I'm wearing these Bose hearphones for the last 3 years, every day. Best part: you don't need a "hearing professional". You control them with your smart phone, real easy. 500 bucks is a steal and independence from hearing aid quacks is just priceless. One full charge will last 9-10 hours....got myself a second set as a standby. Recharging is done in 90 minutes. God bless Bose !!
Cliff- I watched this video and as a result I am in the first 3 hours of trying a pair of Hearphones. So far I am truly amazed at what $500 can do better than my $5,000 Phonaks. My hearing is called moderately severe and I have been wearing aids for 8+ years and I am enthused about Bose so far. I was even able to fully hear and understand my wife at breakfast today. First impressions are that Bose has done a very poor job of providing instructions and tutorials for setting up and using their Hearphones. I would speculate that a great number of people are returning theirs because they were unable to understand the process of using them. Furthermore at the moment I can only hear my cellphone calls but the callers cannot hear me...I'll keep working on that. Thanks for what you do, your videos are a great help and service to the "hard-of-hearing" community.
Hi Richard. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you are liking the Hearphones so much! They truly are a good option and for only $500, small issues are tolerable. It is odd that the person on the other end of the phone can't hear you, that feature worked fine for me.
@@DrCliffAuD Bose support is swapping out my set as defective, Microphone output non functional. After dinner in a crowded restaurant I was able to hear every word spoken at my table and background sound was certainly muted. Not as comfortable as my RIE aids, not even close, but I understood every word. Not the case normally. Nevertheless, I was happy to remove the Bose from my head and get back to in the ear aids.
Final note, I am returning the Hearphones because Bose could not make the Hear App (how you control the Hearphones) on my Android 9 (Pie) phone maintain communication with the Hearphones. I had to uninstall/reinstall the app daily or more frequently to re-connect it. One night I switched to forward focus listening at dinner with a crowded dining room and after dinner I was unable to switch back because the app couldn't connect to the Hearphones. I went home in focus mode. They also get a tad uncomfortable when wearing them full time. Too bad, I would have kept them because I liked the sound and quality of the bluetooth, which worked perfectly at all times regardless of the Hear app.
@@richardhaas349 Further follow up..Ultimately I purchased another Hearphones and I use them regularly. They are, without any doubt in my mind, superior to my "hearing aids": Hear much, much better in noisy groups of people all talking at once. Hear much, much better while riding in a car, no wind or road sounds. The app is working much better and I find them less uncomfortable than at first. I suggest that the earbuds are worn ON THE EAR, not in the ear, and turning off "Voice Prompts". Final tip, I found brand new, unopened, on ebay for very good price (no free returns though).
I had the Bose Hear for over one year and they are remarkable for watching TV. My right hearing is 15% less than my left side due to being in the service and the software allows me to adjust the left and right perfectly creating a near normal ability to hear the dialogue in TV movies particularly those broadcast in high definition for a 7 speaker surround system. I can even make out the dialogue in the Outlander series. As your video shows, the ability to change the quality of the surround in the Bose headsets is remarkeable.
Thank you, Dr. Cliff, for all of your truly helpful and informative videos. You are generous to invest significant time and knowledge with the viewer, which most often is likely someone seeking knowledge, who is extremely fortunate to be hearing and learning from a gifted and talented professional who conveys a passion for helping educate others. Bless you.
I bought them through Amazon. My $4,000 4 year old hearing aids are now in a drawer and I am now using the $499.00 Bose Hearphones almost exclusively. They work absolutely great for me. I have significant "cookie bite" hearing loss. Thanks for the tip! Unlike my old hearing aids, I am able to understand speech in noisy environments where my wife has trouble hearing (her hearing is fine). For music, they are terrific!!! Thanks for the tip. It was this video which inspired me to try them. I've had them for a month now. I am impressed with how well they work directionally. I was in a crowded banquet room with a noisy crowd and I could all the people at my table for the first time. With my hearing aids I could hear people seated close to me, but not across the round banquet table. Outdoors however, the wind is quite loud and noticeable, since the microphones are more exposed than with my BTE hearing aids.
These will work without a phone connection. Once you set them up they will operate out side the range of the smartphone at the same settings. Very handy. Not sure the term 'amplify' is accurate. The high end of my hearing is pretty wiped out from industrial noise and I'm sixty three. If someone is talking I can't understand them unless they are facing me. Ironically I am fairly well known as an audio engineer and radio producer. I got some HEARPHONES for Xmas. I immediately noticed that the slider labeled Volume was actually compression. I believe the BASS/TREBLE slider EQs the signal first then sends it to the compressor, labeled VOLUME which increases the compression ratio to almost unheard of levels at the high end. They have a 30 day tryout and I will probably keep them because I can hear wht people are saying, that's a big plus. The drawback is that compression increases the volume of soft sounds and decreases loud sound. Dialed into the levels where they do me some good everything in range is the same volume. I was watching TV, my daughter was typing on a laptop, I'm talking to my sister and someone is preparing food in the kitchen. Evrything is the same volume. But my brain was able sort it out. Right now I am upstairs, no background noise, and can hear my wife flicking a cigarette lighter downstairs. This is a great evesdropping device BTW.
I’ve been wearing the Bose Hearphones everyday all day mostly while driving a truck and absolutely love them. I have total control over them and they last for about 12 hours with continuous use. They are great.
Noise cancellation phones are great: they can keep the sound level in my ears low enough not to get 'hearing tiredness" while listening to music. I have a high frequency hearing loss as well as tinnitus and actually use the Bose Hearphones as a complement to my hearing aids. When I am in a noisy environment (my old car, plane, reception with lots of people) the sound levels make my tinnitus worse: the beeping gets louder. Normal hearing aids don't do noise cancellation, they only amplify, making the noise worse. So when I am riding my noisy car (or am in other noisy situation), I use the Bose Hearphones: the car noise is decreased a lot and I made the settings so that I can still hear my wife well! Win-win!
I started using these 4 years ago. The 4 focus options were much better than the new Bose Hearing Aids. This option worked terrific in a loud restaurant! Those focus options ALSO work in an unintended way. I found that while attending a seminar with just 50 people in a large auditorium that I could greatly reduce the reverb/echo effect of an empty hall! Great find! Also, music sounded very good. Noise cancelling worked exactly how I thought it should....terrific on an airplane. Phone calls and internet music worked fine. Unlike AirPods Pro, they do NOT fall out and the battery lasts twice as long! The EQ range is interesting and simple. You really cannot invoke a custom curve to match you hearing deficiency. They do not interfere with glasses or sunglasses. They do not interfere with masks we all wear now. The black-only color is/was unfortunate. The un-replaceable battery is bad. These do not hold up, or they were not built to? After the Bose Stores folded they discontinued the product. I tried to contact SOMEONE at Bose and I could only contact their rep in England. I had a hard time with his English accent. Emails to the Bose Health folks directly (and I had their direct email addresses) were NOT returned. I have now been through 3 sets and do not have a working set now.
Thank you for this excellent presentation. I have a moderate hearing loss and have been using my original hearing aids situationally for more than 10 years. I have my wish list for replacement hearing aids, but the products being offered do not have the three key features that I want. First is active noise cancellation capability. Second is volume and on/off controls built in that are easy to use for my pudgy arthritic fingers. Lastly, I want to be able to program the response curve to suit different situations. Invisible and discrete are low on my list. I first heard of the Bose Hearphones a year ago, but could not get a demo in my part of the country. Now they are available and I am heading out this afternoon to get a demo. Your presentation helps me know what to look (and listen) for. Thanks so much.
According to a Bose store manager I was chatting up about this product, there is a 30 day in home trial/return policy too. If it doesn't work for your hearing loss, just get your money back.
A 30 day return is pretty standard for hearing aids as well. You can also just get the Hearphones on Amazon and have a 30 day return period as well. Of course, their hope is that you get enough benefit to justify $500 since you have already been price anchored by more expensive hearing treatment.
@@DrCliffAuD I have several Bose products and have been very pleased with their quality. I have always purchased directly from a Bose store, and even though they have a 30 day return policy on all of their products, it has never been mentioned to me in a sales pitch. The manager was very upfront about this product not necessarily being for everyone, which impressed me. Your in depth review seems very much in line with the current limitations that the manager was alluding to.
The really nice thing about this style of hearing aid is you can’t easily loose them or step on them like you do individual hearing aids when they fall out; and they do fall out often for active people. Replacing a destroyed or loss individual hearing aid is unaffordable with the unreasonable ultra high markup.
I have 2 pairs. I don't know what they has inside, but make me hear better than the others hearing aids that I had in the pass. I spent thousands $$$$ in those hearing aids and lost my money. Because of you and your videos, I'm on my way to get another pair of hearing aids. Praying 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🙏🙏
I have Moderate hearing loss both sides, my Bernafon hearing aids don’t help much in noisy situations. But the Bose hearphones are great. I purchased a second pair and I wear mine to play tennis no issues except my left ear canal is smaller than my right so even the small tips fall Out of my hears at times. I was disappointed when Bose discontinued them, I think they submitted the hearphones design to FDA as a hearing Aid from what I read on FDA website. Thank You Dr. Clif for the great review, Helped me with more appropriately setting my headphone.
Good description. I have had my Hearphones for all of 2 days, so.... They are comfortable. They stay in well. I had to get used to the lightness in my ears after a long time of jamming plain earbuds into my ears and having them wiggle their way out every few minutes. Noise cancellation is fabulous. Directionality is way better than I thought it would be. I have not gone to a noisy restaurant yet, but I expect the combination of directionality and volume control to help A LOT. This is the main reason I got the Hearphones. Thumbs up so far. Oh, my little gripe is that I find the power button a bit hard to push. I’ll get better at it soon, I’m sure.
