Sep
Most people who own a Signia hearing aid use a fraction of what the Signia App can do. They adjust the volume, and that is it.
That is a shame, because volume is the least useful control in a noisy room turning everything up makes the clatter louder too. The app has tools built specifically for noise, and this guide shows how to use them in a wedding hall, a crowded restaurant or an open office.
Summary
Among the Signia app features, four matter most in a noisy room. The app turns your phone into a control panel for your hearing aids. These are listening programs, Speech Boost (formerly Mask Mode), directional focus and noise reduction. Behind them sits Signia Assistant, an AI helper that suggests changes when you describe what is wrong.
To hear better in noise, switch to your noisy-environment program, turn on Speech Boost, set directional focus to narrow, then raise noise reduction. If that is not enough, open Signia Assistant and describe the problem it suggests adjustments you can keep or undo instantly.
You need a Bluetooth-enabled Signia hearing aid for the advanced features; the app will not unlock Speech Boost or Signia Assistant on basic non-Bluetooth models.
Hearing aids at Ear Solutions start from ₹24,999 and go up to ₹8,50,000. App-compatible Signia models begin around ₹1,04,990 for a rechargeable pair.
Key Takeaways
Switch programs first, not volume changing to your noisy-environment program does far more than turning up the volume
Speech Boost (formerly Mask Mode) is the key Signia feature for reducing background noise
Use narrow directional focus at a table but avoid it near moving traffic, where wider awareness is safer
Signia Assistant requires an internet connection and every suggested change can be reverted instantly
Advanced features need a Bluetooth-enabled Signia hearing aid they won’t work on basic non-Bluetooth models
Needing big adjustments every day is a sign your fitting needs a check-up not a sign the app is failing you
Table of Contents
What Is the Signia App?
The Signia App is the official free Signia hearing aid app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. It replaced the older touchControl app and handles everything in one place: volume, listening programs, sound balance, directional focus, battery level, streaming controls, tinnitus signals and remote support from your audiologist.
It cannot fix a poor fit. What it does is let you respond to a difficult room in five seconds.
Which Signia Hearing Aids Work With the App?
Basic remote-control functions work with almost all Signia hearing aids. The features that actually help in noise Speech Boost and Signia Assistant need a Bluetooth-enabled model.
| Model | Price | Format |
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₹1,04,990 |
Pair + charger |
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₹1,34,990
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Pair + charger
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₹1,39,990
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Pair + charger
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₹3,46,990
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Pair + charger
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₹7,69,990
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Pair + charger |
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₹7,69,990
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Pair + charger
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Worth knowing: Silk models are app-controlled but do not stream audio; you get the noise controls without phone calls through your hearing aids.
Signia App Download and Setup
- Search Signia App download on the App Store or Google Play and install it
- Switch your hearing aids off and on so they are ready to pair
- Open the app and follow the pairing prompts allow Bluetooth access
- Confirm both left and right devices appear
- Check the home screen shows battery level for each side
If pairing fails, the usual cause is your hearing aids still being connected to another phone. Unpair there first.
How to Use the Signia App in Noisy Places?
Work through these in order. Stop as soon as it sounds right.
Step 1: Switch programs first, not volume
Your audiologist has likely set up a noisy environment program alongside the default Universal one. Switching to it does more in one tap than any volume adjustment, because it changes how the aids process sound rather than simply amplifying everything.
Most models hold four to six programs. If you only see one, ask us to add more.
Step 2: Turn on Speech Boost
Speech Boost is the single most useful control in a loud room. It lifts speech while holding back surrounding noise, and works well when you cannot see the speaker’s face clearly.
If you have owned your aids for a few years, you may know it as Mask Mode Signia renamed it. Same button, wider purpose.
Step 3: Narrow the directional focus
By default, directionality is Auto. In a genuinely noisy room, switch to the narrowest setting so the microphones concentrate on whoever is in front of you.
