Many know that frustrating experience of getting a new phone or laptop and struggling to figure out how to use it. If you’re among that group, you might even avoid getting new electronics altogether. While that avoidance is natural, it’s essential to push past it when hearing aids are concerned.
Today’s new hearing aids are sleeker, smarter and simpler to use than past devices. While their advanced features may seem daunting, each style is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. Let’s take a look at how your next pair will improve your life.
Enjoy the Sleek Style
Many associate assistive hearing devices with a bulky and out-of-date appearance. Some people might even picture those big ear trumpets from the eighteenth century. Newer styles are completely different. Depending on your degree of hearing loss, you can choose styles ranging from sleek, behind-the-ear devices to nearly invisible in-the-canal options.
Take Advantage of Smart Features
Today’s hearing aids do more than amplify speech. Features vary by brand and style but may include:
- Bluetooth®. Bluetooth allows you to connect to your phone, laptop and other smart devices to stream sound directly to your ears. You can sit in your favorite Hampton coffee shop listening to music or connect to your smart TV to bring your favorite movies back to life.
- AI sound processing. Advanced AI processes your environment in real-time to identify speech and filter out background sounds, making communication easier. Some devices even learn the voices that you encounter regularly and prioritize them in situations with competing sounds.
- Fall detection. While still a relatively new technology, some hearing aids have sensors that detect when you take a spill and send alerts to your emergency contacts.
- Tinnitus masking. Approximately 90% of tinnitus cases have an underlying hearing loss. Hearing aids with tinnitus masking features quiet the internal ringing while simultaneously helping you hear your favorite sounds.
Make Simple Adjustments
Modern hearing aids come with companion apps that allow you to make volume adjustments, check battery life, schedule virtual appointments and enable features like tinnitus masking, all from the convenience of your smartphone.
Don’t wait another moment to enjoy the benefits hearing aids offer. Contact Hampton Roads ENT ~ Allergy today to schedule a treatment consultation with one of our specialists.