Dr. Cliff, There is a headphone that you might be interested in knowing about. It is a wired headphone known as the Sony MDR-V6. It is an old model, dating back to about 1980 that is a studio monitor, and for my taste, they still outperform any other headphone ever made. I bought my first pair back then after searching for a good headset at a reasonable price ($79 back then). Unfortunately Sony just announced they are discontinuing them after a 40 year market success. But why such an old design? After reading a comprehensive review in a major Hi Fi magazine of the time, I bought the V6 and to me they are superior to any others ever made and still are. Why? Sony knocked themselves out to get the frequency response almost perfectly flat from about 5Hz to 30,000Hz, and I don't mean just sort of flat. So, for human hearing at 16 to 20,000 Hz, they are even flatter yet, but that is only one of the kickers. Back in the 80's, the reviews included transient "chirp" testing in which every 2-3 seconds the test device emitted a short burst of sound for about 5-10 cycles, and looked at the response from microphones placed in the ear pieces on an artificial head, and compared it to the original command on an oscilloscope. This was done on every head phone test at the time. The MDR-V6's reproduced an almost perfect response throughout the frequency range. This meant that the diaphragm and voice coil had to move from a stationary position and start oscillating to create the sound. Think of a Corvette and a one ton truck being in a drag race and the starter says "go!". Can they instantaneously get to full speed? No, it is impossible, but the 'Vette will certainly do it faster than the truck. So it is with the chirp test. The MDR-V6 could reach full volume of vibration in only 1-2 cycles into the 10 cycle test, even at the high frequencies, and then return to zero response as quickly. This is microsecond response to a chirp. So what? A head set that has a flat response but a bad chirp response (the 1 ton truck) will sound like the source is far away, even if it is right next to you, in this case on your ears. For the MDR-V6, it sounds like you are in the middle of the band, about 2 feet from every instrument or vocalist, just where the mics are in the recording studio. You don't just hear the guitar playing, you also can clearly hear the zip of the player's fingers as they slide on the wire-wound strings every time he moves his hand. The drumming of a snare drum presents as distinctly clear clicks like they sound in person. Did you know that vocalists actually take breaths as they sing? You can hear it on this headset if the background is quiet enough. Since the frequency response is flat, there is NO coloration of the sound that I can detect, and you hear exactly what the recording engineer wants you to hear in the mix. Here we are 40 years later and I still use them, because I cannot find anything to compare at any price. These phones had been selling for about $90-$100 new on Amazon, but since the announcement, the price has shot up to $250-$300 from those who still have a stock, but you can find used ones for $85-$100 on Amazon and Ebay. The sensitivity is about 106 dB/milliwatt, and the ear pads are replaceable. A Sony look alike and almost as good and still available new, is the Sony MDR-7506 and the difference is slightly more sound coloring in this model. Physically they look the same, and these are in the $90-$100 range brand new. I know this sounds like a sales pitch, and it is not, especially for a now discontinued item, but your video indicated the need for accuracy of sound, and your inability to trust the headset or earbuds to do that for a take home test set. Certainly with the MDR-V6, and perhaps with the MDR-7506 you might be able to do just that after a calibration test in your shop, and then trust the phone to produce the test sounds without any significant distortion, just the way you want them. Marvin Campbell
I've had these for six months. The right earbud has crackling sounds for the past several weeks. Then, yesterday a work colleague complained about hearing crackling while on a phone call so the same problem is now affecting the microphone. I'm sorely disappointed in the quality.
I wear these but use only in my right ear because my hearing in that ear is better than the left. I have severe hearing deficiency in my left. My biggest complaints would be that the charge is not long enough. Instead of 9 hours of use, I believe 12 hours is more practical; I mean, who wants to stop and recharge your hearphones during the day?? As well, I have the ear canal size of a child and earbuds in any kind of hearing product stretches my ears which leads to discomfort and can fall out easily. Over all, I am satisfied.
I had Bose Hearphones and loved them. I only used them when i was in a group or noisy environment like a restaurant. By using the directional function I could more clearly hear the friends at my table. I have mild hearing lose. The big negative was that I lost them. While on my neck but not in use I believe that I lost them possibly when removing my jacket.
How were you able to set the frequency on the headphones ? Is there a bose app . How do these compare with the Behear Access headphone that you did a review on ? Whis is better : sound and adjustability ? Love your videos. Thanks, Wayne
I really thank you for the excellent analysis of this product. It will not meet my needs for singing in chorus & conversation enhancement, in an understated fashion. Thank you for pointing out it would be 2 yrs. before FDA guidance on over the counter hearing aides & need for audiologist adjustment. I also agree Bose is excellent. I own many of their products. As a retired RN, may I ask if you have a neck enlargement to right midline neck or just computer enhancement? Jeanne
I have prescribed hearing aids which should give me the sound quality I'm looking for but they don't. Every thing I hear sounds as though people are talking through a tin can. This is unacceptable to me. When I wear traditional headphones, like Bose, the sound quality is awesome. Why can't quality hearing aids provide that kind of sound. How would you rate the Bose Hear Phones with regard to incoming sound quality.
Hi Aljoseph. There a probably a few things here. 1. Hearing aids need to be programmed correctly to get the best sound quality. 2. You likely need more high-frequency than Bose hearphones are giving you, you just need to adapt to some of that sound to some degree. 3. Bose always has good sound quality.
Thanks for the reply. I didn’t mean to imply I have Bose Hear Phones, because I don’t. I was merely trying to say the sound quality of Bose regular headphones are far superior to the sound quality of my $6000 hearing aids and was wondering why an expensive hearing aid has much lesser sound quality than moderately priced headphones.
It's easy to provide excellent sound quality when you are just listening to a direct audio source. You are comparing apples to oranges. Hearing aids need to function in a variety of simple and complex environments where there are multiple sound inputs. However, the sound quality of hearing devices depends largely on how well they are programmed.
Dr. Cliff - thank you for your thorough reviews! I have moderate hearing loss in high frequencies and have owned the Bose Hearphones for a year and think they're great for watching TV, noisy restaurants, and phone calls - I love the ability to focus sounds in front of me. Amplified silverware noise is annoying but the overall improvement is excellent. A question for you - would I get much benefit from spending $5000 on a hearing aid over the Bose in a restaurant environment? It's the most challenging. thank you
@@DrCliffAuD I've really figured out all the Bose App adjustments - left/right balance, world vol, treble, front focus and they fit well in my ear. For the $5000 professional aids, I would assume a professional fitting/adjustment - so would they be only marginally better? I don't find much lacking in the Bose for sound quality (clarity) and noise reduction
Tried them out but the feedback was extreme and haven't found a way to address that issue. I didn't find them very customisable. For regular use though like listening to music - the sound is great.
Excellent review and overview of the product. One suggestion would be to explain where the microphone is and how the hearphones are picking up conversation. I understand how the Bluetooth connectivity works but I don't know where the microphones are on the product and how well they work and where they're placed on the product. Again, excellent overview and review of the product. Extremely helpful that you are a professional giving affair and excellent review for the general consumer. Thanks so much.
When using the Bose hearphones how do I know how many decibels my ear is experiencing? I worry about having the total volume too loud.( Volume of the TV plus amplification by the device).
Hey Cliff. Great review and thanks! I wanted to clarify though that basically, all omnidirectional microphones respond in the same manner for the caller on the other end who is receiving all the background noise during a call. This would be an issue with basically any earbud or headphone microphone during a call and not just an issue for Bose. Not sure of any company able to tackle that issue yet.
Thanks for the review. It would be great if you could also review the BeHear Now headphones which seem similar to the Bose Hearphones, but at half the price.
I really appreciate your reviews. My dad has been a hearing instrument specialist for 50 years. I have worked in the wireless (cellphone) industry since college. I am very interested to see what will happen when companies like Apple, Samsung and Bose who normally have much more of a focus on R&D (and very large budgets) than traditional hearing aid manufacturers will affect the hearing industry over the next several years.
It will be interesting how much R&D they will put into acoustics. Even Bose doesn't have as much R&D into hearing aid engineering as the major players in the hearing aid game. Of course, they could change course and hire engineers away from the major six hearing aid manufacturers to get a jump start on hearing aid development.
I had the Bose Hear for over one year and they are remarkable for watching TV. My right hearing is 15% less than my left side due to being in the service and the software allows me to adjust the left and right perfectly creating a near normal ability to hear the dialogue in TV movies particularly those broadcast in high definition for a 7 speaker surround system. I can even make out the dialogue in the Outlander series. As your video shows, the ability to change the quality of the surround in the Bose headsets is remarkeable.
I am considering these - I have mild loss (not formally tested) and doc agrees I can find an OTC to use. I will want to use these for watching TV, but mostly at work. At work I will need them for meetings and conference calls using my PC, Skype, etc... I can use either cell or desk phone to call into meetings. Questions - can I use this product with my laptop computer or must it be connected to a cell phone? Can I connect it to numerous devices (not at once) like 2 cells, etc? I host meetings so not only do I have to hear well, I also need to be able to have 8-15 others hear me well in conference calls. Is this right or maybe something else? Just starting this journey.
Thank you Dr. Cliff for the video. I had a chance to try these out and while they did work great for my situation, the feedback from my own voice was annoying. The only time I would really like to use this is while watching TV. The speakers on newer TVs are bad and in the back with no forward firing sound. Works for my wife, but annoying for me. Do you think wearing one of the buds would be effective in balancing the sound from the TV while trying to minimize my own voice feedback while talking?
I like your reviews very much and I learned a lot from them. I would really like if you could compare the Bose Hearphones to the iQbuds Boost. Which one would you like better.
Thank you for the great review. I would love to know what you think (review ideas..) of using the Apple AirPods as a hearing aid. My understanding is that you place your phone (microphone end) in the direction of where you want to hear. Your AirPods (in your ear) then amplify noise on the phone microphone.
So pissed. I had my first one for 2 years and then they broke and took them back to Best Buy in August of 2020 and then in September they discontinued them. Come November 3rd 2020 and the left ear bud stops working. I can only get my money back because of Geek Squad warranty.
Very interesting! Thanks! I have severe hearing loss in my left ear and moderate in my right. Am I correct that there is no control for individual ears? You showed trying to match a representative curve. The curves for my ears are quite different from one another. Thanks.
@@DrCliffAuD Yes, I have. A friend just bought some hearphones and thought they would work for me, but from what I can tell, that's not the case. Thanks for the confirmation.
Hi Dr. Cliff, not sure if you will be able to compare (if you remember or can compare) but I hope so. I am thinking to get either the IQBuds or the Bose Hearphones for my mum for Christmas, which would you say do a better job?
I've read all the comments below and still not sure these are applicable for me (sorry if I'm dense). I have the common problem of fall off beginning at 1KHz (30db) such that at 2KHz-8KHz my hearing threshold is in the 60-70db range. Your examples were for loss that is fairly linear across frequencies. I currently wear Phonak Brio's and have a terrible time conversing with my wife (a soft, high-pitched voice) or understanding television dialogue (sometimes even with the volume way up; I suspect that is strongly affected by source audio quality). If the Hearphones could compensate where my Brio's fail miserably, that would be fantastic. But I'm not sure after your review. Comments? Thanks in advance, and a great video series!
