Staying active and getting regular exercise are important facets of a healthy lifestyle. If you love your active lifestyle and are concerned that hearing aids won’t suit your needs, we want to assure you that the opposite is true! Modern hearing aid technology is constantly improving, and recent advances in design and technology are perfect for maintaining your active hobbies while still managing your hearing loss.
Durable, Comfortable Designs
Gone are the days of bulky hearing aids. You’ll never have to worry about your hearing aid becoming dislodged or falling out on the pickleball court, because modern designs are sleek, stylish and customized to fit your ear perfectly.
Additionally, hearing aid manufacturers are constantly improving the durability of their designs. Hearing aids work hard every day, exposed to the elements and our constant handling. Being able to withstand damage is critical, and even more so if you’re on the go a lot. Therefore, hearing aids are more hardy than ever, so they’ll be able to take whatever you throw at them. Resistance to dust and moisture is also constantly improving: some modern hearing aids even have IP ratings of IP68—almost the highest rating possible!
Quality Sound
Of course, your hearing aids are meant to enhance your hearing first and foremost. Digital signal processing technology is a major breakthrough that continues to see major innovations every day. Instead of simply amplifying all sounds equally, your hearing aids can transform sound waves into digital signals, analyze them and optimize them to suit your listening needs in real time. This means better background noise suppression (so say goodbye to wind noise on the golf course) and improved speech amplification.
Smart Features
You can’t be slowed down if you need to adjust your hearing aid settings when you’re in the middle of a sport or your favorite active hobby. Convenience and quickness are key. Modern hearing aids come with a plethora of smart features that make using them easier than ever. Here are just a few:
- Smartphone apps, which allow you to control your hearing aids remotely
- Directional and omnidirectional microphones, so you’ll never miss what your teammate says
- Bluetooth® connectivity, so you can stream audio directly to your hearing aids
- Fitness and health tracking for new insights into your health
Ultimately, you’ll enjoy your hobbies much more if you can hear your best, and modern hearing aids will enable you to do just that. If you’re interested in any of the features discussed here, contact Center for Hearing & Speech to learn more and schedule a consultation.
