The world’s first non-surgical and removable hearing

solution that imperceptibly transmits sound via the teeth.

Deafness in one ear?Rejoin the conversation.

Your hearing is precious. Without it, it can be difficult to fully connect with the world around you.

If you are one of the millions of people

who are essentially deaf in one ear, a

condition sometimes called single sided

deafness, you no longer need to suffer in

silence. Maybe you thought there was not

a good treatment option for you. Or maybe

you are considering a surgical implant. If

you have grown tired of missing out on

conversations in noisy rooms, having to find

the right seat at a meeting, or being unable

to tell where a car is coming from as you

walk across a street or parking lot,

SoundBite may be ideal for you.

What is SoundBite?

The SoundBite™ Hearing System is the world’s

first removable and non-surgical hearing solution

to use the well-established principle of bone

conduction to imperceptibly transmit sound via

the teeth. It is intended to help patients who

suffer from single sided deafness rejoin the

conversation of life.

SoundBite benefits include:

• No surgery required. SoundBite is simple,

removable, and totally non-invasive.

Furthermore, you’ll need no dental work or

alterations to your teeth.

• Virtually invisible. No one will be able to tell

you are wearing it.

• Clinically proven to improve your ability to

hear and understand speech, even in noisy

environments.

• Comfortable, as each easy-to-wear SoundBite

device is custom made just for you. You

will barely know you’re wearing it. You can

continue to eat, drink, and bite down normally.

SoundBite Hearing System in Detail

Nearly invisible when worn, the SoundBite™

system consists of two components: an easy to

insert and remove ITM (in-the-mouth) hearing

device—which is custom made to fit around the

upper, left or right, back teeth—and a small

behind-the-ear (BTE) microphone unit worn on

the impaired ear. No dental work or modifica-

tions to the teeth are required. This system

currently is cleared by the FDA to treat single

sided deafness with intended future indications

including the treatment of conductive and mixed

hearing loss.

Your own outer ear has natural acoustic benefits

as it effectively collects and channels sound

from the environment into the ear canal. To take

advantage of this, a tiny microphone is placed

within the canal of the impaired ear and is

connected by a nearly invisible tube to the BTE.

The BTE uses a digital signal processor to process

the sound and a wireless chip to transmit the

sound signals to the ITM. Once the ITM picks

up the signals, it in turn converts them into

imperceptible sound vibrations that travel via

the teeth, through bone, and to your cochlea.

In this way, sound is rerouted from your impaired

ear directly to your good cochlea—bypassing

the middle and outer ear entirely—to effectively

restore the perception of hearing from your

impaired ear. Both components have recharge-

able batteries and a charger is also provided.

Behind-the-Ear (BTE) microphone unitSoundBite In-the Mouth (ITM) hearing device

How does SoundBite work?

Sound vibrations, like waves that ripple across

water’s surface, travel through a medium. We hear

the world around us when sound waves travel

through the medium of either air, or our bones,

to arrive at our inner ears. SoundBite Hearing

System works by making innovative use of this

well-established, natural principle that hearing

professionals call bone conduction—the transmis-

sion of imperceptible sound vibrations through

your bones to your inner ears—to deliver clear,

natural, high quality sound. You hear many sounds

through bone conduction already, for example

when you chatter your teeth, crunch on potato

chips, or scratch your scalp.

What are its advantages?

Bone conduction has been used for many years,

in thousands of patients, often through surgically

implanted bone anchored hearing devices, to treat

patients with single sided deafness. However,

the SoundBite system is different from invasive

permanent implants in important ways.

Patients are choosing SoundBite because:

• SoundBite requires no invasive surgery, drilling

into the skull, or the risk of potential surgical

complications.

• Treatment with SoundBite is simple and easy.

There is no downtime and waiting to heal

before your device can be worn.

• It is completely removable. And there is no

permanent post implanted in your head.

• It is aesthetically discreet and easy to wear for

active lifestyles. There is no visible box worn

on the outside of your head.

These are important advantages that SoundBite

patients have enjoyed. In fact, in a clinical trial,

95% of SoundBite patients would recommend it to a friend who also had single sided deafness.

Will it work for me?

If you are unable to hear in one ear, then you may

be a candidate for SoundBite treatment. Talk to

your audiologist or physician, typically an ENT or

Otologist, to learn whether SoundBite treatment

could be right for you.

How do I get SoundBite?

Once prescribed by your treating physician,

typically an ENT or Otologist, a simple partial

impression of your teeth will be taken. From this

impression, a custom-made SoundBite system will

be made just for you. You snap it on, it is pro-

grammed by your audiologist, and then you are

on your way to a new world of sound.

What does it cost?

If your insurance plan has a prosthetic benefit,

SoundBite may be covered. Talk to your doctor to

find out more.

Sonitus Medical, Inc.1825 S. Grant Street, Suite 350

San Mateo, CA 94402

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