{"id":1674,"date":"2021-01-13T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2022-05-24T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:25:39","slug":"connecting-to-smartphones-with-your-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/connecting-to-smartphones-with-your-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"CONNECTING TO SMARTPHONES WITH YOUR HEARING AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The world of wireless can be a little daunting. But experiencing the joys of streaming can be as easy as 1-2-3. If you\u2019re not sure how to get started using your hearing aids\u2019 Bluetooth capabilities, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONNECTING HEARING AIDS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are a growing number of\u00a0made-for-smartphone hearing aids. This technology lets you send the audio from your phone, tablet, or laptop directly to your hearing aids. In short, you can use your hearing aids as wireless headphones. Not all hearing aids with Bluetooth are smartphone-compatible \u2014 only the ones designated Made for iPhone or Made for Android. The good news is setting these up is simple \u2014 the technology does most of the work for you! Whether you have Apple- or Android-compatible hearing aids, the idea is the same. The only difference is the steps you take on your smartphone to make it happen. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TURN ON YOUR BLUETOOTH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On either your iPhone or your Android phone, go to the Settings app. Find Bluetooth \u2014 it should be near the top of the menu \u2014 select it, then turn it on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOCATE YOUR HEARING AIDS IN THE LIST<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On your iPhone<\/strong>, go back to the Settings app. Scroll down, find Accessibility, and select it. Scroll about halfway down that menu, find Hearing Devices, and select it. Your hearing aids should be listed. On your Android phone<\/strong>, once you turned on Bluetooth, your phone should have started \u201clooking\u201d for other Bluetooth-enabled devices to connect to. Within seconds, your hearing aids should be listed. For both phones, if your phone doesn\u2019t list your hearing aids within a few seconds, you may need to open and close the battery doors or put them on the recharger. This turns them off and then on again, which should help your phone find them.<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELECT YOUR HEARING AIDS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When your phone finally lists your hearing aids as an option, select them. They will begin connecting, which could take up to 30 seconds or a minute.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONNECTING OTHER DEVICES TO YOUR HEARING AIDS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SMARTPHONE STREAMERS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If your hearing aids aren\u2019t Made for iPhone or Made for Android, you can still wirelessly stream audio from your smartphone to your hearing aids. It just requires a separate, tiny wireless device, called a streamer, that either clips to your collar or hangs from your neck and can be hidden underneath your clothing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

OTHER STREAMERS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Many situations \u2014 even with smartphone-compatible hearing devices \u2014 require a streamer if you want audio sent to your hearing aids. From TV streamers to mini-microphones (for conversations in noisy environments), you can find a streamer to assist you in hearing your world even more clearly. Each hearing aid manufacturer makes their own array of streamers. Connecting is often even easier than the above process and can be found in the streamer\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re curious about the latest streamers or want to learn more about smartphone-compatible hearing aids,\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world of wireless can be a little daunting. But experiencing the joys of streaming can be as easy as 1-2-3. If you\u2019re not sure how to get started using your hearing aids\u2019 Bluetooth capabilities, read on. CONNECTING HEARING AIDS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE There are a growing number of\u00a0made-for-smartphone hearing aids. This technology lets you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}