Hey Dennis, have you had Real Ear Measurement performed on your hearing aids? It could just be that your devices are not programmed properly. A 60-70 dB HL hearing loss shouldn't be that difficult to treat unless you have a really bad Word Recognition Score.
@@DrCliffAuD Thanks very much for the quick and very helpful reply. I have just watched all your videos re REM (and subscribed to your excellent channel). No, I have not had a REM. My HA's were fitted 3 years ago at Costco; tomorrow I have a follow-up appt (my first re-test there) so I will discuss REM with her then. I saw my ENT's audiologist just last week; her audiogram for me was close to Costco's except for a decline in my Speech Discrimination Score. My word scores 3 years ago were 72/84 and recently about 65; however, she indicated that score can vary, so I will pay extra attention to compare that as well when I am tested tomorrow at Costco (what is a "really bad" score?) Btw, I have watched your Costco video; the technician I'm seeing is very experienced and wears aids herself. I suspect that my aids may have been purposely under-amplified because I was a first-time user, as IIRC you indicated in your vid, is sometimes done. Tomorrow will be very interesting. Thank you again for your reply.
Great video! I'm thinking about buying my mother a set but I'm not sure if these would help her. Do you know if they would work for someone with hearing loss due to Meniere's Disease? Her left ear is alright but her right ear is pretty bad and she has trouble hearing low sounds.
Are these overall better for music and listening to phone calls? I don't have hearing loss but I also love Bose headphones?? Are they worth the money over the regular qc30 quietcontrols?
Nice to have a good audiologist explain all that , I just found these and Im trying them out , didn't know they existed till today, so far I like them and so does my wife . I subscribed to your channel to learn more about what you do so I can serve my patients better , thanks for a very educational review . You are excellent speaker and I could listen to you lecture all day long , you have a gift
Thank you Dr Cliff, another so very informative and helpful review. Remarkable to see the REMs lining up, with the Bose Vol, Bass/treble being the only very basic adjustments available. Really looking forward to Bose’ next move after the FDA approval. Did you find the frequency response via Hearphone mics to be full range? Because at the moment I cannot find a hearing aid that has any useful function above 8Khz, a feature very important to me. (Normal hearing up to 2Khz, to mod/severe loss at 8K, recovering slightly above that) Thank you again for your valuable work. Greetings from UK.
Hi JP. Thanks for the comment. I'm looking forward to evaluating the capabilities of the Bose hearing aids as well. The Hearphones and the Bose hearing aids will likely have the same limitations as all hearing aids in their lack of ability to amplify significantly above 6 kHz.
Since caller on the other end of phone cannot hear properly over bluetooth,any one tried over the ear head phones(connected to cellphone via 3.5mm jack or bluetooth) on top of Bose Hearphones
I would like to know your thoughts if Bose Hearphone’s would work for me. I have Meniere’s, and have fluctuating hearing loss and tinnitus in my left ear, and when it does “hear” sounds are distorted, and my right ear has a problem sorting it out. In noisy places, conversation is difficult unless someone is talking directly into my good right ear. In a group this is very difficult (I do a lot of nodding and smiling and haven't a clue what they are talking about!). I often use wireless headphones with volume control for the TV if I want to catch all the dialogue, but the left side on my headphones must be shut off completely, so sound is only concentrated into my right ear. I also have a hard time catching all the dialogue in the movie theatre, due to left ear distortion and reverberation. Will Bose Hearphones work in the movie theatre too? Obviously, for me, even these would have to have the volume on the left side shut off, as I can only use the right side. So would these Hearphones be worth it to me? As you know there is no conventional hearing aid that will help me while my ear fluctuates from constantly hearing nothing to hearing distorted sounds at different levels. I would appreciate your help. Thank you.
Need to know what over the counter alternatives there are to hearphones today in august 2020. I love my hearphones but they are way too bulky given the plethora of buds out there now that do not have the obnoxious neck thing. Bose doesnt seem to have anything in development
I’ve been looking into the IQbuds2 MAX. Same price point, seems to potentially do the same thing plus some extra features, and they are just the ear buds without a bulky collar. He did a review on them recently, I think.
I have a question i was diagnosed with tinnitus I'm completely deaf in my left ear and can barely hear on my right. By barely i mean i can't hear a person talking in front of me but i can hear clearly on my phone. So i researched and seen that all phones have a noise reduction function. I thought of buying noise reduced bluetooth headphones because the fact that i can still hear on my phone makes me curious.
Let me add to that it's like i can on hear a person barely if it's quiet around and they speak loudly and get very close almost kissing my ear close. So I'm still able to hear on the phone clearly.
You need to get a hearing test. The likely reason you can hear on your phone and not in person is that you have the phone volume increased to a level that makes speech components audible.
Thiese are now discontinued. I had purchased this for my sis 4 years ago. But the battery no longer charges and Bose offers no support/replacement. Any alternatives I can purchase 4 years later? It worked well for SSD suffers.
If like me you came here looking for good ANC earbuds with noise cancelling microphone so that you can have a good clean phone call while sitting in a noisy cafe or walking on the street, these will not do the job. For that, go for the Bose QC20 wired noise cancelling earbuds. Recently Jabra Elite 65e wireless also has tackled it. That said, the Jabra has the worst ANC of all. Great for the guy on the other end of your phone call, but noisy as hell for you, the wearer.
Thank you for your videos. I Have Single Sided Deafness, So do you think Bose Hearphone will be helpful in my case? can It transfer the voice from one side to the other side?
Second review idea. Bose noise-masking SleepBuds for "off label" treatment for Misophonia? I am hearing reports that this $249 device can work (mask trigger noises). Designed for sleep, they inject one of 10 background sounds (plane engine, campfire, waterfall, etc). I wonder if these work nearly as well as the super expensive professional hearing aid type devices used for tinnitus and off-label for Misophonia (play sound in ear to settle the "lizard brain" fight or flight response). Misophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable give the circumstance. Those who have misoponia might describe it as when a sound “drives you crazy.” Their reactions can range from anger and annoyance to panic and the need to flee. I cannot sit at the dinner table with my family. Misophonia is awful and leads to tension with family and isolation. Maybe Bose has an answer (and doesn't know or market it).
You are forgetting the smartphone app. This allows you to create a list of presets for various situations. For example there are 3 settings for what direction you prefer to amplify. In the kitchen talking with my kid I don't want to her periphery noise (like that dishwasher behind me). Outside I might want to hear all around. They have a setting for direction. World sounds can be dialed in on a scale of 1 to 100. My QC 35 II's allow only 3 settings. The treble can also be adjusted for each preset. If you live near a Bose store you can try them out..
I have profound hearing loss and wear some very old phonak aids. I know its only a matter of time when I have to upgrade. Is there an affordable option for me? Thanks.
Hi Idalia. Absolutely Not. Your son should be using either CROS hearing aids or a Bone Conduction Hearing Aid. This product would be virtually useless for him unless he wants to listen to music or phone calls in his right ear.
Hi! I’m a young adult who is completely deaf in my right ear. I got the BOSE headphones a few days ago and so far, I love them so much. Kind of sad to see that someone else said they would be useless for single-sided deaf people. The headphones can pick up sounds on my deaf side and behind me that I wouldn’t be able to hear normally, and I can hear them in my hearing ear. This is still a new product for me so I’m still learning a lot about them, but so far it has changed my life. I’m obviously not a professional so I’m just speaking from personal experience. There is also a single-sided deafness Facebook page that I am a member of that has many people who use the Hearphones the same way that I am.
Emma Throneburg Thanks a lot for the the info. And yes I'm in a group with people that have SSD and I think only one person didn't like them. I should give them a try hopefully my daughter would agree, she doesn't even wear her Phonak, but she's going to start HS in August and she thinks she doesn't need anything. It's been almost 6 months since she lost her hearing in the left side. Thanks again and best wishes for you!! ❤️
Idalia Miller Best of wishes for your daughter! If you give them a try I suggest going to a BOSE store and having her try them in the store. I think there is a 30 day trial after you buy them where you can return them if she doesn’t like them 😊
Hi, I have the same problem of total deafness in my left ear, I would like to know what the facebook you are referring to if you can give me your website, and also if I can contact you through email, watsapp etc so I can ask you questions. ..thank you very much
Hi Kate. Good question. It seems that the ear tips do not stop enough sound from leaking out for the required amount of amplification necessary to hit a moderate high-frequency hearing loss prescription. Different ear canal sizes and shapes may have a different outcome. Unfortunately, the Bose Hearphones do not have good feedback suppression for that amount of sound that leaks from my ears.
How does the Bluetooth connectivity compare to made-for-iPhone hearing aids? Are there any such hearing aids that do almost as well as (if not better than) the Bose with Bluetooth?
I am trying to choose a hearing aid and it must be able to stream podcasts from my iPhone. I have already returned the Kirkland Signature because of faulty Bluetooth connection. I get that none of the HAs will do as good a job as my Bose wireless earbuds, but is there a leader of the pack? Or, am I better off with a HA that has an accessory that streams Bluetooth? I imagine you must have had patients with this issue.
Hi Emma, I have the same problem of total deafness in my left ear, I would like to know what the facebook you are referring to if you can give me your website, and also if I can contact you through email, watsapp etc so I can ask you questions. ..thank you very much
What an amazing lecturer you are! I loved your enthusiasm and manner. MOST of all, I was so excited by your topic and coverage of it. The Hearphones sound simply awesome. Thank you *so* much for spending your valuable time to share with us.
My doctor says I have "Classic Industrial Hearing Loss". Highs and lows are ok, my mid tones are problematic. With earbuds in, I can hear a ton better than without, as it cancels some of the ambient noise. So, noise cancelling is not important when it comes to my hearing, but very important when it comes to the microphone. I tend to annoy every customer that calls, because its so loud in the background. I'm looking for advice on the best headset (2 ear), probably neckband, with noise cancelling microphone. I have actually spent the 500 on these Bose "Conversation Enhancing" units.....but they do little for background noise on the other side of the conversation.... Money isn't the issue. I can afford to spend what it takes. Any suggestions??i GO!
Hi Gary. The best shot that you have is to utilize hearing devices that have noise cancellation and the ability to reduce Low-Frequency sound (which is where most background noise resides). There are no good consumer electronic devices that do this.
@@DrCliffAuD I'm looking for a device that helps reduce my background noise for the person on the other side of my conversation. With earbuds in, I can hear well enough, even with 30 dollar units. So I am looking for a noise cancelling **microphone**.....if there is one available.
