{"id":32578,"date":"2021-10-13T17:41:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nuheara.com\/usa\/?p=32578"},"modified":"2022-07-25T06:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T06:29:07","slug":"hearing-apps-for-sound-control-amplification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nuheara.com\/usa\/news\/hearing-apps-for-sound-control-amplification\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Apps for Sound Control & Amplification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In todays society, an estimated \u201c95% of deaf and hard of hearing people use a smartphone<\/a> on a daily basis in developed countries.\u201d Virtually all persons interact with computers, smartphones or tablets on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Through the use of apps, websites and services, smartphones help those with hearing loss to live fuller lives. Many applications help eliminate communication-related obstacles impacting the lives of millions of hard-of-hearing people globally.<\/p>\n

Hearing enhancement functions often remain underused due to the lack of communication by operating systems and their constant evolution. However, many are surprisingly simple to activate and very effective. These functions improve access to work opportunities, culture, medical care and public services.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s technology fosters a greater social bond between those with hearing challenges and the rest of society. While hearing apps are not a substitute for medical hearing devices, they provide situational assistance for the hard of hearing in noisy environments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Various Hearing Apps to Suit Your Needs<\/h2>\n

Each app has its own individual purpose and is useful for different reasons. For example, some apps enhance telephone calls, enable speech-to-text or amplify sound. Through the release of new apps and services, creators continuously work on the next best thing.<\/p>\n

This constant evolution exists in the hearing apps space as well. As such, advances in smartphone technology today allows users to adjust accessibility settings based on their personal preferences. This ability to customize makes the applications much more effective.<\/p>\n

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Captioning Apps<\/h3>\n

Those with hearing loss often struggle with phone calls. To assist these people, apps like Relay UK<\/em> and RogerVoice<\/em> transcribe speech from calls into readable text.<\/p>\n

Through Relay UK, relay operators sit in on calls and transcribe the conversation in real-time. For those uncomfortable with 3rd party listening in on their calls RogerVoice is another option. The RogerVoice app captions calls via a computer voice recognition system rather than a relying on actual people.<\/p>\n

Speech-to-Text Apps<\/h3>\n

Speech-to-text apps are designed to assist communication by converting conversations into text on your device. Live Transcribe<\/em> is a speech-to-text accessibility app with a customizable user interface. This interface giving offers the ability to set the displayed text size and background color.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Ava<\/em> is a sophisticated app that provides features that most others don\u2019t, such as the group conversation ability. The text of what each member of the group appears on the screens of everyone involved.<\/p>\n

Hearing Amplification Apps<\/h3>\n

Many of those with hearing challenges use hearing amplifier apps for sound amplification and clarity. These devices are not replacements for hearing devices and are designed to be used with earphones or headphones.<\/p>\n

Chatable<\/em> is an app that uses AI enhanced processing of sound to reduce background noise and enhance speech in difficult listening situations. Mobile Ears<\/em> is another amplifier with an easy-to-use interface for improved sound clarity.<\/p>\n

Nuheara\u2019s IQbuds App and Ear ID<\/h2>\n

Ear ID and Select IQbuds App Features Pending FDA Clearance<\/p>\n

World Volume Controls<\/h3>\n

Nuheara’s IQbuds hearing control app unlocks the powerful customization features available with the IQbuds\u00b2 MAX<\/a>. These features allows the user to customize their sound environment with seven location settings. Additionally, the app has the ability to control levels of noise cancelling, world volume, speech-in-noise and sound by direction.<\/p>\n

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Ear ID: Personalized Hearing App<\/h3>\n

The app also allows the user to measure their hearing thresholds through the Ear ID assessment<\/a>. No other hearing bud system gives the flexibility of self-assessment and auto-calibration using industry standard formulas making it a super hearing app.<\/p>\n

Ear ID is Nuheara\u2019s proprietary hearing personalization system embedded in IQbuds\u00b2 MAX. This easy-to-use feature allows you to measure and analyze your hearing thresholds for both ears in less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

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The application then generates a personal Ear ID hearing profile, showing the relative strength or weakness of your hearing at various frequencies. The technology uses the clinically-validated NAL-NL2 formula<\/a> which \u201caims at making speech intelligible and overall loudness comfortable.”<\/p>\n

Additional Features of IQbuds Hearing App<\/h3>\n

In addition to the aforementioned world volume control and Ear ID customization features, the IQbuds hearing app offers even more. Note the following features:<\/p>\n