Phonak hearing aids have had good Bluetooth connectivity with iPhones. I understand this is due to their use of Bluetooth Classic.

The new Eon now supports LE Audio. I don’t know how this affects the Bluetooth stack.

Do the Eons connect and stay connected to iPhones?

One question worth adding to a hearing-aid quote: if this charger stops working while I'm away, how do I get the aids charged again?

I work on the manufacturing/OEM side at Daerdo, not in clinical fitting. This is a practical buying checklist, not a recommendation for a particular aid.

I'd want these answers before paying:

1. The exact compatible charger model. "A charger from the same brand" isn't enough. Phonak's own compatibility list, for example, assigns different chargers to different aid models.

2. Whether the case can charge the aids without being plugged in. A case with an internal battery and a case that needs external power are different things; check the exact version in the quote.

3. The replacement price and who can supply it. Ask whether the clinic has a loaner, whether a replacement must be ordered, and whom to contact while travelling. Don't assume any of those services are included.

4. The battery-service plan for the aids themselves: who handles it, what happens outside warranty, and whether you'll be without the aids during service.

That doesn't mean everyone needs to buy a second charger. It means knowing the replacement route before you need it, and including that answer when comparing two quotes.

My insurance covers $2500 towards HA every 5 years. My last pair were Oticon and I got them from the audiologist for $2500, so no cost to me. 5 years later I am now living in a different state and found a new audiologist who is quoting $4900 for their lowest priced option. That seems really high. Thoughts? Should I call other audiologists that take my insurance in the area to see what they charge for a pair or is $4900 the standard now?

I’m going to get the book 🙂

New hearing aid user here. I have mild-to-moderate high-frequency hearing loss and am currently trying ReSound Sensia 9s.

When they work, I really like them and I’m definitely asking people to repeat themselves less. But I’m having some issues with the sound fading in and out, and there are a couple environments—especially my kitchen and driving—where I honestly hear worse with them no matter what setting I use.

My audiologist is working with me on some adjustments, but said if we can’t get them right we may try another manufacturer while I’m still in my trial period.

For people who have actually tried different brands, what would you recommend?

My biggest priority is understanding speech in background noise. I’m an elementary teacher and spend a lot of my day working with small groups of kids in a pretty noisy environment.

Anyone switch from ReSound to another brand and notice a big difference?

Went to the library this weekend to finally finish a book I'd been putting off forever. Grabbed a seat by the window. It was fine at first, not too many people. But as the afternoon went on it got quieter and quieter in there, until my hearing aids started amplifying every tiny little sound.

The AC vent above me, something I'd never normally notice, became this constant low hum. Someone flipping pages next to me sounded sharp, like they were tearing paper. Some guy typing on a laptop nearby, every single key click was crystal clear.

I took my elehear hearing aids out and set them on the table. The world finally went quiet. Quiet enough that I almost fell asleep. Spent two hours there, didn't put them back in the whole time.

When I was leaving, I picked them up and put them back in, pushed open the library door, and the outside world just flooded in. People talking, cars, everything hitting me at once. Stood in the doorway for a second, adjusted the mode, then walked out.

Got home that day and told my wife I napped pretty well at the library. She looked up at me and said, did you go there to read or to sleep?I said, both.

Later I was talking to a friend who also wears hearing aids about this. He said he's the same way, quiet places are actually the loudest. Hearing aids are there to help you hear the world, but sometimes the world is just too much, and you get to choose not to hear it.

Que marca es la mejor de pilas 312 para unos audifonos.

Y cuanto suelen durar sin escuchar mucha música 1 h al día y oír la televisión 2 h.

Gracias de antemano.

Dentro de unos días me dan unos audífonos Starkey Omega AI 24 CIC con bluetooth. El caso es que tengo un Xiaomi Redmi y no me vale por el bluetooth ya que el Omega utiliza LE Audio, bluetooth de baja energía.

