Approximately 50% of us will have someone with hearing loss at our holiday gatherings this year. Party hosts can help some by turning down holiday music or seating guests at smaller circular tables, but any background noise can still impact how well many people can hear conversations.

There are a number of technologies available to help those with mild to moderate hearing loss improve their hearing:

• Personal technology like smartphones and smartwatches with hearing accessibility features

• Hearing-specific devices, including hearing aids, earbuds, and cochlear implants

• Apps that provide captions in real-time, like Apple Live Captions and Google Live Transcribe

While helpful for users, these options don’t enable users to hear conversations better in noisy places, like holiday parties. 

HeardThat provides the gift of effortless conversation 

HeardThat, our hearing-assistive app for iPhone and Android, uses AI and the processing power of smartphones to remove the background noise we experience in noisy places. Users simply run the app while wearing their earbuds, headphones, Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids, or cochlear implants. Try it free for one month and don’t miss any of the conversations this holiday season!