I went for probably 10 years needing hearing aids and now have had hearing aids for almost 20 years. I’m realizing that I have actually forgotten what so called normal hearing is, or was. I wonder if I expect the hearing aids to give me better hearing than what is normal? Hard to tell. I appreciate what you all do, it’s got to be so tough as hearing is so subjective. BTW, I’m a USAF veteran and I’m on my 3rd set of Phonak devices. My VA Audiologist is awesome and does follow the best practices like you recommend. I have the Roger & the TV connector. To be honest, the mute option is one my favorite things. When streaming on my iPhone, using the TV Connector, or mowing the grass, it’s great, all background noise is gone!. I have severe loss, so when I go to mute, it’s like I cut out 75% of the noise. If there is any upside to hearing loss this would be it🤠Thank you and appreciate your videos. Al Spencer
The other issue is that many insurance companies will not cover anything related to hearing loss, which puts patients in a bind. Do they resort to paying out of pocket, ignore their hearing loss and try to get by, or use Medicare if they qualify? Why is hearing loss different from other medical issues, such as needing glasses or having a tumor? Hearing loss directly affects quality of life, not just physical, either but mental as well. Other countries, such as the UK and Sweden, have universal healthcare and cover hearing, and the providers are not losing out either. They make a profit. Quality care for hearing contributes to less need for other health issues, such as Alzheimer's and dementia, and visits to the ENT for sinus problems, saving the patient and the provider in the long run. The goal should be to increase your quality of life, not profit to the detriment of the patients they are supposed to serve.
Great point. It clearly is a disability and I cannot properly function without them. It sad that it is not barely covered through government plans. And health plans are not always sufficient enough to cover the costs. 🇨🇦
When I’m watching a video on my iPhone with my single hearing aid, I’d like the speaker to work and the audio to be streamed into the hearing aid at the same time. Or be able to have one standard AirPod and the other to be a hearing aid
Yes, I agree with cliff here on mems speaker. The higher and the lower frequencies we get, the better the speech clarification we will get in the noisy situation. The sooner any hearing aid company use this, that company is going to be number one for a long time in terms of satisfaction
If you're annoyed with 10 bands, imagine how annoying it is to the customer to have only 3. My phone has 10, my home stereo has 16. I think I can be trusted with more than 3.
This isn't a hearing aid feature but a Ear Mold improvement: I been having issues with Phonak Silicone ear molds. I spent over $300 within 2 years and had over 20 remakes. I have tried Skelton and Canal Lock's and I tend to like Skelton's. However I been using Power P1 5.0 receiver so it is so uncomfortable. So Phonak made a ear mold that's made for comfort However, I get so much feedback. So now my new Hearing Instrument specialist has ordered a Acrylic Full Shell Ear Mold with the 1P Power Receiver built into the ear mold. I'm hoping it is more comfortable than Silicone. I wish Phonak would upgrade their Silicone ear molds to a "softer" material but would hold the receiver into place.
wanted to share my professional opinion with you about earmolds- I love Phonak acrylic molds & you may find it to be MORE comfortable than silicone, believe it or not. I have been fitting Phonak for over 12 years and have always been a strong proponent for earmolds vs. domes for a customized fit; I exclusively offer acrylic earmolds for my patient's at our clinic- I know what your thinking, but they fit great and so durable-they last forever! Phonak has the most advanced digital imaging lab in my opinion & they do a phenomenal job making the acrylic earpiece COMFORTABLE with waaay less feedback! I'm not a fan of full shell molds- I choose CANAL molds for most of my patients because they are very invisible & honestly, there is almost NO NEED for full shell if the canal is made to fit correctly--and bonus, your specialist should tell you that you will have a 90 day remake warranty and can change back to silicone if you need to, but I have noticed almost 100% satisfaction with acrylic molds....who knew! GOOD LUCK TO YOU TAYLOR!
