The right hearing aids can change the way you live your life – from seamlessly connecting you with compatible technologies to smart programming that changes depending on your sound environment. At Hot Springs Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, we are proud to offer hearing aids that can be customized based off of your unique needs. Whether you’re looking for something with advanced features or want an option that’s easy to handle, our audiologist will help you find the perfect solution to match your lifestyle!
Hardware
Modern hearing aids are now at their smallest size in history. It is no longer easy to visually tell if an individual has hearing loss. Brands have gone smaller, with models that are less noticeable than hearing aids of the past. As the outer shell shrinks, the technology that powers them keeps getting more advanced. The speakers and microphone in a top tier hearing device are unmatched even by the most expensive earbuds on the consumer market. Instead of just being a great piece of technology for hearing, they are now the full package for sound superiority. This has led to other sound-based industries studying the technology in order to play catchup.
Software
Smartphone companion apps completely change how the wearer interacts with their hearing device. From basic to advanced, every major setting on a hearing aid can be changed with software. If your model supports it, remote hearing care services can virtually adjust settings to optimize the device. This type of on demand customizability is the future for many medical devices. It’s no surprise that the modern hearing aid is one of the first to reach this level of complexity.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a backwards compatible wireless technology. It has become a standard on many consumer devices including computers, smartphones, televisions and even hearing aids. Any device with Bluetooth can wireless connect to another Bluetooth device. For hearing aids, this allows audio streaming without the need to manually connect to a compatible device.
AI
When AI and hearing aids meet, it creates a future where the hearing loss experience is personalized. Everyone hears sound at a different level, and how they perceive that sound adds an additional layer to consider. AI in modern hearing aids can make these adjustments on the fly without the need for input from the wearer. What starts out as a small adjustment during the learning phase turns into complete sound profiles being shuffled at a moment’s notice. This is the future of hearing devices, and the technology is getting better each year.
