Bluetooth Hearing Aids

Bluetooth is a wireless communication platform that facilitates data transmission between two or more electronic devices. Bluetooth technology transmits data via high-frequency radio waves, allowing you to listen to music, watch movies, and talk “hands-free” from your smartphone to your hearing aid – all without needing a cord.

Many devices have integrated the technology since the introduction of Bluetooth in the 1990s, including laptops, smartphones, televisions, cell phones, music players, and as we will talk about in this article, hearing aids.

What are the benefits of Bluetooth hearing aids?

Using Bluetooth hearing aids has several advantages, including:

• Better music quality. Think about streaming your favorite music directly to your hearing aids from your iPhone or portable music player. In doing so, your hearing aids turn into a pair of high-quality earbuds.
• Hands-free phone calls. It’s more convenient to answer calls without having to hold your phone, and having the audio stream straight to the hearing aids provides enhanced sound quality for your conversations.
• Better TV sound. Audio streaming from your computer, tablet, or TV means better sound and increased speech understanding from movies and TV shows. This allows you to enjoy your favorite programs with ease!
• Convenience at the gym. Listen to your favorite music or podcasts in the gym without wires obstructing your movements as you exercise.

The rise of direct Bluetooth connectivity

When people think Bluetooth connectivity in the technology world, they imagine no wires at all. Until recently, for hearing aid users, using another device called a ‘streamer’ was the only way to connect hearing aids to a smartphone via Bluetooth. This device (worn around your neck or kept in your pocket) worked as a middleman between the Bluetooth-ready device and your hearing aids.

All of that has changed with Bluetooth’s direct connectivity. Here are two ways you can connect to the hearing aid directly, no streamer required:

Made for iPhone (MFi): These devices can connect directly to iPhones without the help of an intermediate streamer for audio and calls streaming.

Made for any phone: These devices will connect to any mobile phone with a Bluetooth connection. Phonak and Unitron are the only two hearing aid companies currently offering hearing aid models that provide this capability.

The latest Bluetooth hearing aids

Here are some of the most recent Bluetooth hearing aids we offer:

Phonak Virto Black Marvel

Virto Black is Phonak’s first custom hearing aid with Marvel technology benefits, including seamless Bluetooth listening and hands-free calling. It also delivers a personalized listening experience via the myPhonak app. By transmitting the Roger signal directly through both ears, Virto Black wearers may also experience up to 10x better-than-normal hearing in noisy conditions and over distance when equipped with a Roger accessory.

ReSound LiNX Quattro

In 2019, ReSound LiNX Quattro became the first hearing aid worldwide to stream audio directly from Android devices using Bluetooth Low Energy to make streaming effortless for people with hearing loss throughout the day.

Starkey Livio Edge AI

The new Livio Edge AI combines industry-leading sound quality and sound processing for demanding listening environments.

The Edge Mode feature brings the power of artificial intelligence to a patient’s fingertips, instantly performing an AI-based acoustic environment analysis and making immediate adjustments with a simple tap.

Signia Pure Charge & Go

Pure Charge&Go X is a receiver-in-canal (RIC) device that adds the first acoustic-motion sensors in the world. Because the sound environment of a hearing aid wearer may unexpectedly shift, this technology adjusts to changes in the environment and detects when the wearer is in motion. It then automatically reacts, delivering natural and customized sound from every direction, in any situation — even while driving.

Unitron Discover Moxi Jump

The Unitron Discover Moxi Jump is an almost invisible, lithium-ion rechargeable, RIC (receiver-in-canal) hearing aid. It can stream phone calls from any smartphone, be it an iPhone or an Android device. The Discover platform is the latest Unitron processor programmed to detect your listening environment and automatically adjust to deliver the best speech enhancement and noise reduction possible.

FitHearing Audiology Network

Bluetooth hearing aids are an excellent option for active lifestyles. Are you ready to experience the benefits of Bluetooth hearing aids? We offer top-of-the-line discount hearing aids equipped with Bluetooth technology.