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Technology has advanced to a point where it is unmatched. However, even the most affordable hearing aids offer sound and speech processing, digital noise and wind noise reduction, and enhanced feedback management. These features coordinate to ensure that the sound that enters one’s ears is more precise, not just louder.
FREMONT, CA: Hearing aids can aid in the improvement of brain function and working memory. According to manufacturers, hearing aids typically last between four and seven years. Those that sit within the ear have a shorter lifespan due to increased exposure to earwax and even sweat inside the ear canal. However, similar to smartphones and smart televisions, some of the latest hearing aids incorporate features that were not available even a few years ago.
Some newest innovations are as follows.
Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms enable the hearing aid to analyze the wearer's environment and the sounds that come in, recognize sounds and specific people, and adjust the audio automatically based on the wearer's level of hearing loss and pre-selected preferences. The hearing aid acquires the ability to recognize distinct voices, allowing it to focus on the familiar, reducing the wearer's need for manual adjustments across the day.
Bluetooth streaming: This feature enables hearing aids equipped with this feature to play audio directly from a Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a computer, smartphone, stereo, or television. The user hears sound more clearly and without as much interference or feedback.
Personal fitness tracker: Rather than relying on a separate heart rate monitor, pedometer, or smartwatch, hearing aids can track movement and the wearer's heart rate, communicating the data to the wearer's smartphone.
Enhanced directionality: Hearing aids worn in both ears can automatically detect the direction from which sound is coming and reduce or eliminate background noise, resulting in more understandable audio. Additionally, the wearer will be able to determine the direction of the sound more efficiently.
Rechargeable batteries: One of the most desired features transforms hearing aids into wireless earbuds. Rather than stockpiling small batteries and replacing them every three to ten days, and worrying about a pet or small child swallowing one, the latest hearing aids incorporate rechargeable batteries that last the entire day.
Detection of falls: Some high-tech hearing aids can determine if the wearer has fallen, as with some new smartwatches. They then connect wirelessly to the user's smartphone, allowing them to dial 911 or text pre-selected contacts. To make this feature work, the hearing aid must remain close to the smartphone with which it is paired.
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