{"id":551,"date":"2020-09-24T05:17:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/connecting-iphones-and-hearing-aids-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-device\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T07:49:30","slug":"iphone-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/hearing-device\/iphone-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Hearing Aids: How iPhones Can Boost Your Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone seems to have smartphones nowadays and of all those users, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/236550\/percentage-of-us-population-that-own-a-iphone-smartphone\/#:~:text=Currently%20there%20are%20more%20than,users%20in%20the%20United%20States.\">45 percent are iPhone users in the United States alone<\/a>. If you also happen to use hearing aids, then you might be missing out on some lesser known iPhone features that can draw out the full potential of your hearing aid!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Made_for_iPhone_Hearing_Aids\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Made for iPhone Hearing Aids\n<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Apple_iPhone8217s_Live_Listen_Feature\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Apple iPhone&#8217;s Live Listen Feature<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#iOS_14_Headphone_Accommodation_Settings\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> iOS 14 Headphone Accommodation Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#iPhone8217s_Various_Accessibility_Features_for_Hearing_Loss\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> iPhone&#8217;s Various Accessibility Features for Hearing Loss<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Noise_App\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.1<\/span> Noise App<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Mono_Audio\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.2<\/span> Mono Audio<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Software_Textphone\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.3<\/span> Software Textphone<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#LED_notifications\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.4<\/span> LED notifications<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Video_and_Text_chat\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.5<\/span> Video and Text chat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Subtitles_on_iTunes\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.6<\/span> Subtitles on iTunes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Smartphone_App8217s_for_Hearing_Loss\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Smartphone App&#8217;s for Hearing Loss<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Made_for_iPhone_Hearing_Aids\"><strong>Made for iPhone Hearing Aids<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest and most significant recent advances in hearing aid technology is the ability to connect them directly to your smartphone. Some hearing aids known as \u201cMade for iPhone hearing aids\u201d allow you to connect your hearing aid to your iPhone through Bluetooth, letting you answer calls directly through the hearing aid, stream music, and adjust settings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start, here are the directions to pair your hearing aids to your iPhone, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT202186\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">list of devices and their hearing aid compatibility ratings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Launch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Settings app from your Home screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Accessibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Choose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hearing Devices under the Hearing section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Close<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the battery doors on your hearing device and your iPhone will search for your hearing device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tap the name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your hearing device under MFi Hearing Devices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tap Pair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when you see the pairing request on the screen. If you have two hearing devices, you will get two requests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once pairing is complete, you can use your hearing aids with your iPhone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple has also created a <\/span><b>Hearing Control function<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can quickly be accessed in the <\/span><b>Control Center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For hearing aids paired to an iPhone, this feature lets you quickly and easily adjust hearing aid volume or change sensitivity.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Apple_iPhone8217s_Live_Listen_Feature\">Apple iPhone&#8217;s Live Listen Feature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Hello Live Listen Accessibility With Hearing Loss\" width=\"693\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another incredible tool, Live Listen was introduced in 2014 as a special feature for \u201cMade for iPhone hearing aids.\u201d Using Live Listen, your iPhone becomes a remote microphone that transfers sound directly to your hearing aid. While the microphone on the iPhone is not as precise or strong as the ones equipped on your hearing aid, it\u2019s a useful feature that has a number of creative and practical uses; you can place it next to a TV while watching at home or slide it across the table to a friend when chatting in a busy cafe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January, 2019 Apple released their iOS 12 update, and with it Live Listen compatibility for their Apple AirPods. Now anyone with AirPods can utilize the Live Listen feature, leading some people to wonder if Apple AirPods are beginning to shift into hearing aid territory. For more information on the potential of Apple AirPods as hearing aids, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/can-you-use-airpods-as-hearing-aids\/\">check out our article here<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"iOS_14_Headphone_Accommodation_Settings\">iOS 14 Headphone Accommodation Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the new features and upgrades of the new iOS 14 update, one in particular is of great interest to those with hearing aids or hearing loss. Apple&#8217;s new Headphone Accommodation Settings allow the user to customize headphone audio to a new level &#8211; amplifying sounds and adjusting frequencies like one would with traditional hearing aids.