The only way to remove noise with a microphone is to use directional microphones. Otherwise, noise reduction is done by the processing capabilities of your device. Using hearing aids with directional microphones or a directional FM system like a Roger Pen are your best bets.
My hearing loss is due to missing phenomes while hearing. My ear doesn't hear parts of words so it's not volume, its particular freqs that need to be spiked with a high Q around several specific freqs. Perhaps thats everyone's problem, this is all new to me. How well will these, or any over over the counter product bring up the very narrow freqs where my loss occurs? I cant afford $5k yet with kids still at a home.
You are correct about your assumptions about missing certain sounds including phonemes. The missing information depends on the location of your hearing loss. In most individuals, it is the high-frequency that is lost which reduces clarity to speech. The Bose Hearphones would be better than nothing, but it typically depends on the specifics of your hearing loss, and they would not provide as much benefit as a custom programmed hearing aid, especially if you have a Moderate or worse hearing loss.
Hi Doc, I have mild to possibly moderate tinnitus; it's about 30-40% of my hearing depending on how loud my students are :P. I also have Bose QC35's and listen to music on them with the volume at around 50%. Is that safe? Also, would the hearphones benefit my tinnitus? I think my tinnitus is 'high frequency?', not sure if that's the term, as the sound is high pitched, too. Great review by the way. I actually got tinnitus listening to metal through headphones at full volume for many years so I don't expect and sympathy! haha. Thank you and have a wonderful day! Ciaran.
Hi Ciaran. I have never measured the Sound Pressure Level for QC35s at 50% volume. There is a chance that the intensity/duration of listening to music at that level could create a Noise Induced Hearing Loss. There is a chance that Hearphones could reduce your perception of tinnitus as long as you found the right mix of volume and high-frequency input. They would also be good to stream masking sound from an app on your phone (ie. Starkey Sound Relax).
@@DrCliffAuD Fantastic. I have mild hearing loss and I always carry headphones to listen to music or videos. I like that they resemble normal headphones and can be used as such
My need/issue is quite the opposite of hear loss, I hear too much. I have Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. As much as Bose dose make good noise canceling headphones, I would like to get ride of the over the ear headphone needs for that noise cancellation. As a result, I am hoping the Hearphones will allow me to accomplish substantial noise reduction with this earbud design.
Would this be a viable solution for cookie bite hearing loss? I hear everything very well, but have difficulty understanding voices in certain ranges and pitches, and dialogue while watching tv. Hearing aids drive me nuts as everything is amplified and I still struggle to follow conversations.
No. The Bose Hearphones can only increase either lows or highs, not mids alone. Your performance with hearing aids would depend on if they were fit and programmed properly.
If the Bose had seperate bass and treble controls they would work for you. Off topic but maybe help.If your TV has fancy new audio settings with seperate Bass and Treble adjustments, turn them both down to about twenty five %, or all the way off if necessary then tune the volume up. All modern steros are set up to do this and it's possible to run the TV sound through a stereo. If it's not a fancy new flat screen, a lot of TV's have a headphone jack output.
Hi Suzanne. I'm sorry to hear that. Is there something I can clarify for you? Sometimes the reviews can get detailed, but some of my other videos will hopefully make more sense.
I got a set last winter, pretty amazing. Don't look like hearing aids, amazing noise cancelling, works with your phone, setting the focus actually works in most situations for reducing distracting noises around you. I tried IQ Buds first and was disappointed with the charging and bluetooth connectivity. I don't have $6k to drop on hearing aids that don't solve my problems... I have too many friends with hearing aids that are left behind or whistling or need to be reprogrammed again and again... or the batteries are dead. You can try the Hearphones out at Bose Stores and they come with a 30 day (might be longer) trial period. Worth checking out to see if they work for you. Also they last at least 10 hours on a charge of active use. I have had times I forgot about them in my car for a month and they still had 90% or better charge on them. No buying batteries, just plug them in to charge like your cell phone.
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I have mild high-frequency hearing loss and am enjoying my hearphones so far. But, I have no idea how to tune them for my specific frequency deficit. Do I have to get an audiologist to do real ear measurement or is there some way for me to do that?
Unless you have REM equipment and training on how to do it properly, your best and most affordable way to measure the frequency response is to have an audiologist do it.
This unit is basically "throw away" after the battery dies. Bose tells me that the batteries are good for about 500 recharge cycles. Once the battery dies you have to buy a new unit. No provisions for battery replacement. This means you may need to replace the unit with a new one in less than 2 years if you use daily. Very sad - I LOVE these things.
What? I hope you are joking. If not, please give me some examples of "consumer electronics" (especially in the $500.00 price range) that are designed to be thrown away when the batteries have reached the end of their useful life. This is clearly an example of Planned obsolescence and Bose should be ashamed of themselves.
Apple was involved in Planned Obsolescence scandal over their phones. Garmin stopped creating updates for their GPS watches when they released a new model. Bose won't replace internal batteries for their Headphones or Hearphones. Ink Cartridge manufacturers will not re-fill old cartridges and try to prevent 3rd party companies from doing this. This type of stuff runs rampant it the consumer electronic space. So much so that I am confused with your confusion.
I am not the one confused here - you are. I asked you to give me examples of $500.00 price range items that are designed to be thrown away when the batteries die. Can you do that?
Big fail on the micro USB connector. I have had very poor experience with this type of connector. Why not use wireless? I can see this wearing out before a year or two.
Hi! I was wondering what I would ask an audiologist to do to help me fit my specific hearing loss? Is it as simple as just asking them to make them fit my hearing loss? Please advise! I've just got them and I'm spending my life adjusting them and would love a professional to do so - what would they usually charge for this?
Sorry Ronnie. I was only able to watch a few minutes of the long interview, but here is my takeaway. If someone receives benefit from the HearPhones and not hearing aids, then whoever programmed the hearing aids, did NOT know what they are doing. BOSE HearPhones are good, but come nowhere near the capabilities of properly fit and programmed hearing aids verified by Real Ear Measures.
Due to the fact that my right ear has mixed hearing loss now (otosclerosis started 5 years ago, on top of sensorineural HL), I can hear almost no speech, in that ear...especially in a noisy room. If you watch Anne Jones’ video, all the way through, she mentioned that, with her hearing aids, she also has great difficulty hearing speech in Noise. Even with my Bluetooth streamer and microphone, I have trouble with speech in noise. That’s because my little microphone (all PHONAK), is unidirectional. BOSE microphones are omnidirectional. Anne simply moves her head toward the person speaking. She turns on “front facing feature and she can hear that person clearly, with all background noise removed. This is demonstrated on the BOSE website, very clearly. BOSE posted videos, demonstrating this feature. It’s really remarkable. I wrote to Anne, asking her to describe her hearing loss, bilaterally (i.e., mild, moderate, severe). She said that she never asked her audiologist. I asked her to do so, so that I could compare. I’m a speech pathologist..thus I know the importance of knowing the severity of Anne’s HL. I am GUESSING THAT she has moderate to severe (bilaterally). My HL is probably worse, because of the mixed HL in my right ear. But, gee, if I could hear speech in Noise, even with the left ear doing most of the work, that would be great. My audiologist said that he cannot tweak my right hearing aid, anymore than he already has. Believe me, I’ve asked him. Can you please watch Anne’s video, all the way through and tell me your thoughts? I’d really appreciate it.
I'm wearing these Bose hearphones for the last 3 years, every day.
Best part: you don't need a "hearing professional". You control them with your smart phone, real easy. 500 bucks is a steal and independence from hearing aid quacks is just priceless. One full charge will last 9-10 hours....got myself a second set as a standby. Recharging is done in 90 minutes. God bless Bose !!
How does it do right now? Does the sound have any delay or no?
Hola. Podrías incluir preguntas y respuestas en español? Saludos
Translation for the Doc: Hi. Could you include questions and answers in Spanish? Cheers
Cliff- I watched this video and as a result I am in the first 3 hours of trying a pair of Hearphones. So far I am truly amazed at what $500 can do better than my $5,000 Phonaks.
My hearing is called moderately severe and I have been wearing aids for 8+ years and I am enthused about Bose so far. I was even able to fully hear and understand my wife at breakfast today.
First impressions are that Bose has done a very poor job of providing instructions and tutorials for setting up and using their Hearphones. I would speculate that a great number of people are returning theirs because they were unable to understand the process of using them. Furthermore at the moment I can only hear my cellphone calls but the callers cannot hear me...I'll keep working on that. Thanks for what you do, your videos are a great help and service to the "hard-of-hearing" community.
Hi Richard. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you are liking the Hearphones so much! They truly are a good option and for only $500, small issues are tolerable. It is odd that the person on the other end of the phone can't hear you, that feature worked fine for me.
@@DrCliffAuD Bose support is swapping out my set as defective, Microphone output non functional. After dinner in a crowded restaurant I was able to hear every word spoken at my table and background sound was certainly muted. Not as comfortable as my RIE aids, not even close, but I understood every word. Not the case normally. Nevertheless, I was happy to remove the Bose from my head and get back to in the ear aids.
Final note, I am returning the Hearphones because Bose could not make the Hear App (how you control the Hearphones) on my Android 9 (Pie) phone maintain communication with the Hearphones. I had to uninstall/reinstall the app daily or more frequently to re-connect it. One night I switched to forward focus listening at dinner with a crowded dining room and after dinner I was unable to switch back because the app couldn't connect to the Hearphones. I went home in focus mode. They also get a tad uncomfortable when wearing them full time. Too bad, I would have kept them because I liked the sound and quality of the bluetooth, which worked perfectly at all times regardless of the Hear app.
@@richardhaas349 Further follow up..Ultimately I purchased another Hearphones and I use them regularly. They are, without any doubt in my mind, superior to my "hearing aids": Hear much, much better in noisy groups of people all talking at once. Hear much, much better while riding in a car, no wind or road sounds. The app is working much better and I find them less uncomfortable than at first. I suggest that the earbuds are worn ON THE EAR, not in the ear, and turning off "Voice Prompts". Final tip, I found brand new, unopened, on ebay for very good price (no free returns though).
Have had my Hearphones for a year and are a great investment. I also thought Dr. Olson did a very good job of his review.
I had the Bose Hear for over one year and they are remarkable for watching TV. My right hearing is 15% less than my left side due to being in the service and the software allows me to adjust the left and right perfectly creating a near normal ability to hear the dialogue in TV movies particularly those broadcast in high definition for a 7 speaker surround system. I can even make out the dialogue in the Outlander series. As your video shows, the ability to change the quality of the surround in the Bose headsets is remarkeable.
