Control Your Hearing Aids with Your Phone (or Watch!)
Do you remember what life was like before cell phones — when you had to use a payphone to make a call or ask for directions when you were going somewhere? These days, it’s hard to imagine living without cell phones. You can do almost anything with your phone, and that includes controlling your hearing aids.
Widex Magnify App
Any brand of hearing aids that is Bluetooth compatible can be controlled with a cellular device — either a phone or a watch, depending on the brand of hearing aid and the app installed. This article will specifically focus on Widex Magnify app, the latest app released by Widex. It was launched in May of this year, and it offers the most options and functionality of any hearing aid app released to date.
Listening Programs
Widex Magnify app has many different listening programs for controlling how the connected hearing aids deliver sound. The most commonly used one is called “Universal.” This program is adaptive; it analyzes your environment and intuitively adjusts your hearing aids to give you the most natural hearing experience possible. Your hearing healthcare professional can create additional programs for you based on your specific needs, and you can create custom ones for yourself.
Other App Features
In addition to the hearing programs, the app offers other convenient features:
Manually adjust your hearing volume
Mute your hearing aids
Add locations to your hearing programs for automatic selection
Use an equalizer to adjust the pitch of sound (bass, middle, and treble)
Find your hearing aids when they are lost
Access help features
Device Capability
That all sounds great, but will the app work with your device? Widex continually updates its device capability list, so visit their device capability page to find out which of their apps work with your phone or watch.
Contact Sound Hearing Care
If you are interested in getting state-of-the-art Bluetooth hearing aids that you can control with your phone or watch, we would love to help! We can fit you with the best hearing aids to fit your specific needs, and we will program the related app for you and show you how to use it. You won’t believe how easy it is to be on the cutting edge of technology.
Please contact us online or call 864-881-1663 to schedule an appointment. Our four convenient locations in Simpsonville, Greer, Travelers Rest, and Greenville will make getting your tinnitus checked easy. Plus, we even offer Saturday hours with our audiologist in our Simpsonville location.
