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For children and parents

myPhonak Junior app for children

Everyone’s hearing loss is different and myPhonak Junior was created specifically to for the unique needs of young children and their parents or caregivers, and adolescents aged 10+. This app was designed to support the hearing journey during these critical developmental years, enabling parents and adolescents to take a proactive role in the overall experience. 

  • A hearing aid app for kids and teens to support their overall hearing experience.
  • Facilitates appointments with your hearing care provider remotely for support when and where you need it.
  • Compatibility with Phonak Infinio, Lumity, Paradise (except Slim) and Marvel devices and now includes 'Find my Hearing Aid' functionality on all platforms.

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Remote Support

Connect with your hearing care professional for help, at a time that suits both of you. Keep your child engaged and connected to their world, making their hearing journey smoother and more enjoyable.

  • Schedule video check-ins with audiologists - no clinic visits needed
  • Get real-time adjustments to optimize settings in actual listening environments

Intuitive Navigation

Easy to understand feature guidance that empowers your child to take control of their hearing and feel confident managing their devices.

  • User-friendly tips and tricks, icons, and FAQs
  • Cleaning reminders and access to 'how-to-videos' that support kids in proactively caring for their devices
 
MyPhonak Junior app's "find my hearing aids" function presented on a screen of a smartphone

Find my hearing aid

A fun, interactive design to help you or your child find misplaced hearing aids, ensuring they don’t miss important sounds or conversations for long. 

  • It will guide you to the last location where myPhonak Junior and the aids were connected.
  • Fun tip: Try playing Hide and Seek using the app. If your child is wearing their hearing aids, and they're still connected to the app, you'll have a playful way to guide yourself right to them
 
MyPhonak Junior app's "wearing time" function presented on a screen of a smartphone

Connect with a hearing care professional for additional support—no matter how hectic your family’s schedule is.

  • Features convenient remote video appointments.
  • Enables real-time hearing aid adjustments in any environment.
  • Allows parents to schedule consultations without having to miss school or activities.

Building healthy hearing habits 

Parents and teens can track daily wearing time, allowing parents to encourage consistent use and foster a proactive approach to hearing health.

  • Tracks wearing time for rechargeable hearing devices on a daily and monthly basis and provides insight into the type of listening environments your child is in
  • Helpful for parents of younger children on the beginning of the hearing journey

See at-a-glance device information

Kids and parents can check a variety of stats on connected hearing aids and hearing aid accessories throughout the day.

  • Battery charge level for rechargeable devices
  • How often Roger devices are being used
 
MyPhonak Junior app's "adjust volume" function presented on a screen of a smartphone

Every experience is personal

With simple functionality, adolescents can easily adjust their hearing aid settings right from their mobile device, making it a breeze to tackle those tricky listening situations!

  • Safely control noise reduction, and who they want to focus on with speech focus in environments that they find challenging without compromising speech intelligibility1
  • Hearing adjustment options also include volume changes for each ear together or separately, and balance between a streaming signal and what is coming in through the hearing aid microphones
  • Empower children to take control of their experience by creating and saving customized programs for different listening environments

 

 
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Personalization options

Express individual personalities with different interface themes, adding a fun touch to their hearing aid experience!

  • Choose their name, profile photo, color scheme and even name their devices.
  • Helps create a sense of ownership and personal connection to their experience

 

Parental controls

Easily secure certain features of the app, restricting your child’s access and managing their experience.

  • Allows parents to set a four-digit password
  • Restrict access to Bluetooth® bandwidth, Auto-On feature and Volume Control functionality
  • Restrict unsupervised access to Remote Support. In Infinio devices it is possible to choose whether streaming is active
 
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Connectivity and compatibility

myPhonak Junior can be used on Bluetooth® enabled smartphones and with compatible hearing aids that have Bluetooth® connectivity

Smartphones

myPhonak Junior can be used on Apple smartphones with Bluetooth® Low-Energy (LE) capabilities and with iOS® Version 15.0 or newer, and Google Mobile Services certified Android devices supporting Bluetooth 4.2 and Android OS 8.0 or newer.

Hearing Aids

This app can be used with the following hearing aids:

 

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Find a provider

Whether you think your child might have hearing loss, you’re seeking answers, or want to start them on their hearing-well journey, we can help you find a hearing care professional near you.

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Frequently asked questions

Kids can change pre-programmed settings to fit their hearing needs but these cannot be saved for future use.

No, unless parental lock is activated—then you will need to type in a four-digit code to enable your child to access remote support.

Parents and their children can use wearing time data to develop healthy hearing aid habits, but this is the only data available at this time.

Browse other hearing apps

From apps that help you manage your mics, to apps specifically designed for children, Phonak offers a variety of options to make your life and the life of your loved ones simpler.

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Footnotes

*The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sonova AG is under license.
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Android, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. 
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1. Gazibegovic, D., Bohnert, A., & Laessig, A. K. (2024). Hearing aid apps: Are they safe, practical, and beneficial for children and teens in challenging situations? European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology . Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08851-2