AUDIOLOGY Q: I have a hard time hearing on the phone, sometimes even when I'm wearing my hearing aids. Are there devices that may help with this problem? A: There are many different ways hearing aids can be connected to your smartphone Most hearing aid companies now make devices that can directly stream phone calls, audio books, and music from your smartphone to your hearing aids One benefit to direct streaming audio from your smartphone to your hearing aids is this allows you to listen with both ears. Research has proven we are able to better understand when we use two ears rather than one. Direct streaming is also helpful because it allows you to more clearly hear the audio you want to hear by bypassing your surrounding environmental sounds and sending the audio directly to your hearing aids Andrea Wilson Au.D Hearing Wellness Center LET US HELP YOU HEARWELL TM 677 Anne Street NW, Suite G Bemidji, MN 56601 218-333-8833 AUDIOLOGY Q: I have a hard time hearing on the phone, sometimes even when I'm wearing my hearing aids. Are there devices that may help with this problem? A: There are many different ways hearing aids can be connected to your smartphone Most hearing aid companies now make devices that can directly stream phone calls, audio books, and music from your smartphone to your hearing aids One benefit to direct streaming audio from your smartphone to your hearing aids is this allows you to listen with both ears. Research has proven we are able to better understand when we use two ears rather than one. Direct streaming is also helpful because it allows you to more clearly hear the audio you want to hear by bypassing your surrounding environmental sounds and sending the audio directly to your hearing aids Andrea Wilson Au.D Hearing Wellness Center LET US HELP YOU HEARWELL TM 677 Anne Street NW, Suite G Bemidji, MN 56601 218-333-8833