Siemens Hearing Instruments, Piscataway, NJ, offers the Sereniti™ fully digital, programmable tinnitus control instruments, designed to assist patients in managing tinnitus by combining therapy or counseling with a sound generator. The instruments produce a therapeutic sound that helps to refocus and relieve the discomfort of tinnitus, according to the company. The TCI model is a digital tinnitus control instrument that features an 8-channel fully digital sound generator with four pre-programmed sound therapies. The TCI C model is a digital tinnitus control hearing instrument that features a fully digital four-channel programmable sound generator. In addition, the TCI C model offers adaptive noise suppression and sound generator signal adjustment, which reportedly provide improved speech intelligibility in difficult listening environments. Both models have volume control with programmable range and are fit with the company’s programming software. The TCI C is available in BTE, ITE, ITC, and half-shell models, and the TCI is available in a BTE. (800) 766-4500; www.siemens-hearing.com