Thank you, Dr. Cliff, for all of your truly helpful and informative videos. You are generous to invest significant time and knowledge with the viewer, which most often is likely someone seeking knowledge, who is extremely fortunate to be hearing and learning from a gifted and talented professional who conveys a passion for helping educate others. Bless you.
I bought them through Amazon. My $4,000 4 year old hearing aids are now in a drawer and I am now using the $499.00 Bose Hearphones almost exclusively. They work absolutely great for me. I have significant "cookie bite" hearing loss. Thanks for the tip! Unlike my old hearing aids, I am able to understand speech in noisy environments where my wife has trouble hearing (her hearing is fine). For music, they are terrific!!! Thanks for the tip. It was this video which inspired me to try them.
I've had them for a month now. I am impressed with how well they work directionally. I was in a crowded banquet room with a noisy crowd and I could all the people at my table for the first time. With my hearing aids I could hear people seated close to me, but not across the round banquet table. Outdoors however, the wind is quite loud and noticeable, since the microphones are more exposed than with my BTE hearing aids.
Do others wonder why you are wearing headphones when speaking with them like the issue raised in the video?
These will work without a phone connection. Once you set them up they will operate out side the range of the smartphone at the same settings. Very handy.
Not sure the term 'amplify' is accurate. The high end of my hearing is pretty wiped out from industrial noise and I'm sixty three. If someone is talking I can't understand them unless they are facing me. Ironically I am fairly well known as an audio engineer and radio producer.
I got some HEARPHONES for Xmas. I immediately noticed that the slider labeled Volume was actually compression. I believe the BASS/TREBLE slider EQs the signal first then sends it to the compressor, labeled VOLUME which increases the compression ratio to almost unheard of levels at the high end.
They have a 30 day tryout and I will probably keep them because I can hear wht people are saying, that's a big plus. The drawback is that compression increases the volume of soft sounds and decreases loud sound. Dialed into the levels where they do me some good everything in range is the same volume. I was watching TV, my daughter was typing on a laptop, I'm talking to my sister and someone is preparing food in the kitchen. Evrything is the same volume. But my brain was able sort it out. Right now I am upstairs, no background noise, and can hear my wife flicking a cigarette lighter downstairs.
This is a great evesdropping device BTW.
I’ve been wearing the Bose Hearphones everyday all day mostly while driving a truck and absolutely love them. I have total control over them and they last for about 12 hours with continuous use. They are great.
Shame they discontinued them
I tried them out and only returned them because I hear well enough to get by without them. But wow, what a nice design. The app is very intuitive.
Noise cancellation phones are great: they can keep the sound level in my ears low enough not to get 'hearing tiredness" while listening to music.
I have a high frequency hearing loss as well as tinnitus and actually use the Bose Hearphones as a complement to my hearing aids. When I am in a noisy environment (my old car, plane, reception with lots of people) the sound levels make my tinnitus worse: the beeping gets louder. Normal hearing aids don't do noise cancellation, they only amplify, making the noise worse. So when I am riding my noisy car (or am in other noisy situation), I use the Bose Hearphones: the car noise is decreased a lot and I made the settings so that I can still hear my wife well! Win-win!
I started using these 4 years ago. The 4 focus options were much better than the new Bose Hearing Aids. This option worked terrific in a loud restaurant!
Those focus options ALSO work in an unintended way. I found that while attending a seminar with just 50 people in a large auditorium that I could greatly reduce the reverb/echo effect of an empty hall! Great find! Also, music sounded very good. Noise cancelling worked exactly how I thought it should....terrific on an airplane. Phone calls and internet music worked fine. Unlike AirPods Pro, they do NOT fall out and the battery lasts twice as long! The EQ range is interesting and simple. You really cannot invoke a custom curve to match you hearing deficiency. They do not interfere with glasses or sunglasses. They do not interfere with masks we all wear now. The black-only color is/was unfortunate. The un-replaceable battery is bad. These do not hold up, or they were not built to? After the Bose Stores folded they discontinued the product. I tried to contact SOMEONE at Bose and I could only contact their rep in England. I had a hard time with his English accent. Emails to the Bose Health folks directly (and I had their direct email addresses) were NOT returned. I have now been through 3 sets and do not have a working set now.
have you found any other alternatives?
Thank you for this excellent presentation. I have a moderate hearing loss and have been using my original hearing aids situationally for more than 10 years. I have my wish list for replacement hearing aids, but the products being offered do not have the three key features that I want. First is active noise cancellation capability. Second is volume and on/off controls built in that are easy to use for my pudgy arthritic fingers. Lastly, I want to be able to program the response curve to suit different situations. Invisible and discrete are low on my list. I first heard of the Bose Hearphones a year ago, but could not get a demo in my part of the country. Now they are available and I am heading out this afternoon to get a demo. Your presentation helps me know what to look (and listen) for. Thanks so much.
Glad to help Jesse. If you have any other questions, let me know.
According to a Bose store manager I was chatting up about this product, there is a 30 day in home trial/return policy too. If it doesn't work for your hearing loss, just get your money back.
A 30 day return is pretty standard for hearing aids as well. You can also just get the Hearphones on Amazon and have a 30 day return period as well. Of course, their hope is that you get enough benefit to justify $500 since you have already been price anchored by more expensive hearing treatment.
@@DrCliffAuD I have several Bose products and have been very pleased with their quality. I have always purchased directly from a Bose store, and even though they have a 30 day return policy on all of their products, it has never been mentioned to me in a sales pitch. The manager was very upfront about this product not necessarily being for everyone, which impressed me. Your in depth review seems very much in line with the current limitations that the manager was alluding to.
The really nice thing about this style of hearing aid is you can’t easily loose them or step on them like you do individual hearing aids when they fall out; and they do fall out often for active people. Replacing a destroyed or loss individual hearing aid is unaffordable with the unreasonable ultra high markup.
I have 2 pairs. I don't know what they has inside, but make me hear better than the others hearing aids that I had in the pass. I spent thousands $$$$ in those hearing aids and lost my money.
Because of you and your videos, I'm on my way to get another pair of hearing aids.
Praying 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🙏🙏
I have Moderate hearing loss both sides, my Bernafon hearing aids don’t help much in noisy situations. But the Bose hearphones are great.
I purchased a second pair and I wear mine to play tennis no issues except my left ear canal is smaller than my right so even the small tips fall
Out of my hears at times. I was disappointed when Bose discontinued them, I think they submitted the hearphones design to FDA as a hearing Aid from what I read on FDA website. Thank You Dr. Clif for the great review, Helped me with more appropriately setting my headphone.
Good description. I have had my Hearphones for all of 2 days, so....
They are comfortable. They stay in well. I had to get used to the lightness in my ears after a long time of jamming plain earbuds into my ears and having them wiggle their way out every few minutes. Noise cancellation is fabulous. Directionality is way better than I thought it would be. I have not gone to a noisy restaurant yet, but I expect the combination of directionality and volume control to help A LOT. This is the main reason I got the Hearphones. Thumbs up so far. Oh, my little gripe is that I find the power button a bit hard to push. I’ll get better at it soon, I’m sure.
Dr. Cliff,
There is a headphone that you might be interested in knowing about. It is a wired headphone known as the Sony MDR-V6. It is an old model, dating back to about 1980 that is a studio monitor, and for my taste, they still outperform any other headphone ever made. I bought my first pair back then after searching for a good headset at a reasonable price ($79 back then). Unfortunately Sony just announced they are discontinuing them after a 40 year market success. But why such an old design? After reading a comprehensive review in a major Hi Fi magazine of the time, I bought the V6 and to me they are superior to any others ever made and still are. Why?
Sony knocked themselves out to get the frequency response almost perfectly flat from about 5Hz to 30,000Hz, and I don't mean just sort of flat. So, for human hearing at 16 to 20,000 Hz, they are even flatter yet, but that is only one of the kickers.
Back in the 80's, the reviews included transient "chirp" testing in which every 2-3 seconds the test device emitted a short burst of sound for about 5-10 cycles, and looked at the response from microphones placed in the ear pieces on an artificial head, and compared it to the original command on an oscilloscope. This was done on every head phone test at the time. The MDR-V6's reproduced an almost perfect response throughout the frequency range. This meant that the diaphragm and voice coil had to move from a stationary position and start oscillating to create the sound. Think of a Corvette and a one ton truck being in a drag race and the starter says "go!". Can they instantaneously get to full speed? No, it is impossible, but the 'Vette will certainly do it faster than the truck. So it is with the chirp test. The MDR-V6 could reach full volume of vibration in only 1-2 cycles into the 10 cycle test, even at the high frequencies, and then return to zero response as quickly. This is microsecond response to a chirp. So what?
A head set that has a flat response but a bad chirp response (the 1 ton truck) will sound like the source is far away, even if it is right next to you, in this case on your ears. For the MDR-V6, it sounds like you are in the middle of the band, about 2 feet from every instrument or vocalist, just where the mics are in the recording studio. You don't just hear the guitar playing, you also can clearly hear the zip of the player's fingers as they slide on the wire-wound strings every time he moves his hand. The drumming of a snare drum presents as distinctly clear clicks like they sound in person. Did you know that vocalists actually take breaths as they sing? You can hear it on this headset if the background is quiet enough. Since the frequency response is flat, there is NO coloration of the sound that I can detect, and you hear exactly what the recording engineer wants you to hear in the mix. Here we are 40 years later and I still use them, because I cannot find anything to compare at any price. These phones had been selling for about $90-$100 new on Amazon, but since the announcement, the price has shot up to $250-$300 from those who still have a stock, but you can find used ones for $85-$100 on Amazon and Ebay. The sensitivity is about 106 dB/milliwatt, and the ear pads are replaceable. A Sony look alike and almost as good and still available new, is the Sony MDR-7506 and the difference is slightly more sound coloring in this model. Physically they look the same, and these are in the $90-$100 range brand new.
I know this sounds like a sales pitch, and it is not, especially for a now discontinued item, but your video indicated the need for accuracy of sound, and your inability to trust the headset or earbuds to do that for a take home test set. Certainly with the MDR-V6, and perhaps with the MDR-7506 you might be able to do just that after a calibration test in your shop, and then trust the phone to produce the test sounds without any significant distortion, just the way you want them.
