{"id":631,"date":"2015-09-04T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastendhearing.com\/blog\/?p=631"},"modified":"2015-09-01T14:01:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T14:01:10","slug":"10-cool-ways-to-control-your-hearing-aids-with-the-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastendhearing.com\/blog\/10-cool-ways-to-control-your-hearing-aids-with-the-apple-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Cool Ways to Control Your Hearing Aids With the Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Imagine being able to fine-tune the volume, treble, and bass on your hearing aids as discretely and effortlessly as checking the time on your wrist. Or picture fine-tuning your hearing aids for any listening environment without ever having to touch your hearing aids.<\/p>\n

Sound too good to be true? A couple of years ago, it was; but with the Apple Watch, hearing aid owners are changing the way they engage with their hearing aids.<\/p>\n

With Apple\u2019s most personal device to date, you can now leave behind your hearing aid remote control at home, your cell phone in your pocket, and your fingers out of your ears. All hearing aid adjustments and settings can be easily accessed from a software program within the watch\u2014meaning you\u2019ll never have to touch your hearing aids or constantly fumble through your phone again.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 cool things you can do with your Apple Watch and compatible hearing aids.<\/p>\n

1. Abandon the hearing aid remote control<\/h2>\n

The dilemma with modern hearing aids is that as they become smaller, more powerful, and loaded with more capabilities, they become more difficult to handle. This makes a remote control a must, but who wants to lug around yet another device?<\/p>\n

Even utilizing your cell phone as the remote control can get monotonous, but with the Apple Watch, if you want to adjust a setting, you just raise your wrist. It can\u2019t get any easier than that.<\/p>\n

2. Effortlessly adjust the volume, treble, and bass<\/h2>\n

Need the hearing aid volume adjusted? No problem, just inconspicuously lift your wrist, tap the hearing aid app on the watch, and swipe your finger to adjust the volume control slider. You can also quickly fine-tune the treble and bass to build the perfect sound quality in any hearing scenario.<\/p>\n

3. Mute your hearing aids<\/h2>\n

Scenarios arise when you don\u2019t want to amplify sound, and with the Apple Watch, you can turn off the hearing aids with the push of a button.<\/p>\n

Although we don\u2019t endorse using this functionality on your spouse.<\/p>\n

4. Create and save custom sound settings<\/h2>\n

Having a conversation in a busy restaurant is very different than having one at home; that\u2019s why hearing aids have what are called \u201cenvironmental presets,\u201d or settings that enhance sounds according to the environment.<\/p>\n

With the Apple Watch, you can conveniently access and switch among presets, adjusting settings on the fly depending on where you are. And as you render your modifications, if there is a unique setting that works particularly well, you can save the setting, name it, and access it later.<\/p>\n

5. Stream music and phone calls<\/h2>\n

You\u2019re out for a walk and you want to listen to your favorite album. That would generally call for you to take out your hearing aids, but with Apple Watch, you can stream music wirelessly from the watch to your hearing aids. In this way, your hearing aids have the dual purpose of a sound amplification device and a set of high-quality earphones.<\/p>\n

Additionally, you can easily answer or forward phone calls right from the watch, as the audio is delivered wirelessly to your hearing aids just like the music.<\/p>\n

6. Find your misplaced hearing aids<\/h2>\n

We all lose important things, like our car keys, and we waste a lot of time trying to find them. But when we misplace our hearing aids, it\u2019s not only inconvenient\u2014we risk harming the mechanism that links us to sound, which can be scary.<\/p>\n

With the Apple Watch, if you lose your hearing aids, you can expediently track them down as the watch can detect their location and render it on a map.<\/p>\n

7. Concentrate on speech and filter background noise<\/h2>\n

Most digital hearing aids include directional microphones and other background-noise eliminating capability. With the Apple Watch, you have access to these features on the fly, with the capacity to narrow the focus in a busy room, for instance, by listening to the person you\u2019re conversing with while filtering the background noise.<\/p>\n

8. View your battery and connection status<\/h2>\n

You no longer have to worry about running out of battery power and being stuck without sound. You can effortlessly keep tabs on your hearing aid battery life right on the Apple Watch.<\/p>\n

9. Make your hearing aids invisible<\/h2>\n

You can\u2019t really make your hearing aids invisible with the Apple Watch, but with the right hearing aid, it will look that way to those around you. The Apple Watch, along with a completely-in-the-ear-canal hearing aid, will be entirely out of view. And when you\u2019re modifying your hearing aid settings on your watch, people will think you\u2019re checking the time.<\/p>\n

10. Manage your tinnitus<\/h2>\n

Sound therapy in the form of music, white noise, or nature sounds can be streamed wirelessly to your hearing aids, and the sounds can be modified to match the frequency of your tinnitus<\/a>\u2014all from the Apple Watch.<\/p>\n

Individualize your hearing experience<\/h2>\n

While the Apple Watch is not compatible with all types of hearing aid, a number of hearing aid models currently are, and we expect additional models to be designed in the near future. The Apple Watch is the ultimate solution to many of the problems conveyed by our patients and allows for a level of interaction and control like never before.<\/p>\n

Give us a call today to find out more about this phenomenal technology.<\/p>\n

Do you have an Apple Watch? Do you use it to control your hearing aids? Tell us about your experience in a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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