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  • Hearing Aid Apps Make Devices More Convenient

    Have you ever had a hard time hearing a phone conversation or enjoying your iPad or laptop because the volume doesn’t get loud enough and you are hard of hearing? You aren’t alone and luckily, some app developers have created a hearing aid app that will help with this problem.

    According to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 36 million American adults have some hearing loss but only one fifth of them wear hearing aids or other types of hearing devices.

    Many people refuse to wear hearing aids and devices because they are uncomfortable, unsightly, or inconvenient. Hearing aid makers have continued to make different types of hearing aids to fit everyone’s needs, but it has not had an effect on more people wearing them.

    The new hearing aid apps can be used with smartphones to make calls more audible or other devices such as iPods and iPads, to improve the volume and make music, videos, and games more enjoyable for people with hearing problems. They also make the decibel range higher.

    “People will always need really good hearing aids, but moving forward, what will differentiate competitors will be connectivity (to smartphones), and it will need apps,” Lars Viksmoen, chief executive of GN ReSound, a maker of hearing aids based in Denmark, said.

    Another benefit of the apps is that they help make busy conversations more clear and you can even use it to preset your device to adjust to the volume or decibel that you desire or need.

    This new technology is likely to improve the lives of many people and will grow over the next few years to include more devices and more uses. If you have a hearing problem, check out one of the hearing aid apps available in the app store or app market.

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  • Panasonic’s New Bluetooth Hearing Aid

    Panasonic launches a new Bluetooth hearing aid, making life easier than ever on the hearing impaired. Panasonic’s Healthcare Group introduces the R1-W available to the public today.

    What makes the R1-W so unique is that it appeals to the image-conscious consumer, the consumer who favors practicality, and even the consumer who wants something extra. For the image- conscious, the design is much more sophisticated than other hearing aids and is available in over eight different colors. For the practical consumer, the batteries last over 300 hours and are easily changed. For the gadget fans, the Bluetooth feature can automatically connect the wearer to their phones and can store up to 2 hours and 40 minutes of voice memos. Sounds great for both grandma and grandpa!


     

    Panasonic, a brand familiar to most for its TVs and keyboards, is demonstrating their interest in servicing a different kind of consumer- the consumer with special needs. This makes sense. If you are required to have a gadget on you at all times, why not get the most out of it? Yoshi Yuasa, Senior Vice President of Panasonic Corporation of North America states, “With the new R1-W series, Panasonic has introduced a line of hearing instruments with sound quality design that equals or exceeds anything we have seen in the industry. With Panasonic’s depth of research and design prowess in the audio field, our sights are set on new innovative solutions that are game changers for the end user and the Hearing Care Professional alike.”.