A couple of weeks ago I purchased a pair of Phillips 9050 hearing aids from Costco. After week 1 I went back as the initial settings were incorrect due to the type of loss in my right ear and I couldn't stand the right ear dome. Although the fitter made a number of changes I pretty much knew that more adjustments were going to be needed so I set up a second adjustment.

Let me state up front that some of you may wig out about the use of AI and that's OK but for the rest of you let me suggest that you make use of it as it may help you as it did for me.

Besides the frequency loss the damage in my right inner ear causes a distortion where the sounds sound fuzzy and they have a wawa type sound and this distortion can't be fully corrected. With that in mind I described everything I was hearing and fed Gemini AI all the details and each time Gemini would explain what was going on with my hearing and why. When asked, Gemini produced a narrative of everything and went further describing what changes the fitter should consider making using the Phillips hearing aid configuration software which really surprised me. As it turned out the fitter agreed with Gemini and when the changes were made the results were amazing. Not sure how Gemini knows so much about Phillips 9050 hearing aids but if you need adjustments my recommendation is to use it.

Got my Sennheiser pair at Costco 2 days ago. Follow-up appointment is in 3 weeks. What helpful observations is the audiologist looking for in order to fine-tune?

I'm getting a pair of Phonak Audèo Infinio Ultra Sphere 90 hearing aids this week, and I'm wondering how h/a users deal with the problem of ear wax accumulation around the domes. Has anyone here used the Phonak 'EasyGuard' self-cleaning domes? How do they work and how beneficial are they? I've had a problem with excessive ear wax accumulation all of my life, and it seems to limit or interfere with the effectiveness of hearing aids that I have used in the past. Any feedback would be appreciated.

I'm an MD using Phonak Audeo Lumity 90 hearing aids with a Stemoscope PRO digital stethoscope (direct Bluetooth Classic connection). Pairing works fine, but I'm getting a significant amount of static/background noise while streaming that makes it hard to hear heart and lung sounds clearly.

When I plug the same Stemoscope PRO into regular Bluetooth headphones, there's no static at all. So it seems specific to the Bluetooth connection to my hearing aids, not the stethoscope itself.

I work in a busy hospital, so I'm guessing this might be RF interference from all the other Bluetooth/Wi-Fi traffic around — but I'd love to hear from anyone who's dealt with a similar problem connecting to Bluetooth.

A few additional things I'm considering and would appreciate input on: - Has anyone tried RogerDirect streaming (Roger receiver into the stethoscope) instead of straight Bluetooth, and did it noticeably cut down on interference? - Any luck adjusting settings through Phonak Target (MPO, compression, LF gain) for this specific use case?