I have starkey Edge H/A’s. They connect to my iPhone just fine, But i mostly watch movies and listen to news on my 2023 mac mini M2. The new macs do not support airplay. Is there any like bluetooth dongle i can get so I can connect my H/A to my mac? Or any other method just to be able to hear my mac on my H/As . thanks
I’m assuming your aids are MFi based on them working with your iPhone. You should be able to use your M2 Mac also but only one device can be connected at a time. See:
Using hearing devices with your Mac
It’s the same way you connect via phone 16 pro max. BT5.4 thereafter. Go into accessibility: HA to add your HA
that article is very misleading. It does not connect to a mac M1 or M2. That is backed up by Starkey’s own compatibility page listed below. Also I took the mini and the H/A to the apple store and they spent over 2 hours trying to get it to connect and failed. I also took the mini to the H/A store and they couldn’t do it and they called their tech support while i was there and they said no it does not work on a mac. thats why i was hoping for a different solution.
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thanks .I will order one asap and try it.
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Hi there, you could invest in a new Starlink Remote Microphone + and connect your Edge HA’s with almost any bluetooth enabled device, legacy or new 
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The problem is that hearing aid manufacturers use proprietary Bluetooth CODECs that encrypt the Bluetooth signal. This is how they sell you their own external microphones and TV streamers at outrageously high prices.
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You’ll need the FlooCast app on your Mac for the dongle. In the app, enable ‘Prefer using LE audio for dual-mode devices’ and temporarily turn off your phone’s Bluetooth if your HAs are paired with it. Then, when FlooCast indicates the FMA120 is in pairing mode, power your HAs off and back on to put them into pairing mode as well.
Once paired, the dongle will automatically reconnect to your HAs when they’re nearby and not already connected to your phone. You won’t need to run FlooCast again unless you want to switch between ‘High Quality’ and ‘Broadcast’ modes. In ‘High Quality’ mode, the microphone works for chat apps. In ‘Broadcast’ mode, the mic is disabled, but the benefit is that additional HAs or Auracast-enabled earbuds, headphones, or speakers can receive the same audio simultaneously. To set up the broadcast for these additional devices, a phone will be required. For your HAs, everything is handled automatically by the dongle.
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It’s going to be a while now before i can test stout. I went back to the H/A store yesterday and they sent my aids back to be refitted, they say 2 to 3 weeks.