Let's admit that remote mics can work great and do magic with good HI's. But they are very expensive and only work when the noise is not surrounding the mic. I find my Roger iN, Roger Pen and Oticon mics useless in noisy areas like a restaurant. High background noise still needs ANC (active noise cancelling) earmuffs or earbuds. Unfortunately the earbuds I have seen have too few channels and lack the configuration options to be of mainstream use. Still, some like Apples AirPods 2 Pro allow a phone listen in feature and can also use remote mics. This system works very well as the earbuds cancel the noise at the ear and the bluetooth wireless ANC mics send only nicely conditioned sound back to your ears. I would be delighted to see earbuds with the functionality of a real hearing aids, and be next in line to buy. I've worn hearing aids for more than 50 years and know the stigmas attached with large hearing aids in the ear. But let's grow up; so many people wear these large earbud things now that it is ridiculous to believe anyone is looking at you. I vote for earbuds as their larger size is likely cheaper to make and provides more space for many other options such as batteries and active noise cancelling and hopefully, the processing of visual cues
Why can't the app be told to capture what's going on? For example, I'm in a special environment I could hit start and later (or a max time limit) I say stop. It records lots of info that can be used to later reprogram?
I’ve been watching your channel now for a while and truly love it. This one is really cool to hear you guys (using the term loosely) brainstorm about hearing aid wants and desires. I just ordered my 4th set of hearing aids switching from Oticon to Phonak because I want to have more control of my hearing in situations where the hearing aids just aren’t doing what I need to hear at the time. In talking with my audiologist the one thing that bothers her is that when a user creates custom programs she has to try to recreate them in her computer. Phonak needs to step us and help the audiologists and ultimately the end user retain their custom programs. Thanks again for such great content. Paul
Great video and topics. You all discussed the 'sudden sound stabilser' function and this may explain why one of my Phonak L90s will cut out with certain sudden sounds - typically kitchen noises (cupboard door closing, opening jars, tins etc). The right hearing aid cuts out for c 3 seconds then continues normal amplification. Could this be a threshold value set independently for left or right aid in Phonak Target software?
I have Phonak Paradise 70. I have trouble hearing through background noise. I cant understand tv and music. Will new feature that coming for app for my hearing aids or newer one?
I understood from you, the best of 2024 Hearing Aids that the Lumity adjusts to whatever situation you are in. Is this wrong? Or does it align with what your Audiologist sets, not allowing you to readjust if need be?
Wish more focus was placed on SP and UP technology for those who have severe-profound loss. I think companies just assume once it hits that point a person will get a CI but it isn’t that simple
Nice round table with many great ideas that I would love to try. I believe phone app logging should be improved to allow consumers more fitting choices. Fitting choices should be a simple A or B choice as we would do when getting an eyeglass prescription. The phone app should quickly switch between A or B options, we vote and the log could also capture the soundscape.
Costco HIS here, the Jabra EP 20 Micro RIC HAs give us 17 frequency bands to adjust. 1.2k, 1.5k, and 2.5k handles among others. So I’m sure they can get you those 17 channels for Nexia and Omnia devices.
I want hearing aids that STAY at the adjustments I select, instead of trying to be “smart” and auto adjusting after the fact. I’ll set them to “social” for example, which I have tweaked to ideal for me, and over a very short time my Widex hearing aids start to change the audio processing to something THEY think is ideal. It’s frustrating as hell.
@@kaylasmusic That's how it should work, but my audiologist says it's very common across all brands. They use algorithms to adjust whatever setting you're on based on the sounds coming into the hearing aid. IMO it's annoying as hell.
I wish my hearing aids have better wind and noise reduction and be waterproof so that i can go swimming. I have CIC Starkey Evolv AI , my first hearing aids.
