Manual adjustment
Allows you to change hearing aid settings to a custom program. The hearing aids will remember the program so you can activate it when desired. Changes can be made using your phone or controls on the hearing aid.
Manufacturers may use the term custom programs.
Smart personalisation
Technologies that aim to learn what settings you like based on how you use your hearing aids.
Manufacturers may use the following terms:
- self-training
- intelligent learning.
Clinical tools
Tools that help your clinician to fit and fine-tune your hearing aids. They aim to adjust your devices to suit your hearing loss and lifestyle needs.
Manufacturers may use the following terms:
- data logging
- fitting channels
- frequency adjustment.
Remote clinician adjustments
Allows your clinician to fit or fine-tune your hearing aids. Can be done via your smartphone app, computer or tablet.
Manufacturers may use the following terms:
- telehealth
- telecare
- teleaudiology
- remote fitting.
Health and lifestyle
Features that allow hearing aids to be used to help wellbeing. This can include both physical and social wellness.
Manufacturers may use the following terms:
- in-built sensors
- accelerometer
- biometrics
- global positioning system (GPS)
- heart rate monitoring
- activity tracking.
Artificial intelligence
Uses smart computing to find patterns to help find settings or solutions you like. It can also help make decisions about your hearing aids for you. Uses information such as your location or past settings choices.
Manufacturers may use the following terms:
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- neural networks
- deep learning.