Small remote control for hearing aids with bluetooth

Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A tiny remote control now enables people who wear Siemens hearing aids to transmit audio signals from a television, phone, or MP3 player directly to their hearing devices. They hear the sound much more clearly because the volume is adjusted by means of the remote control and background noises remain unamplified. Siemens introduced he first device of this kind, "TEK," in 2009, and now a smaller version, the "miniTEK," will soon be available. It’s about the size of a matchbox, weighs only 55 grams, and features an attractive design, so it can be worn openly.

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