I bought a new hearing Aides from my AuD professional Audiologist hearing medical hearing Aides maker and professional hearing testing Center 100 miles away from my house to my small town and my old my small town doesn't have great professional Hearing Aides and testing Center and doesn't accept my medical insurance company. So anyway I have bought old Phonak hearing Aides my first digital hearing Aides that worked but I have 3 disposable microphone filters has to be changed monthly in spring time and summer time and I had to get them cleaned up and removed the sweat and water and dust out and replaced both plastics ears molds and tubes and repeatedly buying hearing Aides batteries a lot . So I gave up so I rewatching Dr.Cliff Professional AuD UA-cam video in 2019 after wearing old Phonak Milo Plus batteries hearing Aides since 2014? I think 🤔 and I saw Dr.Cliff retesting Waterproof sweat proof digital Bluetooth automatic Sensors microphone 360 degrees can be reprogrammed to music to focus on and one is to reducing background noise from restaurants and another part is listening to t.v. and radio better by reducing the back ground noisy environment to automation sensors to hear my cellphone computer Bluetooth automatic turn on when I'm watching TV and radio and in my truck and t.v. and radio will automatically shutdown while I talk into the cellphone computer and using my hearing Aides Bluetooth that is wireless connecting to Android cellphone computer and using Phonak T.V. Bluetooth speaker audio interface box hookup with t.v. . Both hearing Aides Phonak Paradise, Life and Phonak Roger On box Bluetooth speaker sold separately. My hearing Aides is waterproof and sweat proof digital hearing Aides with a custom mold small ears over-the ears with wires in the tip of the ears molds speakers and has a really good rechargeable hearing Aides base that is portable hookup to USB ports to electricity power and hook up to my truck and my solar panel portable power cellphone computer to charge my hearing Aides rechargeable batteries Station and it takes 3 hours full charge and can add additional charging if you have the old hearing Aides as backup to charging the new Phonak Paradise Life hearing Aides and or go to sleep for 6 to 8 hours while recharge hearing Aides and hearing Aides last 12 hours normal regular times without connection to Bluetooth audio Cellphone Bluetooth speaker and TV audio and truck ,cars radio Bluetooth speaker and some good theater indoor has Bluetooth connectivity connected to hearing aides usually automatically if asking the Theater owner if they have it . And also my Hearing aides has a Cellphone computer apps to Phonak Swiss Company with screen showing access to your hearing aids to see how much powers you have and warning you to go recharge hearing aids as soon as possible and can change sounds environment to whatever you want to listen to but your own Hearing Aides Dealership medical Audiologist will be setting up according to whatever sounds you can hear in the sound proof Booth to testing your own ears to working together with your hearing Aides and I love my hearing Aides Phonak Paradise Life and I can walk and run into thunderstorm and snow storm while not wearing my rain suits and hat since it waterproof and sweat proof . Dr. Cliff tested the Phonak Paradise Life hearing Aides in Dish washer and and taking a shower and sweating running outside heat wave exercises and it still works . Dr.Cliff Professional AuD UA-cam video is in 2021 hearing Aides products review and testing Phonak Paradise and Phonak Life waterproof and sweat proof digital Bluetooth hearing Aides in spring time in 2022 and I bought it in summer time 2022 and I still have a backup hearing Aides with a disposable batteries so I can recharge my Phonak Life hearing Aides or just go to bed for 8 hours.
MEMS speakers are guite some years out. The speakers distortion too much, does not play loud enough and the amplifier technology is not efficient enough to drive a capacitive load as they cannot reharvest the energy put into the load. Furthermore you typically need a 20-30V DC offset to polarize the membrane, which makes it a minor safety concern. Most of what xmems says right now is a potential of what it can become, not the current state of the technology.
I have personally experienced the sound quality of MEMS and they are much further ahead that what you suggest. Have you spoken to the engineers at the company?
