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High quality hearing aids
Hearing aids come in different shapes, models, performance and price classes. The main distinguishing feature of hearing aids is their design Behind-the-ear (BTE) or In-the-ear (ITE).
By and large, the hearing aid brands offer similar performance features in their hearing aids. Most hearing aid brands are also similar when comparing sound fullness and speech intelligibility. We at HZ are able to draw on a wide range of brands. It is worthwhile to find the right hearing aid for you from this large selection. We are happy to do this for you!
Manufacturers and brands regularly outbid each other with ongoing innovations and technical developments. We stay on the ball for you and keep an eye on the market for you.
Beyond hearing, hearing aids are also incorporating more and more additional functions, such as Health trackers,interactions to other devices (smartphone, TV), location tracking and advanced sensor technology. You'll be surprised at what hearing instruments can do these days.
We at the Hearing Aid Center Northwestern Switzerland will be happy to advise you on choosing the right hearing aid. The task of our staff is to find the best hearing system for your hearing loss. Together with you, we will look for the right hearing aid from the wide selection on the market, which fits your hearing loss and which is in line with your needs, requirements and budget. Choose from a variety of brands including Signia, Oticon, Widex, Sonova, Starkey, Unitron and GNReSound.
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Our brands at a glance
For a better attitude towards life.
"Sound is our passion"
Widex hearing aids
Widex was founded in 1956 by Christian Tøpholm and Erik Westermann in Denmark. The company achieved an international breakthrough in 1964 with the Widex 641, the first Behind-the-ear hearing system. It was not until 1983 that Widex also produced a In-the-ear system on the market that has a similar High sound quality offers, such as behind-the-ear devices. Widex thus proves to be an innovative company and has always remained so over the years. This was followed in 1988 by the first digitally programmable hearing aid. In the years that followed, Widex continued to make quantum leaps in terms of Miniaturization and the representation of sounds.
Widex has been passionately committed to developing hearing solutions for more than 65 years. Through this, people experience unrestricted access to the world of sound again, which their Widex devices bring back to life.
"This is what paradise sounds like"
Sonova (Phonak) hearing aids
Phonak is a Swiss company that goes back to the "AG für Elektroakustik" founded in Zurich in 1947. In 1965, the company passed into the ownership of Ernst Rihs, the father of Andy and Hans-Ueli Rihswho soon take over the company. In 1975 the company achieves the breakthrough with High power amplifiers for profoundly deaf children. In the following years the company internationalizes considerably and opens subsidiaries in the USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Australia. Since 1985 the Company headquarters in Stäfa on Lake Zurich.
Today, Phonak competes with the other hearing aid brands, including Unitron and Hansaton in the group of companies Sonova on. Time and again, the Group has been involved in the field of hearing acoustics for children. Phonak achieved high profile through the Sponsorship in cycling Phonak sees hearing as something natural. The ability to hear is an intricate part of our existence and of elementary importance for our well-being.
"For those who love the unique"
Signia hearing aids (Siemens)
At Signia, the traces go back to Werner von Siemens in personwho in 1878 developed a telephone handset specifically for hearing-impaired people. Siemens hearing aids were the first in the world to communicate wirelessly with each other. The matching between the two hearing aids is important so that in difficult acoustic situations such as large meetings and to noisy places can find their way around better. Also the spatial hearing is improved as a result. Siemens has thus taken the first step towards a binaural hearing system made. For this, in 2012 there was the "German Future Prize.
The company Signia, which broke away from Siemens in 2015, stands for young, modern and experimental - especially when it comes to new designs in hearing aids. Today Signia, together with hearing aid brands such as Widex and Rexton in the group of companies Sivantos together. Its headquarters are located in Singapore.
"Better hearing leads to a better life".
Starkey hearing aids
American William F. Austin founded a hearing aid repair service in Minnesota in 1967. Soon the repair store developed into a company that developed advanced hearing aids. As early as 1971, Austin bought the earmold company "Starkey Laboratories" and transferred the name "Starkey" to the whole company.
Starkey has been producing since the 90s of the last century digital hearing aids and since 2004 has maintained a own research center in California. Almost at the beginning of the company supports a global foundation people who cannot afford hearing aids themselves. In this way, the foundation provides 100,000 hearing aids per year, including fitting. Starkey hearing aids help, mentally fit to stay. Better hearing also helps more active life and thus to bodily fitness.
"Better hearing enables better thinking"
Oticon hearing aids
Dane Hans Demant was always concerned about giving his hearing-impaired wife Camilla a better life. In 1904, he traveled to London to buy her a hearing aid. This led to the founding of his company, which acoustical products imported to Denmark. After Hans' early death in 1910, his son William Demant took over the company. Trade restrictions during World War I meant that Demant was soon manufacturing hearing aids himself from suitable preliminary products. He travels a lot and brings much experience into the products. In 1946, he and the American Charles Lehman founded the American-Danish company Oticon, based in Copenhagen.
Today, Oticon is not only active with hearing aids, but also offers Life changing solutions for the Hearing Health in the broader sense. These include Hearing Implants and Diagnostic equipment. Also interesting are intelligent audio solutions for computer games and for office communication. Oticon is doing pioneering work on the State of the art and never compromises when it comes to Quality goes.
"Improving the quality of life with natural hearing"
GNReSound hearing aids
Many hearing aid manufacturers have their roots in Denmark, as does the GN company. In the 19th century, when the great telegraphic links began to span the globe, GN was an important company, mainly laying cables across Russia to Asia. In doing so, GN did not limit itself to laying the cables, but also organized the operation of the corresponding Telegraph networks.
After the Second World War, the company faced fundamental restructuring. Thus, in 1943, the company ReSound joined the GN Group, which was Hearing solutions busy. Today GN-Resound is a innovative supplier of hearing instruments and has 80 offices worldwide. GN Resound was the first hearing instrument manufacturer to deliver direct networking to the iPhone, the Audio streaming in the highest quality is possible.
ReSound is a Pioneer in the development of innovative hearing solutions and makes it easier and more convenient than ever for you to rely on individual sound access.
"Outstanding Sound Performance"
Unitron hearing aids
In the early 1960s, three friends and business partners, Fred Stork, Rolf Strothmann and Rolf Dohmer, founded the company on the Atlantic island Newfoundland founded the company "Universal Electronics" in Canada. The company was initially involved in the sale and repair of radio and television sets. Until then, Canada was an untapped market for hearing aids, so the company turned its attention to hearing systems. At the same time, the general development of the Amplifier technologywhich supported this move. Thus, as early as 1964, Universal Electronics became Unitron Industries, which moved to Kitchener, Ontario, and from then on focused fully on hearing aids. Today, Unitron is represented in 70 countries with 20 international sales offices. Today, Unitron is part of the Sonova group of companies based in Switzerland, along with Phonak.
Unitron focuses on Language, reduces interference sources, amplifies soft voices and gives subtle hints to the spatial perception.
Independent advice on our high quality hearing aid brands
There are many ways to alleviate the effects of age-related hearing loss and gradually improve hearing.
Let our experts advise you on hearing aids
There are many ways to alleviate the effects of age-related hearing loss and gradually improve hearing.
HZ has a lot of experience in finding and adapting the ideal solution for every need and advises its customers comprehensively and independent of manufacturers, for example also in Insurance issues.
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Home visits &
Hearing Aid Consultation
Customers with limited mobility benefit from HZ's home visit service. Our specialists can handle all consultations and fittings directly on site. We will be happy to advise you on our hearing aid portfolio at your home.
Contact our listening hotline at +41 61 903 17 17 for an appointment.