Windows 10: Can Hearing aids that are Bluetooth capable be used on a Windows 11 laptop?

I just got a new laptop that has Windows 11 as its OS. It has Bluetooth settings, but when I check it, I don't see any way to pair my hearing aids to it. They sync to my iPhone and iPad.Is there a way to add them so I can use them when I'm using the computer so I don't disturb others in the room?

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Windows Support For Bluetooth Enabled Hearing Aids

You have to buy the Bluetooth dongle from the hearing aid company.

Made for iPhone hearing aids don't even work on Mac desktop and laptop computers. Apple only lists iPhones and iPads. It is basically forced by the FCC on wireless phones.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201466

And it is not Bluetooth, it's a proprietary protocol for streaming audio.

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"Bridge" accessories for audio streaming

Some hearing-aid manufacturers offer special "bridge" hearing-aid accessories that receive audio through Bluetooth from the iPhone and retransmit that audio using proprietary wireless audio-streaming technologies built in to some hearing aids. Check with your audiologist or hearing-aid manufacturer for more information.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202186

 

hearing aid bluetooth connection

Thanks for the info. I had moved in that direction already but my hearing aids were not listed. My hearing aids are listed as a Bluetooth device on my computer but they do not appear on the sound card window for some reason. Is there a way I can get the
sound card to locate them?

 

Advice on how to connect Win 10 Desktop to Bluetooth Hearing Aids  

K. Then maybe I should just have said that not all hearing aids are proprietary for Bluetooth streaming as was stated in post #2. There are models that have standard Bluetooth capability and mine are one of those models.