@@DrCliffAuD Hi - thanks for answering. Yes, I'm an acoustics engineer at one of the big 5 and our evaluation measurements on their units show large amounts of distortion at half the resonance frequency typically around 4-6kHz (if my memory serves me correct) when driven near the max. output levels used in hearing aids. This is inherent in the technology and also shows up for other manufacturers with the same kind of technology. Xmems' engineers have following our measurements acknowledged that this is indeed the case. For the sizes that are comparable to balanced armatures, they only output 115-120dB SPL, where a (low/medium power) BA outputs from 125dB SPL and upwards (in a 711 coupler). Until a better amplifier is on the market, their tech is furthermore not efficient enough for all-day use in hearing aids for the reasons I listed above. When driven without much consideration for power efficiency, they can sound really nice for music but so can a balanced armature - have you ever listened to a set of BAs that are not driven by a hearing aid? It's quite good from 1kHz and upward, just like MEMS. MEMS speakers do indeed have some significant benefits like no use of rare earth metals and magnets, and high durability, but output, sound quality and efficiency comes first in hearing aids. That's why it likely will be a while before we see them in hearing aids. Have a nice day :)
Hi,, I need aids but my Uncle had a bone conduction unit with a headband and unit that went behind the ear. It had a microphone and batterys the small package he wore around his neck and used it every day. As i recall he had it before hearing aids came out. I thought it was marvelous and cant find it now. can we find any? jerry
Interesting topics. Can using Sound Print app that measures decibels, location, time, difficulty of conversation , the occupancy and whether you are in an outside environment report screen print help making an adjustment? My wishlist would include longer battery life, for all my technology to work together well, better manual adjustment ability and better accessibility in public settings. I am slightly hesitant to invest in a better remote microphone because i want to make sure that i want to stay with my current manufacturer and not get limited by proprietary software that makes the microphone obsolete. Based on my personal preference, i am sure i will upgrade when i am convinced that the technology and equipment will work together well and reduce frustration in important situations. Replacement will not be due to device failure. The majority of the time, my hearing aids work well. I just think i could do better without having to put forth so much effort. I know i am not the most patient person and i have comorbid conditions that are frustrating as well.
So my question is Apple is rumored to add a hearing aid mode to the AirPods with iOS 18 do we ever see the day where Apple turns a pair of AirPods into actual hearing aids
We don't have the technology. The battery and chip sizes are not small enough to go that deep in the ear yet + the antenna is sitting too deep in the ear to receive proper signal.
@@Nikolajchris Yes but it is possible to build it into the removal string (has been done with CIC’s). I think a more robust and reliable solution would be to explore building the antenna into a custom clear canal/concha lock. This way you could ensure consistent placement of the antenna, would have extra space for additional components, and would be far less likely to be damaged due to being embedded in acrylic material.
I would love to see hearing aids that already have health tracking features integrate their software with the phone based health APIs. It seems like a no brainer to let the phone based health apps benefit from steps tracked or distance traveled or, if you have it, heart rate detected.
i got a great idea,,hearing aid manufactures offer consumers no frills ANALOG hearing aids,,no Bluetooth no remote controls,no streaming no high tech crap that can and will go wrong and just give us hearing aids that work and sound good like from 80's and 90's...
I wish my hearing aids did more than just make everything louder so I could understand conversations and not just hear paper crinkling louder. I wish they would come up with a surgical procedure to restore the inner ear structures that are damaged.
Are you using OTC hearing aids? Those tend to amplify everything or the lower end Rexton Bicore, you should try other prescribed HAs that actually do a great job with noise cancellation.
@karlaatherton Sadly, I got them from an audiologist and she programmed them a couple different ways. It's only been a couple months, and I keep hoping my brain will stop registering the unwanted background noise and relearn speech patterns again.
