Users of Hearing Aids are now increasingly going for hi-tech devices whenever they can afford them. Among the most recent additions to the wide array of hearing aids is the Bluetooth hearing aid, which uses the Bluetooth technology. The application of Bluetooth technology in hearing aids enables hearing-impaired people to conveniently use cell phones, laptop audio or similar gadgets. Presently, two types of Bluetooth hearing aids are in use: one plugs into a typical behind-the-ear hearing aid, and the other routes BT signals to a proprietary wireless protocol found in the new hearing aids brought out by one leading producer.
Bluetooth technology has been in existence for quite some time, but only recently is it being used for a number of electronic devices. People having hearing aids with Bluetooth technology have the liberty of using hands-free devices along with the hearing aid. This has ended a long-standing problem arising out of the lack of compatibility between hearing aids and, say, cell phone headsets or iPod ear pieces. However, the latest hearing aids incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology make them compatible with a number of Bluetooth enabled devices. And with a lower-power version of the Bluetooth protocol
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