The first hearing aids were little more than a hollow horn one held up to their ear and asked people to speak directly into. Thankfully, technology has now advanced to the point hearing aids are very small, comfortable to wear, and even use mini-computers to assist wearers with even the most complex hearing situations.

The digital hearing aids being manufactured today have small, very powerful mini-computers inside of them that are capable of not only speech amplification but also filtering out unwanted noises in a wide variety of different situations.

Digital Hearing Aid Battery Life

Another massive drawback of older-style hearing aids is they required a constant stream of batteries. The batteries were small and cumbersome for many wearers to change. 

Today's digital hearing aids utilize lithium-ion batteries that are rechargeable and capable of holding a charge for an entire day and night. By simply recharging them while you sleep, you can ensure you always have the battery power necessary to get through even the longest of days.

The Power of Digital Networking 

Hearing aids before the digital age had a few serious downfalls for their wearers. They were large and heavy, so they made their wearers' ears sore. In addition, older-style hearing aids made talking on the phone or hearing in crowded areas nearly impossible.

Today's digital hearing aids use digital networking to connect with your smartphone and other electronic devices via Bluetooth. The wireless connection allows you to talk on the phone and use your hearing aid as the receiver. This eliminates the annoying feedback and other issues hearing aids used to have when used in concert with telephones.

In addition to coupling your hearing aids and phone to make calls, your smartphone can also act as a remote control for your hearing aids. With special phone apps, you can make custom adjustments to how your hearing aids function. For example, you can make it so:

• background noises are filtered out in noisy environments such as restaurants and parties
• the volume in each ear is correctly adjusted
• the annoying symptoms of tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is filtered out

In addition to all of the above, many of today's digital hearing aids can also digitally network with smart televisions and act as personal headphones for their wearers. This is fantastic because it means the TV volume can remain lower to accommodate those without a hearing loss and yet still accommodate those with a hearing loss. 

For Additional Information

If you would like more information about digital hearing aids, then you should make an appointment with an audiologist at a local hearing aid center for digital hearing aid doctor services . Research and development are continually advancing hearing aid technology so a professional audiologist is always the best person to assist you with the cutting-edge medical devices necessary to improve your ability to hear.