I went for probably 10 years needing hearing aids and now have had hearing aids for almost 20 years. I’m realizing that I have actually forgotten what so called normal hearing is, or was. I wonder if I expect the hearing aids to give me better hearing than what is normal? Hard to tell. I appreciate what you all do, it’s got to be so tough as hearing is so subjective. BTW, I’m a USAF veteran and I’m on my 3rd set of Phonak devices. My VA Audiologist is awesome and does follow the best practices like you recommend. I have the Roger & the TV connector. To be honest, the mute option is one my favorite things. When streaming on my iPhone, using the TV Connector, or mowing the grass, it’s great, all background noise is gone!. I have severe loss, so when I go to mute, it’s like I cut out 75% of the noise. If there is any upside to hearing loss this would be it🤠Thank you and appreciate your videos.
Al Spencer
The other issue is that many insurance companies will not cover anything related to hearing loss, which puts patients in a bind. Do they resort to paying out of pocket, ignore their hearing loss and try to get by, or use Medicare if they qualify? Why is hearing loss different from other medical issues, such as needing glasses or having a tumor? Hearing loss directly affects quality of life, not just physical, either but mental as well. Other countries, such as the UK and Sweden, have universal healthcare and cover hearing, and the providers are not losing out either. They make a profit. Quality care for hearing contributes to less need for other health issues, such as Alzheimer's and dementia, and visits to the ENT for sinus problems, saving the patient and the provider in the long run. The goal should be to increase your quality of life, not profit to the detriment of the patients they are supposed to serve.
Great point. It clearly is a disability and I cannot properly function without them. It sad that it is not barely covered through government plans. And health plans are not always sufficient enough to cover the costs. 🇨🇦
@@dexygal9497 exactly.
When I’m watching a video on my iPhone with my single hearing aid, I’d like the speaker to work and the audio to be streamed into the hearing aid at the same time. Or be able to have one standard AirPod and the other to be a hearing aid
This exact thing came up on Reddit a couple days ago.
I Probably need to wait for Bluetooth LE Audio and pair multiple devices. Or convince the hospital to give me a hearing aid for my good ear.
Yes, I agree with cliff here on mems speaker. The higher and the lower frequencies we get, the better the speech clarification we will get in the noisy situation. The sooner any hearing aid company use this, that company is going to be number one for a long time in terms of satisfaction
If you're annoyed with 10 bands, imagine how annoying it is to the customer to have only 3. My phone has 10, my home stereo has 16. I think I can be trusted with more than 3.
This isn't a hearing aid feature but a Ear Mold improvement:
I been having issues with Phonak Silicone ear molds.
I spent over $300 within 2 years and had over 20 remakes.
I have tried Skelton and Canal Lock's and I tend to like Skelton's.
However I been using Power P1 5.0 receiver so it is so uncomfortable.
So Phonak made a ear mold that's made for comfort However, I get so much feedback.
So now my new Hearing Instrument specialist has ordered a Acrylic Full Shell Ear Mold with the 1P Power Receiver built into the ear mold.
I'm hoping it is more comfortable than Silicone.
I wish Phonak would upgrade their Silicone ear molds to a "softer" material but would hold the receiver into place.
wanted to share my professional opinion with you about earmolds- I love Phonak acrylic molds & you may find it to be MORE comfortable than silicone, believe it or not.
I have been fitting Phonak for over 12 years and have always been a strong proponent for earmolds vs. domes for a customized fit; I exclusively offer acrylic earmolds for my patient's at our clinic- I know what your thinking, but they fit great and so durable-they last forever! Phonak has the most advanced digital imaging lab in my opinion & they do a phenomenal job making the acrylic earpiece COMFORTABLE with waaay less feedback!
I'm not a fan of full shell molds- I choose CANAL molds for most of my patients because they are very invisible & honestly, there is almost NO NEED for full shell if the canal is made to fit correctly--and bonus, your specialist should tell you that you will have a 90 day remake warranty and can change back to silicone if you need to, but I have noticed almost 100% satisfaction with acrylic molds....who knew! GOOD LUCK TO YOU TAYLOR!
"Snapshot of that day" excellent! Perhaps a "record datalogging start" and "record datalogging stop".