Marvin Campbell
I've had these for six months. The right earbud has crackling sounds for the past several weeks. Then, yesterday a work colleague complained about hearing crackling while on a phone call so the same problem is now affecting the microphone. I'm sorely disappointed in the quality.
Same it was the left for me and then it just went out completely.
Cliff you do an amazing job with your product evaluations and videos!
Thanks Ron!
I wear these but use only in my right ear because my hearing in that ear is better than the left. I have severe hearing deficiency in my left. My biggest complaints would be that the charge is not long enough. Instead of 9 hours of use, I believe 12 hours is more practical; I mean, who wants to stop and recharge your hearphones during the day?? As well, I have the ear canal size of a child and earbuds in any kind of hearing product stretches my ears which leads to discomfort and can fall out easily. Over all, I am satisfied.
I had Bose Hearphones and loved them. I only used them when i was in a group or noisy environment like a restaurant. By using the directional function I could more clearly hear the friends at my table.
I have mild hearing lose.
The big negative was that I lost them. While on my neck but not in use I believe that I lost them possibly when removing my jacket.
How were you able to set the frequency on the headphones ? Is there a bose app . How do these compare with the Behear Access headphone that you did a review on ? Whis is better : sound and adjustability ? Love your videos.
Thanks, Wayne
I really thank you for the excellent analysis of this product. It will not meet my needs for singing in chorus &
conversation enhancement, in an understated fashion. Thank you for pointing out it would be 2 yrs. before FDA
guidance on over the counter hearing aides & need for audiologist adjustment. I also agree Bose is excellent. I own many of their products.
As a retired RN, may I ask if you have a neck enlargement to right midline neck or just computer enhancement?
Jeanne
Hi Jeanne. Thanks for your comments. In regards to the "neck enlargement", I have scoliosis which is likely the cause of said enlargement.
Sold. Been using LG blue tooth for years. Same look. Easy transition for me.
I would love to see a comparison between the Bose Hearphones and BeHear Now. They appear to be very similar.
I have prescribed hearing aids which should give me the sound quality I'm looking for but they don't. Every thing I hear sounds as though people are talking through a tin can. This is unacceptable to me. When I wear traditional headphones, like Bose, the sound quality is awesome. Why can't quality hearing aids provide that kind of sound. How would you rate the Bose Hear Phones with regard to incoming sound quality.
Hi Aljoseph. There a probably a few things here. 1. Hearing aids need to be programmed correctly to get the best sound quality. 2. You likely need more high-frequency than Bose hearphones are giving you, you just need to adapt to some of that sound to some degree. 3. Bose always has good sound quality.
Thanks for the reply. I didn’t mean to imply I have Bose Hear Phones, because I don’t. I was merely trying to say the sound quality of Bose regular headphones are far superior to the sound quality of my $6000 hearing aids and was wondering why an expensive hearing aid has much lesser sound quality than moderately priced headphones.
It's easy to provide excellent sound quality when you are just listening to a direct audio source. You are comparing apples to oranges. Hearing aids need to function in a variety of simple and complex environments where there are multiple sound inputs. However, the sound quality of hearing devices depends largely on how well they are programmed.
Dr. Cliff - thank you for your thorough reviews! I have moderate hearing loss in high frequencies and have owned the Bose Hearphones for a year and think they're great for watching TV, noisy restaurants, and phone calls - I love the ability to focus sounds in front of me. Amplified silverware noise is annoying but the overall improvement is excellent. A question for you - would I get much benefit from spending $5000 on a hearing aid over the Bose in a restaurant environment? It's the most challenging. thank you
It depends on how they are fit and programmed.
@@DrCliffAuD I've really figured out all the Bose App adjustments - left/right balance, world vol, treble, front focus and they fit well in my ear. For the $5000 professional aids, I would assume a professional fitting/adjustment - so would they be only marginally better? I don't find much lacking in the Bose for sound quality (clarity) and noise reduction
Thank you. Allow me to commend you on a very concise, informative, and professionally delivered presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Tried them out but the feedback was extreme and haven't found a way to address that issue. I didn't find them very customisable. For regular use though like listening to music - the sound is great.
Excellent review and overview of the product. One suggestion would be to explain where the microphone is and how the hearphones are picking up conversation. I understand how the Bluetooth connectivity works but I don't know where the microphones are on the product and how well they work and where they're placed on the product. Again, excellent overview and review of the product. Extremely helpful that you are a professional giving affair and excellent review for the general consumer. Thanks so much.
When using the Bose hearphones how do I know how many decibels my ear is experiencing? I worry about having the total volume too loud.( Volume of the TV plus amplification by the device).
Hey Cliff. Great review and thanks! I wanted to clarify though that basically, all omnidirectional microphones respond in the same manner for the caller on the other end who is receiving all the background noise during a call. This would be an issue with basically any earbud or headphone microphone during a call and not just an issue for Bose. Not sure of any company able to tackle that issue yet.
True. Thanks Grant.
Bose QC20 wired noise cancelling earbuds has tackled it. Recently Jabra Elite 65e also has tackled it.
Thanks for the review. It would be great if you could also review the BeHear Now headphones which seem similar to the Bose Hearphones, but at half the price.
I really appreciate your reviews. My dad has been a hearing instrument specialist for 50 years. I have worked in the wireless (cellphone) industry since college. I am very interested to see what will happen when companies like Apple, Samsung and Bose who normally have much more of a focus on R&D (and very large budgets) than traditional hearing aid manufacturers will affect the hearing industry over the next several years.
It will be interesting how much R&D they will put into acoustics. Even Bose doesn't have as much R&D into hearing aid engineering as the major players in the hearing aid game. Of course, they could change course and hire engineers away from the major six hearing aid manufacturers to get a jump start on hearing aid development.
I had the Bose Hear for over one year and they are remarkable for watching TV. My right hearing is 15% less than my left side due to being in the service and the software allows me to adjust the left and right perfectly creating a near normal ability to hear the dialogue in TV movies particularly those broadcast in high definition for a 7 speaker surround system. I can even make out the dialogue in the Outlander series. As your video shows, the ability to change the quality of the surround in the Bose headsets is remarkeable.
I am considering these - I have mild loss (not formally tested) and doc agrees I can find an OTC to use. I will want to use these for watching TV, but mostly at work. At work I will need them for meetings and conference calls using my PC, Skype, etc... I can use either cell or desk phone to call into meetings. Questions - can I use this product with my laptop computer or must it be connected to a cell phone? Can I connect it to numerous devices (not at once) like 2 cells, etc? I host meetings so not only do I have to hear well, I also need to be able to have 8-15 others hear me well in conference calls. Is this right or maybe something else? Just starting this journey.
Thank you Dr. Cliff for the video. I had a chance to try these out and while they did work great for my situation, the feedback from my own voice was annoying. The only time I would really like to use this is while watching TV. The speakers on newer TVs are bad and in the back with no forward firing sound. Works for my wife, but annoying for me. Do you think wearing one of the buds would be effective in balancing the sound from the TV while trying to minimize my own voice feedback while talking?
If you are watching TV, why does it matter if you experience the occlusion effect?
Could you use the Hearphones for singing allowing yourself to hear both your voice and Bluetoothed- in music?
So, it has a microphone?
Just curious, what is world sound?
i love this product but does not stick inside my ear cnnal....is there sny solution for it.....please help!!!
I like your reviews very much and I learned a lot from them. I would really like if you could compare the Bose Hearphones to the iQbuds Boost. Which one would you like better.
Thank you for the great review. I would love to know what you think (review ideas..) of using the Apple AirPods as a hearing aid. My understanding is that you place your phone (microphone end) in the direction of where you want to hear. Your AirPods (in your ear) then amplify noise on the phone microphone.
So pissed. I had my first one for 2 years and then they broke and took them back to Best Buy in August of 2020 and then in September they discontinued them. Come November 3rd 2020 and the left ear bud stops working. I can only get my money back because of Geek Squad warranty.
I mean are these mainly for people with hearing loss or multi use?
Primarily hearing loss from what I can see.
Very interesting! Thanks! I have severe hearing loss in my left ear and moderate in my right. Am I correct that there is no control for individual ears? You showed trying to match a representative curve. The curves for my ears are quite different from one another. Thanks.
Yes, you are correct. I presume you have been evaluated by a physician due to your asymmetrical hearing loss to rule out a tumor.
@@DrCliffAuD Yes, I have. A friend just bought some hearphones and thought they would work for me, but from what I can tell, that's not the case. Thanks for the confirmation.
Can these be used in a movie or a live play? Is there a microphone that picks up sound, or only Bluetooth?
Hi Dr. Cliff, not sure if you will be able to compare (if you remember or can compare) but I hope so. I am thinking to get either the IQBuds or the Bose Hearphones for my mum for Christmas, which would you say do a better job?
I've read all the comments below and still not sure these are applicable for me (sorry if I'm dense). I have the common problem of fall off beginning at 1KHz (30db) such that at 2KHz-8KHz my hearing threshold is in the 60-70db range. Your examples were for loss that is fairly linear across frequencies. I currently wear Phonak Brio's and have a terrible time conversing with my wife (a soft, high-pitched voice) or understanding television dialogue (sometimes even with the volume way up; I suspect that is strongly affected by source audio quality). If the Hearphones could compensate where my Brio's fail miserably, that would be fantastic. But I'm not sure after your review. Comments? Thanks in advance, and a great video series!
Hey Dennis, have you had Real Ear Measurement performed on your hearing aids? It could just be that your devices are not programmed properly. A 60-70 dB HL hearing loss shouldn't be that difficult to treat unless you have a really bad Word Recognition Score.
@@DrCliffAuD Thanks very much for the quick and very helpful reply. I have just watched all your videos re REM (and subscribed to your excellent channel). No, I have not had a REM. My HA's were fitted 3 years ago at Costco; tomorrow I have a follow-up appt (my first re-test there) so I will discuss REM with her then. I saw my ENT's audiologist just last week; her audiogram for me was close to Costco's except for a decline in my Speech Discrimination Score. My word scores 3 years ago were 72/84 and recently about 65; however, she indicated that score can vary, so I will pay extra attention to compare that as well when I am tested tomorrow at Costco (what is a "really bad" score?) Btw, I have watched your Costco video; the technician I'm seeing is very experienced and wears aids herself. I suspect that my aids may have been purposely under-amplified because I was a first-time user, as IIRC you indicated in your vid, is sometimes done. Tomorrow will be very interesting. Thank you again for your reply.