<\/p>\n<p>The range and level of customization is somewhat lacking, however, and the list of supported headphones is still <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT211218\">very short<\/a>. For those who can and wish to try it out, simply navigate to Settings -&gt; Accessibility -&gt; Audio\/Visual -&gt; Headphone Accommodations on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"iPhone8217s_Various_Accessibility_Features_for_Hearing_Loss\">iPhone&#8217;s Various Accessibility Features for Hearing Loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from Live Listen and special \u201cMade for iPhone hearing aid\u201d features, Apple\u2019s iPhones come pre-equipped with a number of useful accessibility features for those with hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Noise_App\"><strong>Noise App<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple\u2019s Noise App allows you to keep track of your hearing health by monitoring the decibel levels of ambient sounds in your immediate environment. Why is this useful? Well, it can show you when noise levels are so high that they might be negatively impacting your hearing, helping you to avoid them. It even stores the data in your Health App.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Mono_Audio\"><strong>Mono Audio<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recorded audio usually has two channels for your left and right ear. Your iPhone&#8217;s Mono Audio feature means that both audio channels play in both ears. You\u2019ll be in charge of adjusting the balance between your ears. This means you\u2019ll get the most out of your audio and won\u2019t miss anything due to being hard of hearing in one ear.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Software_Textphone\"><strong>Software Textphone<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software Textphone allows you to make and receive Textphone calls on your iPhone without Textphone hardware. Transcripts for these calls will be saved for future reference, or for you to delete, in the call history of the Phone app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"LED_notifications\"><strong>LED notifications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might already be familiar with iPhone\u2019s ability to produce both visual and vibrating alerts for messages, calls, and notifications. But there&#8217;s also an LED flash setting that sets a flashing light to come on when you receive an alert. If you&#8217;re hard of hearing, this is a great advantage, especially when your phone is on a table a few feet away.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Video_and_Text_chat\"><strong>Video and Text chat<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, if you have an iPhone, you might already be using FaceTime. However, if you\u2019re not, this is a valuable video chat tool that can make it easier for you to communicate with others through your phone. You\u2019ll be able to see every gesture and facial expression in a high-quality video with a fast frame rate, allowing you to use sign language, lip read, or just pick up on subtle body language cues. Luckily, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch all come with FaceTime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re not wearing your hearing aids or are just too tired to talk on the phone, of course, you can still chat through type with iMessage. You can chat one on one or in a group, send unlimited messages to anyone on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac, and even share photos, links, videos, or your location.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Subtitles_on_iTunes\"><strong>Subtitles on iTunes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have the option to watch films, TV programs, and podcasts with closed captions, open captions, and subtitles (in different styles and sized fonts) on your iPhone. Keep an eye out for the CC icon when choosing a film from the iTunes Store or find captioned podcasts in iTunes U. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re deaf-blind, iPhone allows VoiceOver users to access closed caption and subtitle tracks through their Braille displays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might seem like an overwhelming list of accessibility options, but you&#8217;re able to pick and choose which you would like to use. See the accessibility section on the Apple website to learn how to use these features and enable them in your settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Smartphone_App8217s_for_Hearing_Loss\"><strong>Smartphone App&#8217;s for Hearing Loss<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-brett-jordan-5444435-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Smartphone App Store Icon Hearing Loss Apps \" width=\"586\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-brett-jordan-5444435-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-brett-jordan-5444435-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-brett-jordan-5444435-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/pexels-brett-jordan-5444435.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, there are thousands of downloadable applications out there to further assist those with hearing loss or other disabilities. For a list of our favorite and recommended apps, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/smartphone-apps-for-people-with-hearing-loss\/\">Smartphone Apps For People With Hearing Loss<\/a> article!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The information in this guide has been written using the following reliable sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/236550\/percentage-of-us-population-that-own-a-iphone-smartphone\/#:~:text=Currently%20there%20are%20more%20than,users%20in%20the%20United%20States.\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/236550\/percentage-of-us-population-that-own-a-iphone-smartphone\/#:~:text=Currently%20there%20are%20more%20than,users%20in%20the%20United%20States.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT202186\">https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT202186<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/06\/05\/airpods-to-get-live-listen-feature-in-ios-12\/\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/06\/05\/airpods-to-get-live-listen-feature-in-ios-12\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT211218<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re an iPhone user with hearing loss, read this article!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"iPhone and Hearing Aids Users, you might be missing out on some lesser known iPhone features that can draw out the full potential of your hearing aid!\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/hearing-device\/iphone-hearing-aids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"iPhone Hearing Aids: How iPhones Can Boost Your Hearing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"iPhone and Hearing Aids Users, you might be missing out on some lesser known iPhone features that can draw out the full potential of your hearing aid!\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/hearing-device\/iphone-hearing-aids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Olive Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-23T20:17:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-12T07:49:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AdobeStock_286672934_Editorial_Use_Only.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/\",\"name\":\"Olive Union\",\"description\":\"Introducing the Olive Smart Ear: A Cool, Affordable Wearable That Removes the Stigma from Impaired Hearing. 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