Let's admit that remote mics can work great and do magic with good HI's. But they are very expensive and only work when the noise is not surrounding the mic. I find my Roger iN, Roger Pen and Oticon mics useless in noisy areas like a restaurant. High background noise still needs ANC (active noise cancelling) earmuffs or earbuds. Unfortunately the earbuds I have seen have too few channels and lack the configuration options to be of mainstream use. Still, some like Apples AirPods 2 Pro allow a phone listen in feature and can also use remote mics. This system works very well as the earbuds cancel the noise at the ear and the bluetooth wireless ANC mics send only nicely conditioned sound back to your ears. I would be delighted to see earbuds with the functionality of a real hearing aids, and be next in line to buy.
I've worn hearing aids for more than 50 years and know the stigmas attached with large hearing aids in the ear. But let's grow up; so many people wear these large earbud things now that it is ridiculous to believe anyone is looking at you. I vote for earbuds as their larger size is likely cheaper to make and provides more space for many other options such as batteries and active noise cancelling and hopefully, the processing of visual cues
Why can't the app be told to capture what's going on? For example, I'm in a special environment I could hit start and later (or a max time limit) I say stop. It records lots of info that can be used to later reprogram?
I’ve been watching your channel now for a while and truly love it. This one is really cool to hear you guys (using the term loosely) brainstorm about hearing aid wants and desires. I just ordered my 4th set of hearing aids switching from Oticon to Phonak because I want to have more control of my hearing in situations where the hearing aids just aren’t doing what I need to hear at the time. In talking with my audiologist the one thing that bothers her is that when a user creates custom programs she has to try to recreate them in her computer. Phonak needs to step us and help the audiologists and ultimately the end user retain their custom programs. Thanks again for such great content. Paul
As a mystery writer, I think a hearing aid tracker could offer a cool clue to solve a mystery. 😂
Great video and topics. You all discussed the 'sudden sound stabilser' function and this may explain why one of my Phonak L90s will cut out with certain sudden sounds - typically kitchen noises (cupboard door closing, opening jars, tins etc). The right hearing aid cuts out for c 3 seconds then continues normal amplification. Could this be a threshold value set independently for left or right aid in Phonak Target software?
I have Phonak Paradise 70. I have trouble hearing through background noise. I cant understand tv and music. Will new feature that coming for app for my hearing aids or newer one?
I understood from you, the best of 2024 Hearing Aids that the Lumity adjusts to whatever situation you are in. Is this wrong? Or does it align with what your Audiologist sets, not allowing you to readjust if need be?
Wish more focus was placed on SP and UP technology for those who have severe-profound loss. I think companies just assume once it hits that point a person will get a CI but it isn’t that simple
Nice round table with many great ideas that I would love to try. I believe phone app logging should be improved to allow consumers more fitting choices. Fitting choices should be a simple A or B choice as we would do when getting an eyeglass prescription. The phone app should quickly switch between A or B options, we vote and the log could also capture the soundscape.
Add ability for me to choose any program as default.
Costco HIS here, the Jabra EP 20 Micro RIC HAs give us 17 frequency bands to adjust. 1.2k, 1.5k, and 2.5k handles among others. So I’m sure they can get you those 17 channels for Nexia and Omnia devices.
Agree, there's 17 band on the top tier price point 9, but I believe there's less for level 7 and 5.
I want hearing aids that STAY at the adjustments I select, instead of trying to be “smart” and auto adjusting after the fact. I’ll set them to “social” for example, which I have tweaked to ideal for me, and over a very short time my Widex hearing aids start to change the audio processing to something THEY think is ideal. It’s frustrating as hell.
Like if you change the settings manually in the app?
@@kaylasmusic Yes.
@@vicholtreman1405 Ok that is very weird because if you are in a manual setting and not the universal setting, it should not change
@@kaylasmusic That's how it should work, but my audiologist says it's very common across all brands. They use algorithms to adjust whatever setting you're on based on the sounds coming into the hearing aid. IMO it's annoying as hell.
