Life Sounds Great: April 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

I have a very active lifestyle. I remember reading about a hassle free hearing aid that could help me?

Hearing instruments do come in all different sizes and styles. There are also different categories of hearing aids. There are 3 main categories of hearing aids: daily wear with disposable batteries, daily wear with rechargeable batteries and extended wear hearing devices. Daily wear refers to a hearing aid that you insert every morning and remove ever evening before bed. The daily wear instruments with disposable batteries also require that you change the zinc-air batteries about once a week. Daily wear devices with a rechargeable devices simply require that you place them in the rechargeable case ever night after removing them. An extended wear device, also known as Lyric, is the most hassle free device in terms of daily maintenance and care. The Lyric device is place by an audiologist and can remain in the ear canal for 2 plus months. Lyric can help with a very active lifestyle, because they are inserted deep into the ear canal and essentially help you live as you did without hearing instruments. There is no need to worry about taking them in and out, or losing them. You can go about your normal daily routine and not have to think about your hearing at all. Lyric is worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are interested in knowing more about Lyric, call us for an appointment at 440-205-8848.

Life sounds great! Enjoy every moment!

Jane Kukula, AuD & Ashley Spisak, AuD

8897 Mentor Ave

Mentor, Ohio 44060

440-205-8848

Fax: 440-205-9818

http://aacHEAR.org

Thursday, April 6, 2017

My iPhone has a hearing aid setting. Can I use that with my hearing aids?

Whether or not you can pair your hearing aids to your iPhone depends on what model hearing instruments you wear. There are several hearing aids that have direct connectivity to the iPhone 6 or 7 models. If you have one of those you can adjust your aids from your cell phone with manufacturer’s app.

The great thing about direct connectivity is your hearing instruments become hands free devices that send phone calls directly to both ears. Direct connectivity also makes your cell phone a remote control for your hearing instruments. You can adjust volume, change programs, and even adjust base and treble right from your cell phone. Other uses include steaming music and video sound tracks directly to the aids. While this may seem like a lot to take in, we do the programming and pairing, making it easy for you to operate.

The newest hearing instrument with direct connectivity is made by Widex. This new device has great sound quality and signal processing in noise.