Advanced Audiology’s Nola Aronson, a Santa Clarita audiologist, is talking about the future of hearing devices, and what people can expect from advancements in hearing device technology over the next 10 years.

While people currently tend to use their smartphones and earbuds to listen to music, bluetooth headsets to talk on the phone and activity tracker bracelets to count their steps, Aronson noted that the latest hearing devices can do all of these and more.

“Hearing devices now are really what you call ‘wearables,’ so they not only take care of your hearing loss, but they take the place of all these other devices, so now you only have one device,” Aronson said.

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These cutting edge hearing devices connect with smartphones and can play music and audiobooks directly into the device, take phone calls through the device, track things like steps and heart rate and even translate languages, according to Aronson.

In addition, the hearing devices are programmed with what’s called telehealth, which allows them to be adjusted and programmed remotely, without the need to physically visit an audiology office.

“I have a patient in Canada, I have a patient in Pismo Beach, now I have one in New Mexico,” Aronson said. “I’m going to be able to, when they need their hearing aid turned up, to do it on the computer … so they don’t even have to be in my office. So you can have somebody you like working with you and not have to worry about what location you move to or where you are.”

One of the best parts about the new hearing devices is that they are so small, they’re virtually undetectable by others, in comparison to larger old fashioned hearing aids and the obvious electronics people so commonly wear now.

“(People) are willing to wear wires hanging down their ears or big bluetooth devices,” Aronson said. “Yet nowadays, when you talk about hearing devices, they’re so tiny and they come in different colors and they match your hair. Nobody ever sees them — even if you’re bald.”

Aronson continued, “I have patients who have no hair, and they’re so nervous, they put it off for years to get help with their hearing. And then when they finally do it, they go, ‘Oh my God, why didn’t I do this earlier?’”

Ed. Note: This article is a Community Spotlight based on a recent radio interview with Advanced Audiology.

Advanced Audiology was founded in 2010 by Santa Clarita audiologist Nola Aronson, who has been fitting hearing aids, doing hearing test exams and offering hearing aid repairs for more than 30 years. Advanced Audiology is the largest diagnostic hearing center in the Santa Clarita Valley, focusing on clients with hearing loss, tinnitus, ears ringing and more. Hearing tests, hearing aids and new sound infrared devices are also available at Advanced Audiology in addition to a complete hearing healthcare program that includes free batteries, quarterly cleanings and adjustments.

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