Why did you not cover the new auto vent technology from xmems?
I wish my hearing aids have better wind and noise reduction and be waterproof so that i can go swimming. I have CIC Starkey Evolv AI , my first hearing aids.
I bought a new hearing Aides from my AuD professional Audiologist hearing medical hearing Aides maker and professional hearing testing Center 100 miles away from my house to my small town and my old my small town doesn't have great professional Hearing Aides and testing Center and doesn't accept my medical insurance company.
So anyway I have bought old Phonak hearing Aides my first digital hearing Aides that worked but I have 3 disposable microphone filters has to be changed monthly in spring time and summer time and I had to get them cleaned up and removed the sweat and water and dust out and replaced both plastics ears molds and tubes and repeatedly buying hearing Aides batteries a lot .
So I gave up so I rewatching Dr.Cliff Professional AuD UA-cam video in 2019 after wearing old Phonak Milo Plus batteries hearing Aides since 2014? I think 🤔 and I saw Dr.Cliff retesting Waterproof sweat proof digital Bluetooth automatic Sensors microphone 360 degrees can be reprogrammed to music to focus on and one is to reducing background noise from restaurants and another part is listening to t.v. and radio better by reducing the back ground noisy environment to automation sensors to hear my cellphone computer Bluetooth automatic turn on when I'm watching TV and radio and in my truck and t.v. and radio will automatically shutdown while I talk into the cellphone computer and using my hearing Aides Bluetooth that is wireless connecting to Android cellphone computer and using Phonak T.V. Bluetooth speaker audio interface box hookup with t.v. . Both hearing Aides Phonak Paradise, Life and Phonak Roger On box Bluetooth speaker sold separately. My hearing Aides is waterproof and sweat proof digital hearing Aides with a custom mold small ears over-the ears with wires in the tip of the ears molds speakers and has a really good rechargeable hearing Aides base that is portable hookup to USB ports to electricity power and hook up to my truck and my solar panel portable power cellphone computer to charge my hearing Aides rechargeable batteries Station and it takes 3 hours full charge and can add additional charging if you have the old hearing Aides as backup to charging the new Phonak Paradise Life hearing Aides and or go to sleep for 6 to 8 hours while recharge hearing Aides and hearing Aides last 12 hours normal regular times without connection to Bluetooth audio Cellphone Bluetooth speaker and TV audio and truck ,cars radio Bluetooth speaker and some good theater indoor has Bluetooth connectivity connected to hearing aides usually automatically if asking the Theater owner if they have it . And also my Hearing aides has a Cellphone computer apps to Phonak Swiss Company with screen showing access to your hearing aids to see how much powers you have and warning you to go recharge hearing aids as soon as possible and can change sounds environment to whatever you want to listen to but your own Hearing Aides Dealership medical Audiologist will be setting up according to whatever sounds you can hear in the sound proof Booth to testing your own ears to working together with your hearing Aides and I love my hearing Aides Phonak Paradise Life and I can walk and run into thunderstorm and snow storm while not wearing my rain suits and hat since it waterproof and sweat proof .
Dr. Cliff tested the Phonak Paradise Life hearing Aides in Dish washer and and taking a shower and sweating running outside heat wave exercises and it still works .
Dr.Cliff Professional AuD UA-cam video is in 2021 hearing Aides products review and testing Phonak Paradise and Phonak Life waterproof and sweat proof digital Bluetooth hearing Aides in spring time in 2022 and I bought it in summer time 2022 and I still have a backup hearing Aides with a disposable batteries so I can recharge my Phonak Life hearing Aides or just go to bed for 8 hours.
And there's no microphone filters to change on 4 microphone hearing Aides Phonak Life and Phonak Paradise hearing Aides.
