Audiology Research Centre – Canada (Formerly Innovation Centre Toronto)
About Us
We are the Audiology Research Centre – Canada (ARC-C) (Formerly Innovation Centre Toronto), with locations in Mississauga and Kitchener. Our team is dedicated to both exploratory and market readiness research, focusing on developing new features and functions for hearing products and related technologies. Our primary goal is to deliver optimized solutions to the global market.
To achieve this, we actively collaborate with leading researchers from universities across Canada and the U.S., ensuring that our facilities produce high-quality research.
ARC-C is always looking to expand our database of participants for future studies. If you or someone you know is interested in participating in upcoming research, please complete the form below.
If you have any questions, please email: innovation.toronto@sonova.com
Innovation Centre News
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With the recent launch of our new line of hearing aids, Phonak Infinio and Infinio Sphere, Phonak launches the new Adaptive Phonak Digital 3.0 (APD 3.0) fitting formula. This formula ensures that hearing aids are fit appropriately for each hearing aid user around the world, and a study was conducted at our Sonova Innovation Centre…
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The ICT has been buzzing with activity in recent months, marked by a series of studies and events. One notable endeavor at the Mississauga office was led by Dr. Jonathan Vaisberg, focusing on the investigation of listening effort and its repercussions on hearing aid users.
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The National Centre for Audiology at Western University and the ICT recently presented the results of a study that investigated the impact of a BiCROS fitting for people with single-sided deafness and hearing loss at the American Academy of Audiology 2023 + HearTECH Expo in Seattle, WA, United States.
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Difficulties hearing in background noise are common complaints of individuals with hearing loss. The increased effort required to maintain a conversation in noise could lead to consequences such as emotional frustration, cognitive fatigue, physical tiredness, and decreased social interaction.
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We are the Sonova Innovation Centre located in Canada. With two sites (one in Toronto and one in Kitchener, Ontario Canada), our team focuses on exploratory and market readiness research studies in relation to hearing related technologies. As hearing aids evolve and newer technology is made, hearing aid research also has to adapt to these…
ICT Ongoing Studies & External Collaborators
Recently Published Studies:
- The Effect of Deep Neural Network Implementation on Speech Recognition, Listening Effort, and Sound Quality in Older Adults With Mild to Moderately Severe Hearing Loss
- Phonak Field Study News: Sound Quality Improvements with APD 3.0
- Objective Evaluation of a Novel Noise Reduction Algorithm for Vented and Closed Hearing Aid Fittings
- How Does Deep Neural Network-Based Noise Reduction in Hearing Aids Impact Cochlear Implant Candidacy?
- The Benefit of Hearing Aids as Measured by Listening Accuracy, Subjective Listening Effort, and Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
University Collaborators:
- University of Central Florida
- The State University of New York at Buffalo
- Western University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- University of Toronto
- McMaster University
- University of Waterloo
Clinic collaborators:
- Mayo Clinic – Rochester
- Network Hearing
- Connect Hearing Clinics
- Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Hearing Excellence – Greater Toronto Area
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Locations
Mississauga
Address: 3105 Glen Erin Drive – Suite 2 Mississauga, ON L5L 1J3
Phone: +1 905 745 6785
Email: innovation.toronto@sonova.com
Kitchener
Address: 20 Beasley Drive Kitchener, ON N2E 1Y6
Phone: +1 226 808 3260
Email: innovation.toronto@sonova.com
