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Hearing aid brands that are made specifically for the iphone
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 25, 2021 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
@ken82 Many years ago, when I still had a flip phone, I learned that the hearing aid manufacturers were targeting compatibility with the iPhone platform first. The reasoning was simplicity. There were not a lot of variants of Apple phones as there are with Androids, which are made by many different companies. The "Made for iPhone" hearing aids came out first. They used Bluetooth Low Energy, which was an Apple proprietary system (from what I understood). Standard Bluetooth uses a lot of power. At the time, I bought an iPhone knowing that the hearing aid manufacturers were going to make their products compatible. I always preferred to go the cheaper route and would have bought an Android. I'm glad I made the investment. There have been a lot of changes but the feature that you may want to look for, if you wear two aids, are Streaming to BOTH hearing aids. The newer aids can do this but I'm not sure how much these drain the battery when using the phone.
Tony in Michigan
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Like you Tony - I joined the Apple/Resound bandwagon years ago and bought into the streaming and use of the iPhone. My powerful hearing aids used lots of energy with the phone at the time and within one year, I moved from the 5S to the 7+ just because I needed the power to cover my 4 programs and multiple apps. When my 7+ dropped into my pool last year, it died and so I had to purchase a new phone - so went with the 8+ which has helped keep me juiced up and doing well with the needs I have including the streaming to both ears, apps for captioning and an assortment of other newer platforms that include banking, cooking, reading the paper, virtual care, camera and you know the rest. My batteries are changed weekly and I wear my aids for around 10 hours a day depending on amount of exposure to noise my brain can take given I have migraine syndrome.
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@tonyinmi I have 2 hearing aids but the left one just broadcasts to the right one.. my better ear.. my left ear is just decoration... So when I am home alone... these days .. I just wear my right HA... I have been looking at a Samsung Galaxy 20 note as I do alot of sketches...(architect) background.. but will do some more research... Thanks.. Ken