What are 4 Hearing Aid features that can be available through Apps?

Today’s doorbells, sound systems, refrigerators, and even washing machines can be connected to your smartphone through an app. It’s obvious that today’s hearing aids, most of which feature Bluetooth® technology, can also be connected to your smartphone through an app. 

Apps can help new hearing aid users adjust to their hearing devices, by combining something familiar with something new. Hearing aid apps can help novice hearing aid users personalize their devices and smoothly transition into experienced hearing aid users.   

Everyone who wears a hearing aid is different, and they have unique listening needs. Apps let each person customize the devices to their particular needs. 

Hearing aid apps

There are so many different apps that can be paired with your hearing aids to improve how you experience listening in different environments. Decibel meter apps can show you how loud an area is. There are other apps that record how often and how long you use your hearing aids, while providing brain exercises that are related to hearing. Brain health is important to monitor.  The ability to hear is crucial, to reduce risks of cognitive decline or brain atrophy due to lack of stimulation.  

Apps for Bluetooth®-connected hearing aids are available on Apple and Android phones. 

4 Features on apps

Features that are available on hearing aid apps include:

1. Hearing Aid Adjustments - Hearing aids have become so advanced that they can automatically adjust to a comfortable setting when you move from one place to another. If you would like to control the sound levels, apps let users change the bass, treble, and volume directly through your smartphone. This is a much more discreet way of controlling the hearing aids instead of needing to reach toward a button by your ear. It’s similar to adjusting a stereo.
2. Customize and Save Settings - If it’s difficult for you to hear in a specific area, you may adjust the settings on your hearing aid, and then save those settings for when you revisit that environment. Some hearing aids may already have pre-programmed settings that were created by your hearing instrument specialist.  
3. Battery Life - The battery life for your hearing aids can be checked on an app. You can easily access this information, and then find out if your batteries need to be replaced or recharged. 
4. Connect Directly to Music, TV, and Your Smartphone - The Bluetooth® connection makes it possible to stream sounds from your favorite forms of entertainment, directly into your hearing aids.  

  
Learning how to use Your Hearing Aids

The best guidance on how to use your hearing aids will be through your hearing instrument specialist. You can review the manual instructions, or learn about the features of your hearing aids through our Pure Sound Hearing website. On our homepage, hover the cursor over the “Products” tab, and select the brand and style of your hearing aids to learn more about them. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.  

Keep a Hearing Journal

When you have another visit with your hearing aid provider, bring along any important notes that you made if there were any problems with the device or while using the apps. 

If you or a loved one are experiencing hearing loss, please get in touch with us at Pure Sound Hearing for a complimentary hearing test and consultation. Our providers will discuss your results and hearing aid solutions for your specific listening needs. 

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