Hearing Technology
Hearing Aid Technology and Feature
There are various technologies and features that hearing aids come equipped with. These features are designed to deliver the most enhanced sound quality and to seamlessly integrate hearing aids into your daily life. Below are a few of the available technologies and features that most hearing aids today offer.
Speech Recognition Technology
The newest and latest hearing aids on the market today all include some form of technology that helps improve speech understanding. These technologies help people better understand speech in difficult listening environments (like busy restaurants) that have background noise. With such a diverse range of manufacturers in the hearing aid market, each has created and patented its technology in effectively providing speech understanding to hearing aid users that have background noise and complex sound situations.
Tinnitus Therapy Technology
Tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms of hearing loss. This buzzing or ringing-like noise can be present in one or both ears and can take a toll on communication as well as sleep and capacity to complete daily tasks. Many of today’s hearing aids offer tinnitus masking features that help mask these unpleasant noises.
Bluetooth Technology
As we’ve entered the technological age where streaming is available, many people with hearing loss are also seeking out hearing aids that have direct connectivity technology. Bluetooth connectivity allows hearing aids to connect to other electronic devices, delivering audio directly to your hearing device. This gives wearers the ability to stream music and even conversations from their smartphone or tablet directly to their hearing aids. This offers great sound quality, a more personalized listening experience, and the ability to have hands-free conversations.
Rechargeable Hearing Aids
In-The-Canal hearing aids differ from IIC and CIC devices as a portion of the hearing aid sits in the outer ear while the other part is worn in the ear canal. ITC units are visible, yet discreet. All hearing aids have a battery source which is what powers the device. While disposable batteries were the most common power source, many of today’s hearing aids offer a rechargeable battery option. So similar to your smartphone, tablet, or laptop; your hearing aids can easily recharge. One could charge the hearing aids overnight and that would allow for a full day of usage.