Selecting audio input from a hearing device and a mobile device

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause a device or devices to perform operations for selecting a microphone, the operations comprising:

• detecting proximity between the hearing device and a mobile device;
• if proximity between the hearing device and the mobile device is detected:
• receiving an audio input with the microphone of the mobile device and generating a mobile device audio signal from the audio input;
• transmitting the mobile device audio signal from the mobile device into a communication network;
• if proximity between the hearing device and the mobile device is not detected:
• receiving an audio input with the microphone of the hearing device and generating the hearing device audio signal from the audio input with the hearing device;
• transmitting the hearing device audio signal from the hearing device to the mobile device;
• transmitting the hearing device audio signal from the mobile device into the communication network.

A hearing device, the hearing device comprising:

• a battery,
• a microphone,
• a processor,
• a memory electronically coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes
• instructions, and wherein instructions include operations, the operations comprising:
• determine whether the hearing device and a mobile device are within a proximity threshold;
• if within the proximity threshold:
• receive an audio input with the microphone of the mobile device and generating a mobile device audio signal from the audio input;
• transmitting the mobile device audio signal from the mobile device into a communication network;
• if outside the proximity threshold:
• receive an audio input with the microphone of the hearing device and generating the hearing device audio signal from the audio input with the hearing device;
• transmit the hearing device audio signal from the hearing device to the mobile device;
• and
• transmit the hearing device audio signal from the mobile device into the communication network.