When most people think of hearing aids, they think about clearer conversations and better sound—not health tracking. But today’s most advanced hearing aids are doing far more than improving hearing alone.
Audibel hearing aids have built-in motion sensors and AI-driven technology that can monitor key health and fitness metrics. This includes things like your daily step count, engagement, and now your respiratory rate.
Hearing aids that can track your respiratory rate are part of a bigger shift toward smarter, more holistic hearing technology that supports whole-body wellness. Read on to learn more about hearing aids with respiratory rate tracking, including how they work and the benefits they offer.
Hearing Aids with Respiratory Rate Tracking
Audibel Aris AI devices are the first hearing aids on the market to include built-in respiratory rate monitoring. Your respiratory rate is the number of breaths you take a minute, and it’s one of the body’s most important vital signs. In adults, the normal resting respiratory rate is between 12–20 breaths per minute. If it falls below 12 or rises over 25, this is typically a cause for concern.1
Changes in breathing patterns can signal health issues, often before other symptoms arise. An abnormal respiratory rate can be an early warning sign of a serious health problem like cardiac arrest, a respiratory infection, and more.
Audible hearing aids with respiratory rate monitoring are designed to give you valuable insight into important health metrics and can help you spot changes before they escalate into larger problems.
How Do Hearing Aids with Respiratory Rate Tracking Work?
Hearing aids with respiratory rate tracking work by using built-in motion sensors and AI-driven software to help you monitor key health metrics. These devices can track breathing patterns throughout the day, allowing you to view trends and insights over time via the My Audibel hearing aid companion app.
Below, we take a more in-depth look at how hearing aids with respiratory rate tracking work:
Integrated Motion Sensors
Many of the latest Audibel AI hearing aids have built-in motion sensors that can track your physical movement and orientation. Similar to the technology found in fitness watches and other wearables, these sensors can track your daily step count, automatically detect falls, and now they also offer respiratory rate monitoring.
These sensors can detect even the most subtle changes in breathing patterns. This insight can help you spot potential health concerns early and seek timely care.
AI Algorithms
While the motion sensors capture the data, advanced AI algorithms are what make sense of this information. These algorithms can recognize breathing-related patterns and filter out unrelated movement, such as walking, talking, or head turns.
Over time, AI learns your typical breathing patterns, providing even more accurate insights, and making any changes in your daily respiratory rate even easier to spot.
Smartphone App
All daily respiratory rate tracking information is securely stored and accessible in the My Audible hearing aid app. The app allows you to view respiratory data alongside other health and hearing metrics, making it easier to spot changes, track patterns, and share insights with your primary care provider.
Benefits of Hearing Aids with Respiratory Rate Tracking
Hearing aids with respiratory rate tracking offer many benefits beyond better hearing alone. By integrating health-monitoring features into a device you already wear every day, these hearing aids provide a more complete picture of overall wellness.
The benefits below highlight why respiratory rate tracking is an increasingly valuable feature in modern hearing aid technology:
Seamless Health Tracking
If you’re interested in health tracking but don’t want to add another gadget to your routine, you’re in luck! Because you already wear your hearing aids every day, respiratory rate tracking happens automatically in the background. You can get consistent health insights without changing your routine or needing to wear a separate device.
Detect Health Issues Early
One of the top advantages of respiratory rate monitoring is the ability to catch some potential health issues before they escalate. Changes in breathing patterns can be an early signal that something isn’t quite right.
By tracking trends over time, your hearing aids can help surface subtle changes you might not notice on your own. That awareness can prompt you to take action sooner, whether that means resting more, adjusting your habits, or having a conversation with your healthcare provider.
Manage Chronic Conditions
Many chronic health conditions can contribute to hearing loss or coincide with it. This includes high blood pressure, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, Lyme disease, and more. If you’re living with a chronic condition, respiratory rate data can be especially valuable.
Ongoing tracking helps you better understand how your body responds to daily activities, stress, illness, and more. This added insight can support more informed discussions with your care team and help you feel more in control of your health.
Support Fitness Goals
Your respiratory rate can reveal how your body is responding to physical activity. With this information, you can gain a clearer picture of your fitness progress, monitor how well you’re recovering after workouts, and make smarter adjustments to your routine.
This means your hearing aids can become subtle training tools that support safer, more informed movement and long-term physical health.
Added Peace of Mind
Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of hearing aids with respiratory rate tracking is peace of mind. Knowing that you can track your breathing and other important wellness metrics throughout the day can give you greater confidence in your overall well-being.
This ongoing insight can help you feel more informed, supported, and at ease as you enjoy an active daily routine.
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Respiratory rate monitoring is one of the body’s most important vital signs. Aris AI hearing aids are the first in the industry to offer built-in respiratory rate tracking. At Audible, we are proud to be leading the way in hearing aid technology. Our devices are purposefully designed to support not just better hearing, but also quality of life.
Find an Audibel clinic near you today to schedule a FREE demo of our latest hearing technology.
References
- Nicolò, A., Massaroni, C., Schena, E., & Sacchetti, M. (2020). The importance of respiratory rate monitoring: From healthcare to sport and exercise. Sensors, 20(21), 6396. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20216396
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