Best Hearing Aids for Active Lifestyles

Best Hearing Aids for Active Lifestyles

It’s an exciting time for people with hearing loss who enjoy an active lifestyle. During recent years, there have been multiple advances in hearing aid technology, which allow active people to simultaneously enjoy the sports and activities they love, as well as healthy hearing. If you or a loved one have been shying away from a hearing aid fitting due to your active lifestyle, you’re in luck. Most hearing aid companies have developed specific technologies and advances to keep you doing what you love – and hearing it. We’ve compiled a list of what features to look for in hearing aids suitable for the specific type of sport you enjoy.

Water Lovers

Water and moisture can be a problem for most active people who use hearing aids. Excess sweat, rain damage, and splashes of water can occur during most activities. If you exercise near water, look for a hearing aid with a protective coating that protects against moisture, dirt, sand, and salt. Even if the perfect hearing aid for you does not have this protection, you can purchase a water resistant hearing aid cover to meet your needs.

Be careful about water resistant versus waterproof. A water resistant hearing aid can handle small splashes of water or a refreshing run in the rain, but should not be worn to swim or bathe. If your exercise of choice is done in the water, a waterproof hearing aid might be the best choice for you. One of the best truly waterproof hearing aids is the Siemens Aquaris. This device has undergone multiple and rigorous tests to qualify it as truly waterproof. The Aquaris is available in two styles and is extremely durable.

Overnight Campers

If it’s your thing to “rough it” overnight, battery life may be the most important to you. Look for hearing aids with extended battery lives. Zinc batteries tend to be the longest lasting. It may also be good practice to begin your camping trip with a brand new battery, regardless of the predicted lifespan of your current one. Pack a couple spares and then spend your trip focusing on the great outdoors, not your hearing aid.

Bikers & Runners

As a biker or runner, your biggest barrier may be annoying and distracting feedback and distortion from the wind. Many manufactures such as Siemens and Widex, use wind-suppressing technologies that allow your hearing aids to recognize and suppress the sounds of rushing wind. As information between your left and right ears and hearing aids are constantly being transmitted, this technology can also recognize which side is receiving the most wind, and can replace this with clearer sounds from the other side – intuitively and automatically – allowing you to simply enjoy the ride.

Contact Your Audiologist

Be sure to discuss your active lifestyle and they types of activities you enjoy with your healthcare professional during your initial screening or visit. You and your audiologist will discuss your options, and choose a hearing aid that is the best fit for your unique hearing profile, hearing goals, and lifestyle choices. You no longer have to choose between a healthy lifestyle and healthy hearing – schedule your hearing screening today to see how you can enjoy both!


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