Great video! I'm thinking about buying my mother a set but I'm not sure if these would help her. Do you know if they would work for someone with hearing loss due to Meniere's Disease? Her left ear is alright but her right ear is pretty bad and she has trouble hearing low sounds.
Are these overall better for music and listening to phone calls? I don't have hearing loss but I also love Bose headphones?? Are they worth the money over the regular qc30 quietcontrols?
Only if you have a hearing loss.
Thanks for the response!! Enjoyed your videos and keep up the great work..
Nice to have a good audiologist explain all that , I just found these and Im trying them out , didn't know they existed till today, so far I like them and so does my wife . I subscribed to your channel to learn more about what you do so I can serve my patients better , thanks for a very educational review . You are excellent speaker and I could listen to you lecture all day long , you have a gift
Thank you Dr Cliff, another so very informative and helpful review. Remarkable to see the REMs lining up, with the Bose Vol, Bass/treble being the only very basic adjustments available. Really looking forward to Bose’ next move after the FDA approval. Did you find the frequency response via Hearphone mics to be full range? Because at the moment I cannot find a hearing aid that has any useful function above 8Khz, a feature very important to me. (Normal hearing up to 2Khz, to mod/severe loss at 8K, recovering slightly above that) Thank you again for your valuable work. Greetings from UK.
Hi JP. Thanks for the comment. I'm looking forward to evaluating the capabilities of the Bose hearing aids as well. The Hearphones and the Bose hearing aids will likely have the same limitations as all hearing aids in their lack of ability to amplify significantly above 6 kHz.
Since caller on the other end of phone cannot hear properly over bluetooth,any one tried over the ear head phones(connected to cellphone via 3.5mm jack or bluetooth) on top of Bose Hearphones
Hi Dr.Cliff, I am an audiologist from India. It was quite useful video. sadly this product is not available in India
Sorry to hear that they are not available.
Dr. Cliff Olson makes it more difficult than it is. Download the app, pair with Bluetooth and you are good. Easy as pie.
Great review. I am still waiting for IQbuds Boost review. Any idea when this can happen??
Marcin Wojcik, David should be sending me a set in a week or two. Usually takes me a month to do a detailed review, but it will be my top priority.
Perfect timing. Looks like I will be getting my very own pair in the next two months :) Thank you!!
Would love to know your thoughts on these vs iq buds. I'm guessing from both reviews you love these more
Hi guys, is this the same as the qc30? they look the same but I'm not sure...
I would like to know your thoughts if Bose Hearphone’s would work for me. I have Meniere’s, and have fluctuating hearing loss and tinnitus in my left ear, and when it does “hear” sounds are distorted, and my right ear has a problem sorting it out. In noisy places, conversation is difficult unless someone is talking directly into my good right ear. In a group this is very difficult (I do a lot of nodding and smiling and haven't a clue what they are talking about!). I often use wireless headphones with volume control for the TV if I want to catch all the dialogue, but the left side on my headphones must be shut off completely, so sound is only concentrated into my right ear. I also have a hard
time catching all the dialogue in the movie theatre, due to left ear distortion
and reverberation. Will Bose Hearphones work in the movie theatre too? Obviously, for me, even these would have to have the volume on the left side shut off, as I can only use the right side. So would these Hearphones be worth it to me? As you know there is no conventional hearing aid that will help me while my ear fluctuates from constantly hearing nothing to hearing distorted sounds at different levels. I would appreciate your help. Thank you.
I Although have Meniere’s, in my left ear so please if it work for you just inform me.
Are the BOSE Hearphones eligible for rebate from Blue Cross Blue Shield ?
Need to know what over the counter alternatives there are to hearphones today in august 2020. I love my hearphones but they are way too bulky given the plethora of buds out there now that do not have the obnoxious neck thing. Bose doesnt seem to have anything in development
I’ve been looking into the IQbuds2 MAX. Same price point, seems to potentially do the same thing plus some extra features, and they are just the ear buds without a bulky collar. He did a review on them recently, I think.
I have a question i was diagnosed with tinnitus I'm completely deaf in my left ear and can barely hear on my right. By barely i mean i can't hear a person talking in front of me but i can hear clearly on my phone. So i researched and seen that all phones have a noise reduction function. I thought of buying noise reduced bluetooth headphones because the fact that i can still hear on my phone makes me curious.
Let me add to that it's like i can on hear a person barely if it's quiet around and they speak loudly and get very close almost kissing my ear close. So I'm still able to hear on the phone clearly.
You need to get a hearing test. The likely reason you can hear on your phone and not in person is that you have the phone volume increased to a level that makes speech components audible.
Thiese are now discontinued. I had purchased this for my sis 4 years ago. But the battery no longer charges and Bose offers no support/replacement. Any alternatives I can purchase 4 years later? It worked well for SSD suffers.
The BeHear Access seems pretty similar.
Excellent information - thank you
Can this can be used by people who do not have hearing loss?
If like me you came here looking for good ANC earbuds with noise cancelling microphone so that you can have a good clean phone call while sitting in a noisy cafe or walking on the street, these will not do the job.
For that, go for the Bose QC20 wired noise cancelling earbuds. Recently Jabra Elite 65e wireless also has tackled it. That said, the Jabra has the worst ANC of all. Great for the guy on the other end of your phone call, but noisy as hell for you, the wearer.
Thank you for your videos. I Have Single Sided Deafness, So do you think Bose Hearphone will be helpful in my case? can It transfer the voice from one side to the other side?
The Bose Hearphones will not act like a CROS tranmitter. Therefore, it would not be a good option for SSD.
@@DrCliffAuD thanks alot for your reply
eng mahmoud thanks for asking that! I was wondering about that too.
Second review idea. Bose noise-masking SleepBuds for "off label" treatment for Misophonia? I am hearing reports that this $249 device can work (mask trigger noises). Designed for sleep, they inject one of 10 background sounds (plane engine, campfire, waterfall, etc). I wonder if these work nearly as well as the super expensive professional hearing aid type devices used for tinnitus and off-label for Misophonia (play sound in ear to settle the "lizard brain" fight or flight response).
Misophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable give the circumstance. Those who have misoponia might describe it as when a sound “drives you crazy.” Their reactions can range from anger and annoyance to panic and the need to flee.
I cannot sit at the dinner table with my family. Misophonia is awful and leads to tension with family and isolation. Maybe Bose has an answer (and doesn't know or market it).
There is treatment for misophonia. I provide a treatment program in Texas,
So pretty much a qc30 that allows user to amplify background noise ey?
You are forgetting the smartphone app. This allows you to create a list of presets for various situations. For example there are 3 settings for what direction you prefer to amplify. In the kitchen talking with my kid I don't want to her periphery noise (like that dishwasher behind me). Outside I might want to hear all around. They have a setting for direction. World sounds can be dialed in on a scale of 1 to 100. My QC 35 II's allow only 3 settings. The treble can also be adjusted for each preset. If you live near a Bose store you can try them out..
Why do you clip the frequencies in your soundtrack? Is that intentional?
I have profound hearing loss and wear some very old phonak aids. I know its only a matter of time when I have to upgrade. Is there an affordable option for me? Thanks.
There are always affordable options. Check out the www.HearingTracker.com Local Deals Finder.
Hello Doc. Are these good for single sided deafness my 13 year old daughter has left ear severe and right is normal hearing. Thank you!! :)
Hi Idalia. Absolutely Not. Your son should be using either CROS hearing aids or a Bone Conduction Hearing Aid. This product would be virtually useless for him unless he wants to listen to music or phone calls in his right ear.
Hi! I’m a young adult who is completely deaf in my right ear. I got the BOSE headphones a few days ago and so far, I love them so much. Kind of sad to see that someone else said they would be useless for single-sided deaf people. The headphones can pick up sounds on my deaf side and behind me that I wouldn’t be able to hear normally, and I can hear them in my hearing ear. This is still a new product for me so I’m still learning a lot about them, but so far it has changed my life. I’m obviously not a professional so I’m just speaking from personal experience. There is also a single-sided deafness Facebook page that I am a member of that has many people who use the Hearphones the same way that I am.
Emma Throneburg Thanks a lot for the the info. And yes I'm in a group with people that have SSD and I think only one person didn't like them. I should give them a try hopefully my daughter would agree, she doesn't even wear her Phonak, but she's going to start HS in August and she thinks she doesn't need anything. It's been almost 6 months since she lost her hearing in the left side. Thanks again and best wishes for you!! ❤️
Idalia Miller Best of wishes for your daughter! If you give them a try I suggest going to a BOSE store and having her try them in the store. I think there is a 30 day trial after you buy them where you can return them if she doesn’t like them 😊
Hi, I have the same problem of total deafness in my left ear, I would like to know what the facebook you are referring to if you can give me your website, and also if I can contact you through email, watsapp etc so I can ask you questions. ..thank you very much
I would like to know if you can use them for music. Are they as good for music as other in ear earphones are?
Probably better than most earphones.
@@DrCliffAuD wow! thank you for answering!
Don't know why that product is not available in Europe yet.... I want them!
so, the video implies that the feedback for a person with a moderate high-frequency hearing loss is not avoidable, right?
Hi Kate. Good question. It seems that the ear tips do not stop enough sound from leaking out for the required amount of amplification necessary to hit a moderate high-frequency hearing loss prescription. Different ear canal sizes and shapes may have a different outcome. Unfortunately, the Bose Hearphones do not have good feedback suppression for that amount of sound that leaks from my ears.
How does the Bluetooth connectivity compare to made-for-iPhone hearing aids? Are there any such hearing aids that do almost as well as (if not better than) the Bose with Bluetooth?
Based on my experience, I feel the Bluetooth has a stronger connection with the BOSE Hearphones.
I am trying to choose a hearing aid and it must be able to stream podcasts from my iPhone. I have already returned the Kirkland Signature because of faulty Bluetooth connection. I get that none of the HAs will do as good a job as my Bose wireless earbuds, but is there a leader of the pack? Or, am I better off with a HA that has an accessory that streams Bluetooth? I imagine you must have had patients with this issue.
You will always get cleaner sound when it is direct. I would recommend ReSound based on my experience.
Hi Emma, I have the same problem of total deafness in my left ear, I would like to know what the facebook you are referring to if you can give me your website, and also if I can contact you through email, watsapp etc so I can ask you questions. ..thank you very much
What an amazing lecturer you are! I loved your enthusiasm and manner. MOST of all, I was so excited by your topic and coverage of it. The Hearphones sound simply awesome. Thank you *so* much for spending your valuable time to share with us.