The trade-off is real: you hear less beside and behind you. Exactly what you want across a restaurant table, and exactly what you do not want crossing a road.
Step 4: Increase noise reduction
Raise noise reduction in loud settings and lower it in quiet ones where you want to catch soft sounds. Many people set it high once and forget then wonder why their kitchen sounds lifeless.
Step 5: Ask Signia Assistant
If steps 1 to 4 have not solved it, open Signia Assistant. Describe the problem plainly: speech unclear, sound too sharp, background too loud and it suggests an adjustment based on how other wearers solved the same complaint.
Accept it, request more, or revert everything. Nothing is permanent.
Two notes: the Assistant is cloud-based, so it needs the internet and will not work on flight mode. And if you make the same big adjustment every day, that is a fitting problem, not an app problem. Come in and let us reset your defaults.
Signia Hearing Aid Settings for Everyday Situations in India
At a Wedding: Best Signia Settings for Loud Music and Crowds
Switch to your noisy-environment program, turn Speech Boost on, and set directional focus to narrow. Sit with your back to the loudspeakers.
In a Restaurant: Reducing Background Noise While Dining Out
Use the same settings: noisy-environment program, Speech Boost on, narrow focus but ask for a corner table. Hard walls and glass make any hearing aid work harder.
In an Auto or on a Busy Indian Road: Staying Aware of Traffic
Do not narrow the focus here; you need awareness of traffic. Raise noise reduction instead.
On Work Calls: Balancing Phone Audio and Room Sound
When streaming a call, the Signia app gives separate sliders for phone audio and room sound. Lower the room slider to hear the call more clearly.
What the Signia Hearing Aid App Cannot Do
The app cannot make a badly fitted hearing aid work, clear a wax-blocked receiver, or substitute for the professional programming underneath every setting you touch.
If sound quality changes suddenly, or you have new ear pain, discharge, dizziness or ringing, do not adjust the app to get assessed.
Conclusion
The Signia App is genuinely useful, but only if you get past the volume slider. Volume is the control everyone reaches for and the one that helps least in a crowded room, because raising it lifts the noise along with the voice you are trying to follow. The controls that actually work programs, Speech Boost, directional focus and noise reduction sit one or two taps away, and most wearers never open them.
Two habits are worth forming. Practise the sequence somewhere calm before you need it, so at a wedding you are not squinting at your phone wondering which icon does what. And treat the app as fine adjustment, not repair: if you drag the same slider a long way every morning, the underlying fitting is off and no amount of tapping fixes it. Bring your phone to your next appointment. What you have been changing tells us more about real-life performance than any test in a quiet booth.
FAQs
Yes. The Signia App download is free on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, with no subscription. You need a compatible Signia hearing aid, and your audiologist sets up the programs the app controls.
Basic controls work with almost all Signia models. Advanced noise features like Speech Boost and Signia Assistant need a Bluetooth-enabled model at Ear Solutions; these start around ₹1,04,990 for a rechargeable pair with charger.
Speech Boost lifts speech sounds while holding back background noise, helping in restaurants, functions and any setting where you cannot see the speaker’s face clearly. It was previously called Mask Mode and works the same way.
No. Signia Assistant uses a cloud-based system, so it needs an active internet connection. The rest of the app volume, programs, directionality and noise reduction works offline.
Yes. Open Signia Assistant, tap the settings icon and choose to revert all changes. This restores the settings your audiologist programmed, so you can experiment without worry.
Prerna Singh
Audiologist, Ear Solutions
Prerna Singh is an Audiologist at Ear Solutions, focused on delivering compassionate, patient-centric hearing care. She works closely with individuals to understand their hearing concerns and guide them toward practical, technology-driven solutions that improve everyday communication and confidence.
At Ear Solutions, Prerna supports the organization’s long-standing mission of transforming lives through better hearing. She is committed to hearing awareness, accurate assessments, and continuous patient support-ensuring every individual receives the care they need to hear better and live better, in line with the vision of #AbSabSunenge.