The Amazing Benefits of Smartphone Hearing Aids

Wearable technology, such as fitness bracelets, smartwatches and contact lenses that test blood glucose levels, is becoming more mainstream. Smartphone hearing aids now include this. With the help of Apple and Android smartphone makers, major hearing aid manufacturers have developed technology that connects your hearing aids with your phone.

Hearing aid wearers have new possibilities with smartphone technology. Personalized hearing control with these new hearing aids makes your life more convenient and easier. What are the benefits of smartphone hearing aids? The new technology allows you to do the following.

A Direct Stream of Audio

Listen to directions directly on your hearing aids as you drive around town! Hearing aids that connect directly to your iPhone are convenient as they can stream audio, including phone calls, music and driving directions. The phone clip accessory will be necessary if you have a smartphone running Android.

Control The Setting from Your Phone 

You can make adjustments to your hearing aids discreetly and easily using an app on your smartphone when you get smartphone hearing aids. Changing your hearing aids looks like you're texting or checking Facebook to everyone else. Today you can use the buttons on your hearing aid without touching your ear – and without everyone knowing that you wear hearing aids.

Additionally, the phone app gives you more control over your hearing aids so you can personalize them to your liking. Besides controlling volume and programs, you can adjust the bass and treble in the app. When it comes to hearing aids, there is a world of possibilities with the technology never available.

Easily To Find Misplaced Hearing Aids

With the help of the free app on your phone, you can always locate your misplaced hearing aids, thanks to new GPS tracking technology. The app keeps track of your hearing aids' location, so you'll know exactly where they are at all times. Additionally, you do not need to spend any time looking for misplaced hearing aids in your house since the map shows you their exact position in real-time. Using the hot and cold feature, you'll be notified when you're getting closer or farther from your hearing aids. That saves you time and headaches as you walk around your house.

You Can Automate Setting According to Your Location

Changing hearing aid programs constantly, especially at venues like churches, favorite restaurants and family members' houses, can be a hassle when you wear hearing aids. Hearing aids for smartphones use GPS to track their location, so they can be set to automatically adjust when they detect that you are in certain locations. When you visit the places you frequently visit, the hearing aids will automatically adjust to the new settings! There will be no problem. You won't have to do anything.

You Will Always Have a Remote Microphone in Your Pocket

With smartphone hearing aids, you can use your phone as a microphone instead of buying additional accessories, such as a remote microphone, to help you enhance your hearing abilities. Put your phone in the middle of the table between you and your companion if you are at a noisy restaurant and your companion can transmit their voice directly to your ears.

Get Closer to Friends and Family

Besides being able to work with smart hearing aids, small, clip-on microphones can also be used to hear loud environments like restaurants, meetings and prayer services. The best way to help you hear someone better when wearing an assistive device is to simply ask the individual if they want the microphone clipped to their shirt. A clip-on microphone attached to the listener's hearing aid will then transmit the speaker's voice to the hearing aid to a wireless connection.

The Future of Smartphone Hearing Aids

The hearing aid technology that is connected to a smartphone is not merely a fad; it's been considered for quite some time now as an extension of hearing aid technology. Over time, this technology will be able to improve, expand and give you greater control as it relates to hearing, and that will lead to more benefits. It has been proven that smartphone hearing aids have many benefits, including ease of use and the ability to tailor them to the individual needs of the wearer. If you need hearing aids for a short time or for a long time, you should think about buying a smartphone hearing aid as your next purchase.

Your audiologist will be able to advise you more on the benefits of smartphone hearing aids. If you want to learn more about smartphone hearing aids, contact Rocky Mountain Hearing & Balance at (801) 685-3456.