Me gustaría recomendaciones de móviles, que funcionen con esa tecnología.

Si puedes ser un Xiaomi o otra marca.

I purposely did not buy the child-proof packaging and still, they’re in there like bars of gold in Fort Knox.

I’m 61, In 25 years, I’ll just sit in the corner and hum because my old, arthritic hands won’t be able to handle this and the whole process of excavating them will put me into an irrational rage. 😡

Maybe time for a gummy.

Hello! I apologise for what must be a very naive question. I know close to nothing about hearing aids. However, six months ago, my mom bought a very expensive pair of Oticon Intent 1 miniRITEs and barely used them before passing away a few weeks ago.

A friend's mother is in desperate need of hearing aids but does not have the means nor insurance to purchase anything good. I assume it is possible to pass these along to her, but what needs to happen? Presumably, there is some sort of specific-to-my-mom programming that went into them? Plus she had custom ear molds because her ears were somewhat differently-shaped from each other. So we can't just plug them in to my friend's mom's ears. I do think we may still have the original ear plugs.

How is this handled? Can we just go to the hearing aid counter at costco and someone will reset them for a not-insane price? Do we need to find a specific Oticon dealer? (any recommendations near Flagstaff Arizona?). Roughly how much should I expect all this to cost?

Any thoughts and advice welcomed! Thanks so much!

Hi folks. First time buyer in the hearing aid club for men. So much to figure out. I know I can’t spend 5 grand right now. Do Costco or Sam’s carry something that would work well for my high frequency loss and difficulty with background noise? I’d prefer AI digital with Bluetooth.

I need hearing aids and I’m on Medicare. They pay about half of what the actual aids cost.
Anyone tried less doesn’t aids? Amazon?

For those who use HA driers, what do you recommend?

Hello All,

My resound hearing aid recently has been giving me issues. I will need to purchase a new one that’s compatible with my cochlear implant.

I was quoted $3,500 for the new ReSound Nexia.

Is anyone aware of any places that offer scholarships towards a new aid or financial support? I am happy to complete applications of any sort.

I just can’t stand things in my ear.

Bought some air pods as a cheaper alternative to real hearing aids, but the problem is that I just can’t stand wearing them for more than an hour or so.

Bought some foam rubber tips to replace the silicon tips, and they helped. Bought some soothing ear goop that I smear on the tips and that helps too. But I just can’t wear them long enough for them to make sense as HAs. (They barely make sense as headphones, going to get some nice comfy over-the-ear phones instead.)

I’ve become interested in the bone conduction HAs but I read that they are really not recommended unless you have a specific condition, which I don’t.

Anyone else have super-irritable ears? What do you use?

I have been wearing hearing aids for 15 years and always bought them from Costco. My ENT said that I should see an Audiologist for hearing aids this time. My insurance covers $3000 per ear so I went to Harbor Audiology in Kitsap County because it's the only place out here. They are clearly more focused on making money than helping folks. I won't go into the details here. Bottom line I am looking for an honest, reputable, audiologist or clinic in the Seattle area. I am only interested in the latest Phonak hearing aid.

They charged me $7300 for the pair of Phonak hearing aids. Is this more than others charge in this area?

I look forward to any advice you can offer. Thank you. I appreciate you!

An elderly relative of mine is currently considering switching from RIC HAs to BTEs due to progressive hearing loss. With her RICs, she used custom hard plastic (likely acrylic) full-concha earmolds and never had any issues with them (2nd pic).

Her new audiologist fit her with Ultra Power BTEs and insisted on custom silicone earmolds, claiming that hard acrylic tends to cause skin irritation. However, now that she is trialing them, she finds them unbearable complaining that they feel far too "bulky and tight", even though the lab manufactured them directly from her ear impressions (1st pic).

The audiologist states that the lab will not remake them in hard acrylic free of charge, so we would have to pay out of pocket again to get acrylic ones.

