Bluetooth hearing aids
Modern hearing aids double as tiny wireless earphones. Stream phone calls, TV and music straight into your ears, shaped to your own hearing loss. We connect everything up for you at your fitting, and show you how the app works.
What Bluetooth gets you.
Four everyday wins, all set up for you at your fitting.
Phone calls stream directly into both hearing aids, shaped to your hearing loss. On many current models you can answer hands-free.
Stream the TV directly, or via a small TV streamer accessory, so you hear it clearly without turning it up for everyone else.
Anything your phone plays can stream to your hearing aids, from music to sat-nav directions on a walk.
Adjust volume and programs discreetly from your phone, and receive remote adjustments from us where appropriate.
Newer models are also Auracast ready, an emerging broadcast standard that will let hearing aids tune into public audio in places like theatres, airports and lecture halls.
Bluetooth options from every brand.
All four brands we fit connect to iPhone and Android. We will confirm exact compatibility for your phone before you decide.
Direct streaming, made for iPhone and optimised for Android, with Bluetooth LE Audio on the newest models.
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Phonak's universal Bluetooth connects to iPhone and Android alike, with true hands-free calling.
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Direct streaming and hands-free calling, with Auracast-ready accessories across the current range.
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Streams from iPhone and Android, controlled through the My Starkey app, with exceptional battery life even while streaming.
About Starkey →Do you actually need it?
An honest word before you pay for features you will not use.
- Spend a lot of time on the phone
- Struggle with TV volume arguments at home
- Listen to music, radio or podcasts
- Like adjusting things yourself from an app
- Rarely use a mobile phone
- Want the very smallest invisible styles, which have limited room for wireless features
- Prefer buttons to apps, remote controls exist too
Your audiologist will show you the difference at your fitting, connect everything up, and make sure it all works before you leave.
What Bluetooth will not do.
It is worth being clear, because streaming is sold hard and occasionally oversold.
Streaming changes where the sound comes from, not how well you hear. A hearing aid that streams beautifully but is set to the wrong prescription is still the wrong hearing aid. The fitting matters more than the connectivity.
Bluetooth handles sound coming from your phone or television. The person across a busy table is not connected to anything. That problem is solved by the technology level you choose, not by streaming.
Streaming is the single biggest drain on a rechargeable hearing aid. Several hours of streamed television every evening will noticeably shorten your day, and it is worth factoring in before choosing a model on its headline battery figure.
The newest ranges are ready for it, and it will eventually let you tune into sound in theatres, stations and places of worship. Today the venues are still few. Treat it as future-proofing rather than something you will use next week.
Frequently asked questions.
Current models from all four brands we fit connect to iPhone and Android. Exact features, like true hands-free calling, vary by model and phone, and we will confirm compatibility for your specific phone before you decide.
Streaming uses more power, but most current rechargeable models still comfortably last a full day including several hours of streaming.
Most current behind-the-ear and receiver-in-canal styles do. The very smallest invisible styles have limited room for wireless features, so there is a trade-off between size and streaming.
No. The apps are genuinely useful, but your hearing aids work perfectly well without ever opening one, and remote controls are available if you prefer buttons.
Yes. Some models stream directly, and every brand offers a small TV streamer accessory that sends the sound straight to your hearing aids at your own volume.