Actually, hearing amplifiers and even most modern hearing aids don't use cellular tracking to reflect sound waves. Cellular networks are designed for data transmission over long distances, not for manipulating sound waves at close range.
Here's how hearing aids achieve their functionalities:
- Amplification: They use a microphone to pick up sound waves and a miniature amplifier to make them louder.
- Sound Processing: Sophisticated algorithms analyze the incoming sound and can perform various tasks like:
- Noise Reduction: Filtering out unwanted background noise.
- Frequency Emphasis: Boosting specific frequencies that are weaker due to hearing loss.
- Directional Hearing: Focusing on sounds coming from a specific direction.
For some hearing aids, there might be features that utilize Bluetooth or low-energy wireless technology to connect to smartphones or accessories. However, these connections are for functionalities like:
- Remote control: Adjusting settings of the hearing aid through a smartphone app.
- Streaming audio: Directly receiving audio from a phone call or music player.
- Find My Hearing Aid: Using Bluetooth to locate lost hearing aids within a short range (similar to Tile trackers).
Cellular tracking wouldn't be helpful for the core functionalities of hearing aids. It would be a complex and unnecessary technology for amplifying and processing sound waves within close proximity to the ear.