2018 Wellness Expo

2018 Wellness Expo LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Page 33 In addition to being tunable to clearly hear each frequency range, there are some manufacturers who have models of today’s hearing tech which allow your hearing aid to be controlled from an app on your cell phone. You can mute your hearing aids, turn the volume up or down, and even have them programmed for certain contexts where the background sound is high, where you want to hear nature’s sounds, etc. The smartphone app allows you to have the control in your hand and on your person at all times. And some manufacturers have taken hearing technology even farther, integrating your hearing aids into the Bluetooth channels of your smartphone. This allows you to listen to music directly from your smartphone, with crystal clear sound on your hearing aids, and even have phone conversations with others over your hearing aids. No separate microphone is needed because the hearing tech uses the microphone built into your hearing aid. Many people put off getting hearing aids for a number of personal reasons, but today’s hearing aids do not alter your appearance or call attention to your hearing deficit. Today’s hearing aids cure more issues than just hearing deficits, allowing you to hear well no matter where you are. Today’s hearing aids are a gift to you and to the people you love because they allow your conversations and your relationships to function on a normal hearing level. [Jim Youngquist]