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Own Voice Processing (OVP): Why Your Voice Sounds Natural
The occlusion problem
Plug your ears and speak — that hollow boom is the occlusion effect, and amplification makes it worse. 'My own voice sounds wrong' has historically been a top-three reason first-time wearers abandoned their devices in the drawer.
How OVP solves it
During fitting, the audiologist runs a brief calibration in which the aids learn the acoustic signature of your voice arriving from your own mouth. Thereafter the processor recognises your voice within milliseconds and applies a separate, gentler amplification profile to it, while external voices keep full prescription gain. Signia's studies report ~80% of wearers dissatisfied with their own voice becoming satisfied with OVP active.
Why it matters when buying
OVP is standard across current Signia platforms (AX and IX). Practical consequence: adaptation is faster and full-day wear happens sooner — the single biggest predictor of long-term hearing aid success. Ask for the OVP calibration during your fitting; ours perform it as standard procedure.
Not sure where to start? Book a free hearing test — home visits available across India — or browse the full Signia range.