My pleasure Eben!
My doctor says I have "Classic Industrial Hearing Loss". Highs and lows are ok, my mid tones are problematic.
With earbuds in, I can hear a ton better than without, as it cancels some of the ambient noise. So, noise cancelling is not important when it comes to my hearing, but very important when it comes to the microphone. I tend to annoy every customer that calls, because its so loud in the background.
I'm looking for advice on the best headset (2 ear), probably neckband, with noise cancelling microphone.
I have actually spent the 500 on these Bose "Conversation Enhancing" units.....but they do little for background noise on the other side of the conversation....
Money isn't the issue. I can afford to spend what it takes. Any suggestions??i
GO!
Hi Gary. The best shot that you have is to utilize hearing devices that have noise cancellation and the ability to reduce Low-Frequency sound (which is where most background noise resides). There are no good consumer electronic devices that do this.
@@DrCliffAuD I'm looking for a device that helps reduce my background noise for the person on the other side of my conversation. With earbuds in, I can hear well enough, even with 30 dollar units. So I am looking for a noise cancelling **microphone**.....if there is one available.
The only way to remove noise with a microphone is to use directional microphones. Otherwise, noise reduction is done by the processing capabilities of your device. Using hearing aids with directional microphones or a directional FM system like a Roger Pen are your best bets.
Am I missing something or is there an adjustment to provide more amplification in only one ear?
you can adjust the left / right volume to balance the hearing, like the radio in a car
My hearing loss is due to missing phenomes while hearing. My ear doesn't hear parts of words so it's not volume, its particular freqs that need to be spiked with a high Q around several specific freqs. Perhaps thats everyone's problem, this is all new to me. How well will these, or any over over the counter product bring up the very narrow freqs where my loss occurs? I cant afford $5k yet with kids still at a home.
You are correct about your assumptions about missing certain sounds including phonemes. The missing information depends on the location of your hearing loss. In most individuals, it is the high-frequency that is lost which reduces clarity to speech. The Bose Hearphones would be better than nothing, but it typically depends on the specifics of your hearing loss, and they would not provide as much benefit as a custom programmed hearing aid, especially if you have a Moderate or worse hearing loss.
Hi Doc,
I have mild to possibly moderate tinnitus; it's about 30-40% of my hearing depending on how loud my students are :P. I also have Bose QC35's and listen to music on them with the volume at around 50%. Is that safe? Also, would the hearphones benefit my tinnitus? I think my tinnitus is 'high frequency?', not sure if that's the term, as the sound is high pitched, too.
Great review by the way.
I actually got tinnitus listening to metal through headphones at full volume for many years so I don't expect and sympathy! haha.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Ciaran.
Hi Ciaran. I have never measured the Sound Pressure Level for QC35s at 50% volume. There is a chance that the intensity/duration of listening to music at that level could create a Noise Induced Hearing Loss. There is a chance that Hearphones could reduce your perception of tinnitus as long as you found the right mix of volume and high-frequency input. They would also be good to stream masking sound from an app on your phone (ie. Starkey Sound Relax).
Can you purchase the programming software to program these Bose headphones ?
No, it's app based
@@DrCliffAuD Fantastic. I have mild hearing loss and I always carry headphones to listen to music or videos. I like that they resemble normal headphones and can be used as such
Do you have advice for people who need to wear over-the-ear headphones at work who deal with feedback? Why does this happen?
It reflects sound leaking out of your ears back through the microphones of the hearing aids which causes feedback.
My need/issue is quite the opposite of hear loss, I hear too much. I have Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. As much as Bose dose make good noise canceling headphones, I would like to get ride of the over the ear headphone needs for that noise cancellation. As a result, I am hoping the Hearphones will allow me to accomplish substantial noise reduction with this earbud design.
You may have success with these.
What device were you using to create these measurements?
I prefer the Otometrics Aurical PMM.
Wow! Excellent eval, thanks!!
Thanks Michael!
Would this be a viable solution for cookie bite hearing loss? I hear everything very well, but have difficulty understanding voices in certain ranges and pitches, and dialogue while watching tv. Hearing aids drive me nuts as everything is amplified and I still struggle to follow conversations.
No. The Bose Hearphones can only increase either lows or highs, not mids alone. Your performance with hearing aids would depend on if they were fit and programmed properly.
Thanks for answering! Would you consider doing a video sometime on the
challenges of mid frequency hearing loss?
Thanks for answering! Would you consider doing a video sometime on the
challenges of mid frequency hearing loss?
Thanks for answering! Would you consider doing a video sometime on the
challenges of mid frequency hearing loss?
If the Bose had seperate bass and treble controls they would work for you.
Off topic but maybe help.If your TV has fancy new audio settings with seperate Bass and Treble adjustments, turn them both down to about twenty five %, or all the way off if necessary then tune the volume up. All modern steros are set up to do this and it's possible to run the TV sound through a stereo. If it's not a fancy new flat screen, a lot of TV's have a headphone jack output.
too hard to comprehend . All I know is I paid six grand for hearing aids and they stink.
Hi Suzanne. I'm sorry to hear that. Is there something I can clarify for you? Sometimes the reviews can get detailed, but some of my other videos will hopefully make more sense.
I got a set last winter, pretty amazing. Don't look like hearing aids, amazing noise cancelling, works with your phone, setting the focus actually works in most situations for reducing distracting noises around you. I tried IQ Buds first and was disappointed with the charging and bluetooth connectivity. I don't have $6k to drop on hearing aids that don't solve my problems... I have too many friends with hearing aids that are left behind or whistling or need to be reprogrammed again and again... or the batteries are dead. You can try the Hearphones out at Bose Stores and they come with a 30 day (might be longer) trial period. Worth checking out to see if they work for you. Also they last at least 10 hours on a charge of active use. I have had times I forgot about them in my car for a month and they still had 90% or better charge on them. No buying batteries, just plug them in to charge like your cell phone.
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Do the Bose Hearphones support induction loops?
No.
i got the quiet comfort 30 and i love it a lot, soooo quiet, like sooooooooooooooo quiet. active noise canceling is the best!
Yes! ANC is the best!
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I have mild high-frequency hearing loss and am enjoying my hearphones so far. But, I have no idea how to tune them for my specific frequency deficit. Do I have to get an audiologist to do real ear measurement or is there some way for me to do that?
Unless you have REM equipment and training on how to do it properly, your best and most affordable way to measure the frequency response is to have an audiologist do it.
After much bickering, they sent me a new set. Hope they last longer than the first set.
thank you for the review, wonder if they work with tinnitus
There is a chance. If you replace sound your brain is missing, the mechanism of tinnitus could be masked.
Is this suitable for severe hearing loss..
Please restate question. Your original question makes no sense.
Doctor Cliff, AuD edited
No, the BOSE Hearphones are not capable of providing enough amplification to meet a severe hearing loss prescription.
This unit is basically "throw away" after the battery dies. Bose tells me that the batteries are good for about 500 recharge cycles. Once the battery dies you have to buy a new unit. No provisions for battery replacement. This means you may need to replace the unit with a new one in less than 2 years if you use daily. Very sad - I LOVE these things.
Typical for consumer electronics.
What? I hope you are joking. If not, please give me some examples of "consumer electronics" (especially in the $500.00 price range) that are designed to be thrown away when the batteries have reached the end of their useful life. This is clearly an example of Planned obsolescence and Bose should be ashamed of themselves.
Apple was involved in Planned Obsolescence scandal over their phones. Garmin stopped creating updates for their GPS watches when they released a new model. Bose won't replace internal batteries for their Headphones or Hearphones. Ink Cartridge manufacturers will not re-fill old cartridges and try to prevent 3rd party companies from doing this. This type of stuff runs rampant it the consumer electronic space. So much so that I am confused with your confusion.
I am not the one confused here - you are. I asked you to give me examples of $500.00 price range items that are designed to be thrown away when the batteries die. Can you do that?
Big fail on the micro USB connector. I have had very poor experience with this type of connector. Why not use wireless? I can see this wearing out before a year or two.
Trying to keep costs down I guess.
I'm wearing them for 3 years now with no problems at all. Excellent product.
Wearing one now sad i can’t get one
Hi! I was wondering what I would ask an audiologist to do to help me fit my specific hearing loss? Is it as simple as just asking them to make them fit my hearing loss? Please advise! I've just got them and I'm spending my life adjusting them and would love a professional to do so - what would they usually charge for this?
Excellent review, thank you! Can you add a video about hyperacusis?
A lot of us would of been millionaires if we knew how to make these things. I thought of this exact thing today, and someone told me about these.
Please watch Anne Jones / Dana Ross youtube review of Bose Hearphones...I'm wondering what you think. Anne seems to love the device. Your thoughts?
Sorry Ronnie. I was only able to watch a few minutes of the long interview, but here is my takeaway. If someone receives benefit from the HearPhones and not hearing aids, then whoever programmed the hearing aids, did NOT know what they are doing. BOSE HearPhones are good, but come nowhere near the capabilities of properly fit and programmed hearing aids verified by Real Ear Measures.
Due to the fact that my right ear has mixed hearing loss now (otosclerosis started 5 years ago, on top of sensorineural HL), I can hear almost no speech, in that ear...especially in a noisy room. If you watch Anne Jones’ video, all the way through, she mentioned that, with her hearing aids, she also has great difficulty hearing speech in Noise. Even with my Bluetooth streamer and microphone, I have trouble with speech in noise. That’s because my little microphone (all PHONAK), is unidirectional. BOSE microphones are omnidirectional. Anne simply moves her head toward the person speaking. She turns on “front facing feature and she can hear that person clearly, with all background noise removed. This is demonstrated on the BOSE website, very clearly. BOSE posted videos, demonstrating this feature. It’s really remarkable. I wrote to Anne, asking her to describe her hearing loss, bilaterally (i.e., mild, moderate, severe). She said that she never asked her audiologist. I asked her to do so, so that I could compare. I’m a speech pathologist..thus I know the importance of knowing the severity of Anne’s HL. I am GUESSING THAT she has moderate to severe (bilaterally). My HL is probably worse, because of the mixed HL in my right ear. But, gee, if I could hear speech in Noise, even with the left ear doing most of the work, that would be great. My audiologist said that he cannot tweak my right hearing aid, anymore than he already has. Believe me, I’ve asked him. Can you please watch Anne’s video, all the way through and tell me your thoughts? I’d really appreciate it.