to regularly move from a quiet sound environment to situations characterized by group discussions or lectures, there is the Destiny 800. This model was designed and constructed to switch as effortlessly as possible from the first type of sound situation to the second; speech detection is improved even in noisy environments. Lastly, the Destiny 400 is an affordable yet flexible hearing aid that allows you to enjoy quiet moments by drastically reducing feedback and switching with relative ease between a number of listening situations.

Read more about Starkey hearing aids and other Starkey products on their website or look for a Starkey hearing aid message board. Also talk to your audiologist and other Starkey hearing aid consumers before deciding among the variety of Starkey hearing aids available.