Blue Tooth Hearing Aids? New Technology for the Hearing Impaired

Published: July 25, 2016, 2 p.m.

blue-tooth-hearing-aids-new-technology-for-the-hearing-impairedAlthough hearing aids cannot restore hearing to perfection, they improve a person's ability to understand speech and distinguish between a variety of sounds. In addition, many people suggest their self esteem improves after they receive a hearing aid.

Bluetooth® technology allows wireless communication between hearing aids and other devices, including cellular phones, computers, televisions, frequency modulation (FM) systems, and digital audio (MP3) players.

Listen in as Gary Thorne, AuD, an audiologist with Summit Medical Group, discusses how hearing aids have joined the digital revolution.