Hearing aid apps
What is a hearing aid app?
There are a number of hearing-related apps available for smartphones, such as decibel-measuring apps that tell you how loud it is around you. Other apps can perform a basic screening test to measure your hearing, and some let you “train” your brain with hearing exercises.
But for people who wear hearing aids—or who are considering getting fitted for hearing aids—the most relevant category is apps that are made by hearing aid manufacturers. One example is the Oticon On app.
Through Bluetooth, these apps connect with the hearing aids a person is wearing, and are available on both Apple and Android phones.
What features are available through apps?
Different apps offer different features, of course. But some of the features you can expect to see on many hearing aid apps include the following:
You can adjust the hearing aid
“Hearing aids are remarkable in that they can read the soundscenes and automatically adjust to the noise levels in the room,” Basham says. But if you want the flexibility to adjust the volume, treble, bass, and so on even further, apps allow you to do so through your smartphone—which can be incredibly discrete—rather than reaching up to your ear to manually push buttons. Doing this, Basham says, is analogous to adjusting your stereo settings.
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