Are AI hearing aids worth it? How do they work?
Hearing aids have evolved far beyond the rudimentary and outdated ear trumpet. With digital and Bluetooth technologies making their way into hearing aid design over the last decades, we are now making room for artificial intelligence in hearing aid technology. Artificial intelligence is not as new as people might think, but with its greater involvement in modern daily living, it is certainly worth looking into. How do AI hearing aids work?
What Is AI?
Artificial intelligence is based on machine learning technology, in which a machine creates its own algorithms and automatically adjusts according to incoming data. It involves autonomous adjustments and problem-solving. For hearing aids, that means automatically adjusting hearing aid settings according to the wearer’s typical sound environments and listening habits.
How Do AI Hearing Aids Work?
Adjusting to Different Sound Environments
Artificial intelligence in hearing aids can automatically adjust to enhance different sounds, such as speech in crowded environments, or a lecture in a large room. They can diffuse background noise while making it easier to hear primary sounds. That does not mean that they can protect wearers from hearing loss due to prolonged loud noise exposure, but it makes it easier to hear the sounds that matter.
Translating Sound as Accurately as Possible
Hearing aids cannot replace your natural ears, but they come quite close. AI helps those with hearing loss hear accurately by using Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology to process and transfer sound to the hearing aid wearer as closely as possible to the way the brain would process sound in real time.
Tracking Physical Health
Some AI hearing aids can do even more. They can also track your heart rate, number of steps, calories burned, and other physical elements, just like a Fitbit can. This use of AI in hearing aids might not be for everyone, but some people will enjoy the aid it gives in tracking physical health.
Are AI Hearing Aids Worth It?
Clarity Audiology in Maryland can review the AI hearing aid options with you and find a hearing aid that suits you best, AI or no AI. Is an AI hearing aid right for you?
Trust the Experts at Clarity Audiology & Hearing Solutions
Need help with your hearing? Clarity Hearing can help. Clarity Audiology & Hearing Solutions is an independently owned and operated clinic that focuses on quality of care and personalized, friendly service to the surrounding areas of Ellicott City, Catonsville, Columbia. Our Doctors of Audiology are highly trained with advanced degrees and take the time to provide the personalized care and attention that you need and deserve. We provide advanced hearing aid options that are personally calibrated with cutting-edge digital technology to fit your hearing loss, your unique ear anatomy, and your individual listening needs.
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