What Are Activity Tracking Hearing Aids?
Activity tracking hearing aids are advanced hearing devices equipped with built-in motion sensors and artificial intelligence (AI). In addition to providing personalized sound and speech clarity, they also track daily health and safety metrics, including:
- Physical activity and step count
- Auditory stimulation and mental engagement
- Respiratory rate trends (breaths per minute)
- Balance and stability metrics
- Fall detection and alerts
Just like a smartwatch or fitness band, these metrics automatically sync to a companion app, so you can easily monitor your daily physical activity, hearing habits, and overall wellness trends.
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Activity Tracking Hearing Aid Features
Track Physical Activity and Daily Step Count
Starkey hearing aids use built-in motion sensors to help you track daily physical activity, including your step count and exercise.
These smart hearing devices can automatically detect and track when you’re walking, sitting, standing, jogging, biking, and more.
Because tracking happens through your hearing aids, you can easily monitor your daily movement through the My Starkey Hearing Aid App app.
You can also set goals and track long-term wellness trends to stay motivated to incorporate more physical activity into your daily routine.
Measure Daily Mental Engagement
Using built-in sensors and AI technology, Starkey hearing aids can track daily mental engagement based on your listening habits. This technology can recognize different listening environments and activities, such as periods of active listening during conversations and time spent in various acoustic settings.
By tracking these patterns over time in the My Starkey app, you can measure the amount of auditory stimulation you experience day to day. Auditory stimulation helps keep the brain active and is essential for good cognitive health, especially as we age.
These insights can help you identify opportunities to stay socially active and give your brain the healthy stimulation it needs.
Get Automatic Fall Detection and Alerts
Hearing loss is one of the most significant risk factors for falls, especially in older adults. That’s why Starkey hearing aids have a built-in layer of safety with automatic fall detection and alerts.
The same motion sensors that track daily steps and physical activity can also identify sudden changes in movement or orientation that indicate a fall.
If a fall is detected and help is needed, an alert is sent to pre-selected emergency contacts, such as a spouse or caregiver.
When enabled, the alert also includes your current GPS location, so they know exactly where you are and where to send help.
View Respiratory Rate Data
Your respiratory rate is the number of breaths you take per minute, which can change with activity, exercise, sleep, and other everyday factors.
Changes in breathing patterns are sometimes the first physical indicator of stress, illness, or other health concerns.
Starkey hearing aids track respiratory rate throughout the day, giving you a clearer picture of how your body responds to different activities and periods of rest.
Tracking this critical vital sign alongside other activity metrics gives you a more complete picture of your overall well-being.
Get Free Balance Builder Exercises
Staying active starts with feeling steady on your feet. In the My Starkey app, you get access to free guided exercises and assessment tools designed to help you work on balance, stability, strength, and coordination. Using the hearing aid’s built-in motion sensors, the app analyses your movements and monitors how steady you are on your feet.
With these insights, you can identify early signs of balance issues and combat the risk of falling before it even happens.
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Activity Tracking Hearing Aids FAQs
Get answers to common questions about hearing aids with activity tracking:
How do activity tracking hearing aids work?
Activity tracking hearing aids combine built-in motion sensors with artificial intelligence (AI) to track your activity while you go about your day. The motion sensors detect movement and activity patterns, while Starkey’s AI technology processes that information to provide meaningful insights.
Because the technology is built directly into the hearing aids, you don’t need to wear a separate fitness device to benefit from activity tracking. Your daily activity metrics are all securely synced with the My Starkey app, where you can view health and wellness reports and even set personal goals. This insight can give you a more complete picture of your overall wellness.
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Are hearing aids with activity tracking accurate?
Yes. Starkey hearing aids with activity tracking are designed to provide accurate insights using built-in motion sensors and smart processing. The sensors continuously capture movement information, while AI technology helps interpret those signals and identify activity patterns. Since your head moves directly with your body’s center of gravity, the sensors can better recognize true movement patterns and reduce false tracking.
As with any activity-tracking technology, accuracy can vary depending on the activity being measured and how consistently the device is worn. However, Starkey hearing aids are designed to make activity tracking convenient, seamless, and a reliable part of your everyday routine.
Schedule a hearing aid consultation and demo at SoundPoint Hearing Centers in Green Valley to try them out.
What is ‘Brain Health’ tracking?
“Brain Health” tracking is designed to provide insights into mental engagement and auditory stimulation throughout your day. Using built-in sensors and AI technology, Starkey hearing aids can track daily mental engagement based on your listening habits. This technology can recognize different listening environments and activities, such as periods of active listening during conversations and time spent in various acoustic settings.
By tracking these patterns over time in the My Starkey app, you can measure the amount of auditory stimulation you experience day to day. Auditory stimulation helps keep the brain active and is essential for good cognitive health, especially as we age. These insights can help you identify opportunities to stay socially active and give your brain the stimulation it needs to stay healthy.
Contact us to learn more about the features that Starkey activity tracking hearing aids provide.
Does activity tracking drain the hearing aid battery?
Just like any electronic device, using your hearing aids consumes battery life over time. However, activity tracking does not drain the hearing aid battery much more than regular everyday listening. Starkey hearing aids use Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) technology to help keep wireless power consumption efficient.
This means you can use features such as activity tracking and smartphone connectivity with less worry about battery drain. Battery performance will still depend on factors such as your specific hearing aid settings, streaming habits, connectivity, and how frequently features are used. With regular charging and normal use, Starkey hearing aids are designed to balance useful wellness features with dependable, everyday battery performance.
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