Smartphones and Hearing Aidsdoi:10.1097/01.HJ.0000804828.64284.c9Vinton G. CerfFan-Gang ZengLippincott Williams & WilkinsThe Hearing Journal
Addressing the disparities in assistive device access among the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, the FCC has ruled that all "mobile handsets" (read: smartphones) must be compatible with hearing aids. "Americans with hearing loss will no longer be limited in their choice of technologies,...
The key development enabling smartphones to enhance hearing aids is wireless connectivity. Modern hearing aids like those fromphonak.com/en-uscan connect via Bluetooth to smartphones and other devices. This allows the hearing aids to receive audio streams and be controlled remotely. The most basic ...
For Android users of smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S25 (and S24 and Pixel 9 with Android 16), the new LE Audio capabilities not only mean hands-free calling, but also theability to adjust the aids' presetsusing native settings. The functions should also improve battery life. Albeit w...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) haspassed a set of regulations, fundamentally shifting how phones in the U.S. will work with hearing aids. This move directly impacts millions of Americans with hearing impairments, who will soon have more mobile phone options that support their devic...
so the sophisticated nuances or layers of sound that digital hearing aids have are missing. Adapting to different sound environments with analog hearing aids means simply turning up the volume, which is very uncomfortable. Also, with analog hearing aids, you don’t have the option to reduce back...
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My hearing aids are Phonak Audéo M90-R. The hearing aid manual says they should work with "Android" phones so I'm hoping it it just a setting which I cannot find that would enable the device to be listed and therefor selected for a two way communications device. ...
Oticon: Dscreet hearing aid design with smart technology. Phonak: Multi-microphone technology for clarity. ReSound: Mobile app that stores settings for future use. Widex: Fully digital hearing aids differentiate between 100 different sound scenarios. Signia: Waterproof hearing aids. Because some of the...
“By having a mechanism on the hearing aids that allows both the wearer and the hearing care professional to monitor these quality-of-life dimensions, it broadens the utility of hearing aids. With activity tracking, for example, the hearing care professional can demonstrate to the wearer how ...