Adam Savage dives into how virtual audiology changes lives

Former “MythBusters” star Adam Savage explores how virtual audiology helps hearing aid wearers from home

With the evolution of hearing aids, professional audiology has also grown, advancing into a virtual model to personalize hearing aids all online. Watch this sponsored video from Adam Savage's Tested to learn more about our virtual audiology model and how hearing aid wearers get help to hear better — without leaving home.

“It has been a massive boon to my life and on a personal level to my marriage to be able to hear better.”
— Adam Savage

Audiology from home — virtual yet personal

0:27 Adam met with Jabra Enhance's Director of Audiology, Dr. Katie Keese, AuD., to explore how virtual audiology works and why it’s been life-changing for hearing aid wearers.

In the past, hearing aid wearers like him would have to go in person to get their hearing aids fit and adjusted. Now, Jabra Enhance offers a virtual audiology model where licensed hearing professionals meet with customers and perform these clinical services online.

“We like to say we're equal parts audiologist and marriage counselor because our entire goal is to get you reconnected with the world around you."
— Dr. Katie Keese, Au.D., Director of Audiology

7:16 After unboxing and wearing a pair of Jabra Enhance hearing aids, Adam said the Audiology Team sent his recent hearing profile to his hearing aids via the app. Jabra Enhance hearing aids can be customizable to a customer’s unique hearing profile based on an online hearing test or audiogram taken with a local hearing specialist.

While these services are done virtually, customers get real support from professionals licensed in all 50 states plus D.C. who can customize their hearing aids, so hearing aid wearers can feel comfortable and confident.

What to expect with virtual audiology services

12:06 From a free online hearing test to other services, Adam and Dr. Keese talked about what the Audiology Team can do virtually including:

• Fitting and making adjustments to hearing aids live during appointments
• Sending adjustments to hearing aids via an app even outside of an appointment
• Understanding a person’s hearing history & tracking successful outcomes (like hearing friends & family better) via the Client Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) survey

With virtual audiology, these licensed hearing specialists can help customers improve their hearing experience no matter how tech savvy they are.

First-hand experience during Jabra Enhance Orientation

19:48 Adam experienced virtual onboarding himself during an Orientation walkthrough with Dr. Keese. She asked how Adam has adjusted to wearing his Jabra Enhance hearing aids since Orientation. 

“I’ve been wearing Jabras for a year and a half now - two years — and I really like them. I like how inexpensive they are. I like how dynamic the app is.”
— Adam Savage

Adam said that his Jabra Enhance Select hearing aids were great and that he liked features like streaming audio. For things like taking phone calls, he noted that this was his favorite model yet for that purpose. 

With advancements in virtual audiology and hearing aids, these devices are not only helping people hear better, they’ve also changed lives for the better, too.