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Eden Prairie, Minnesota (April 26, 2021) – Starkey is proud to announce that Livio Edge AI has been chosen as a finalist in the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Products category in the 2021 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition. Since 1998, the MDEAs have recognized achievements in medical product design and engineering that improve the quality of healthcare delivery and accessibility.

“At Starkey, we believe in better,” said Starkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich. “We know when people can hear, they engage with the world around them and live better, healthier lives. With the launch of Livio AI, we began providing people of all ages the opportunity to take a proactive approach to their overall health and wellness. With our latest launch of the new Livio Edge AI, we are pushing the boundaries even further, helping patients in ways never before possible within this industry.”

Starkey’s Livio Edge AI hearing aids use artificial intelligence to optimize for speech understanding. With a simple double tap, Edge Mode instantaneously conducts an AI-based analysis of the acoustic environment and makes immediate adjustments. As a Healthable hearing aid, it also allows users to take a proactive approach to their health and wellness with brain and body activity tracking. It tracks daily steps, measures movement and monitors vigorous physical activity. It also monitors the users’ level of social engagement by tracking active listening.

“We are honored to receive this award from the medical community,” said Chief Health Officer Archelle Georgiou, M.D. “We are working hard to change the conversation about hearing health care, to help people understand that better hearing isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s essential to overall health. And, hearing aids that improve sound quality do so much more than improve communication. They decrease the risk of dementia, depression, falls and injuries.”

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About Starkey
Starkey is a privately held, global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Owned by Bill Austin since 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Led today by President and CEO Brandon Sawalich, Starkey has more than 5,000 employees, operates 28 facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide. Learn more at starkey.com.