Hearing aids have been leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) processors for over 20 years to help users hear their best in a noisy world. Within a hearing aid’s microchip is the ability to continually scan the environments aid wearers encounter and to make micro adjustments to optimize listening goals, moment-by-moment.

How AI Works in Hearing Aids

Whether the aid wearer’s goals are enjoying music, hearing the instructor in a fitness class, or sound awareness, hearing aid microchips are programmed to prioritize the present moment’s need. The position of the head, the composition of the sound signal, and the preferences of the user are all taken into account to result in micro-adjustments that help classify sound so the listener hears their best across varied situations. These calculations are run hundreds and sometimes thousands of times per second to get the best picture of what is going on around the wearer. In this way, AI powers the hearing aids by mimicking the way the brain processes sound while also employing machine learning, to help deliver a more natural hearing experience as compared to someone processing sound without hearing loss.

General AI Hearing Aid Features

AI hearing aid features include:

Personalization: hearing aids learn what you like and don’t like based on adjustments you make to the devices
Voice optimization: boosts speech above background noise once identified in the sound stream to improve clarity
Background noise reduction: minimize distraction in busy environments with mixed noise
Aid location tracking: Bluetooth enabled hearing aids’ location can be tracked to prevent loss of the devices
Health data/tracking: tracking of the movement and orientation of the aids to connect to health data apps
- Note: Some hearing aids are equipped with fall detection

Hearing aids work hand-in-hand with artificial intelligence (AI), and have been doing so for decades. If you are interested in purchasing your own AI-powered hearing aids, please feel free to reach out to us below at London Audiology Consultants for a hearing test and prescription appointment.