The connected hearing aid: how does it work?

The latest generation of hearing aids is now connected. But what does a connected hearing aid mean? This means that your hearing aids can do more than just improve your hearing. They can also make your life easier! And how ? Thanks to Bluetooth. We explain everything you need to know about the connected hearing aid!

With the development of connected objects – smartphones, doorbells, televisions and even refrigerators or watches, all of our daily life tends to be controlled at your fingertips via the Internet and your smartphone. The hearing aids are now offering the same opportunities. You can already customize your hearing aid to suit your lifestyle.

Nearly every hearing aid manufacturer is constantly developing wireless hearing aid accessories that connect to audio signals via Bluetooth technology and provide users with useful additional options:

• Making phone calls in “hands-free” mode;

• Listening to music without using headphones;

• Receiving sounds directly to hearing aids;

• Ability to remotely control hearing aids

• Adjusting the volume of hearing aids;

• Ability to watch TV at minimum volume;

• Better understanding of the language in noisy environments and at a dista