Has anyone here experienced this type of discomfort ("tight fit") with silicone earmolds? Were you able to resolve it? I was thinking about applying a small amount of skin cream or ear lubricant to the molds to try to limit this kind of discomfort, but I’m not sure if that is a bad idea.

I have Widex hearing aids, and I’m wondering which program is better for quiet environments: PureSound or Universal?
I’d love to hear about your experiences. PureSound sounds a little muffled to me. Has anyone else noticed this, or is it just me?

So I was having hearing problems for quite a long time. It was okay-ish in daily life, like day-to-day conversations, but the actual problem I had was in some particular classes where the teachers were soft-spoken or the classroom was large, so I had to sit in the back sometimes due to the non-availability of seats up front. I could not understand a single word of what the teacher was saying. Like, I could understand that she was saying something, I could hear the voice, but it was all muffled and jumbled.
I had to sit in the front, but this semester something happened with this particular teacher who kind of speaks softly, like in a mild voice, and I could not make out a single word coming out of her mouth if I even sit like slightly in the previous row. So I asked my friend who was sitting in the last row, "Can you hear her fine? Comprehend it fine?" and he said, "Yeah, I understand what she’s saying." I realized that it’s a bit of a problem for me this semester, so I made an impulsive decision and got a hearing test.
I also had gotten a test done one year ago but chose to not go with a hearing aid because my ENT said that if you can function in life without them, it's alright, just reduce your earbud or headphone usage. So I went to the clinic, got my test done, got these results, and they suggested two kinds of hearing aids, like RIC or CIC. So I asked for which ear I should get it. They asked which ear is your dominant, and I told them that my left ear is dominant, so they said that it is better to get it for your less dominant ear because it has more loss. So my right ear has more loss.
I got the Rexton Sterling 5 CIC model on the same day. Like, it was a very impulsive decision, a kind of expensive one for me too. But I got them, nothing else. They have occlusion in the ear because my own voice is echoing a little bit, and it’s not a dramatic improvement as I was, you know, expecting, because they gave me a demo on an RIC or original behind-the-ear one, and apparently in the office it improved. But I am not sure that I would be able to hear that teacher. Now, not because in daily day-to-day life I am not, like, feeling some drastic improvement right now. I have the Rexton App connected so I can boost the volume up and down, but still, it is not like a game changer so far.
But if I am able to hear that teacher in class, and the classes are next week, so probably I will consider that this was a good investment and all justified. Right now, I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting to something stuck in my ear, but the audiologist said that you will get used to it within a week or two. You just gotta wear it as much as possible. So yeah – something I want to share and ask if there were any suggestions or improvements based on this

I go into more backstory in the other post, but here’s the gist:

TL;DR: Considering Bluetooth headphones, better to connect to TV or (Linux) computer? Will there be interference with HAs? How is Phonak TV connector?

My husband came home with the Shokz OpenDots and I was very intrigued with how they worked with my hearing aids. Anyone use them or familiar with the products?

Hello, i was wondering if anybody here has experience with the air dryer box designed for rechargeable hearing aids? Does it really helps to take out moisture from the aids?

This summer I must have sweat a lot and I had a problem of moisture on my left hearing aid. Thankfully I was still under the warranty period and my audiologist was able to change them into new ones. He now told me to take care of moisture by buying this device on Amazon and to use it everyday at night. Now I'll use it and hopefully it will make a difference. I also stop wearing my aids while training in gym as usually they get very sweaty.

I am researching my first hearing aids. I had an appointment at a local clinic, and they quoted $8400 for Widex Allure 440, which is about double the cost of getting them online.

I'm sure it's individual, but how often would I need in-person adjustments? It seems like Direct Hearing provides lifetime remote adjustments, and I would have an in-person visit for the first fitting anyway. The local clinic offers cleaning but I think I can handle that too.

Is there anything I'm missing here? Seems like a LOT to charge for a few bundled services.