In the U.S., nearly 30 million adults could benefit from hearing aids. These vital pieces of technology keep you connected to the world, improve relationships and increase independence. Moreover, hearing aid technology advances at an astonishing rate, and many modern hearing aids offer advanced sound processing and features that make hearing better than ever. These smart hearing aids are popular and effective, and they’ll make the holiday season much easier for anyone who could benefit from hearing aids.
What Makes Smart Hearing Aids Smart
Smart hearing aids (also called digital hearing aids) are fully automatic and can adjust themselves to process the sounds around you appropriately using sophisticated digital processing. They can also interact with other smart devices and can be remotely controlled with an app. A smart hearing aid can adapt and respond to your hearing needs in real-time, unlike a basic hearing aid, which requires manual adjustments and uses generic listening programs.
How Smart Hearing Aids Will Help You This Holiday Season
Here are some examples of smart digital processing and how they can make your holiday season brighter.
Holiday Parties
Listening to speech in noisy, crowded environments has long been the biggest complication for hearing aid users. Basic hearing aids struggle with processing speech in the midst of background noise, and while you might have a speech-in-noise setting, it’s never one-size-fits-all. The acoustics in the room, the volume of your conversation partner and the type of background noise can all affect how well that setting works.
Advanced sound processing in smart hearing aids, however, uses AI to recognize and amplify speech and adjust microphone directionality, and sophisticated noise reduction features will more accurately identify and reduce background noise. Hear clearly at your family or work holiday party and communicate with confidence.
Streaming
The holiday season often means being on-the-go: getting shopping done, travelling or going to get-togethers. Wireless technology allows your smart hearing aids to connect directly with your smartphone, television, tablet and other digital devices using Bluetooth® technology. Stream calls, listen to music or get map directions directly to your hearing aids without an intermediary device, meaning you’ll hear all these things clearer than you would otherwise and get to where you need to go.
Remote Support
If you’re travelling a lot this holiday season, you don’t lose access to hearing aid support. Using your smart hearing aid app, you can troubleshoot basic issues or even contact your audiologist if you experience complications while out of town. No more dashing through the snow to find an audiologist in an unfamiliar city.
Top Features to Look for in Your Next Hearing Aid
If you’re ready to upgrade to a pair of smart hearing aids, call SH Audiology today, and we’ll walk you through some of the incredible features of these advanced hearing aids. We’ll talk about:
- AI sound processing
- Noise reduction
- Smartphone apps
- Personalized settings
- Bluetooth streaming
- Rechargeability
- Microphone directionality
- Fall detection
- Health and fitness tracking
- Sleek design and comfortability
These features will fit seamlessly into your daily routine and make this holiday season a breeze. We look forward to seeing you!