MEMS speakers are guite some years out. The speakers distortion too much, does not play loud enough and the amplifier technology is not efficient enough to drive a capacitive load as they cannot reharvest the energy put into the load. Furthermore you typically need a 20-30V DC offset to polarize the membrane, which makes it a minor safety concern.
Most of what xmems says right now is a potential of what it can become, not the current state of the technology.
I have personally experienced the sound quality of MEMS and they are much further ahead that what you suggest. Have you spoken to the engineers at the company?
@@DrCliffAuD Hi - thanks for answering.
Yes, I'm an acoustics engineer at one of the big 5 and our evaluation measurements on their units show large amounts of distortion at half the resonance frequency typically around 4-6kHz (if my memory serves me correct) when driven near the max. output levels used in hearing aids. This is inherent in the technology and also shows up for other manufacturers with the same kind of technology. Xmems' engineers have following our measurements acknowledged that this is indeed the case.
For the sizes that are comparable to balanced armatures, they only output 115-120dB SPL, where a (low/medium power) BA outputs from 125dB SPL and upwards (in a 711 coupler).
Until a better amplifier is on the market, their tech is furthermore not efficient enough for all-day use in hearing aids for the reasons I listed above.
When driven without much consideration for power efficiency, they can sound really nice for music but so can a balanced armature - have you ever listened to a set of BAs that are not driven by a hearing aid? It's quite good from 1kHz and upward, just like MEMS.
MEMS speakers do indeed have some significant benefits like no use of rare earth metals and magnets, and high durability, but output, sound quality and efficiency comes first in hearing aids. That's why it likely will be a while before we see them in hearing aids.
Have a nice day :)
Hi,, I need aids but my Uncle had a bone conduction unit with a headband and unit that went behind the ear. It had a microphone and batterys the small package he wore around his neck and used it every day. As i recall he had it before hearing aids came out. I thought it was marvelous and cant find it now. can we find any? jerry
Love my new Phonak 90's ,just got them BT LE and all!
Interesting topics. Can using Sound Print app that measures decibels, location, time, difficulty of conversation , the occupancy and whether you are in an outside environment report screen print help making an adjustment? My wishlist would include longer battery life, for all my technology to work together well, better manual adjustment ability and better accessibility in public settings. I am slightly hesitant to invest in a better remote microphone because i want to make sure that i want to stay with my current manufacturer and not get limited by proprietary software that makes the microphone obsolete. Based on my personal preference, i am sure i will upgrade when i am convinced that the technology and equipment will work together well and reduce frustration in important situations. Replacement will not be due to device failure. The majority of the time, my hearing aids work well. I just think i could do better without having to put forth so much effort. I know i am not the most patient person and i have comorbid conditions that are frustrating as well.
So my question is Apple is rumored to add a hearing aid mode to the AirPods with iOS 18 do we ever see the day where Apple turns a pair of AirPods into actual hearing aids
Add a 2.4GhZ (bluetooth) IIC to the wish list!
We don't have the technology. The battery and chip sizes are not small enough to go that deep in the ear yet + the antenna is sitting too deep in the ear to receive proper signal.
@@Nikolajchris Yes but it is possible to build it into the removal string (has been done with CIC’s). I think a more robust and reliable solution would be to explore building the antenna into a custom clear canal/concha lock. This way you could ensure consistent placement of the antenna, would have extra space for additional components, and would be far less likely to be damaged due to being embedded in acrylic material.
I would love to see hearing aids that already have health tracking features integrate their software with the phone based health APIs. It seems like a no brainer to let the phone based health apps benefit from steps tracked or distance traveled or, if you have it, heart rate detected.
LOL, I would hate that. I don't want that stuff tracked. But, I know a lot of people really like getting the data. YMMV!
i got a great idea,,hearing aid manufactures offer consumers no frills ANALOG hearing aids,,no Bluetooth no remote controls,no streaming no high tech crap that can and will go wrong and just give us hearing aids that work and sound good like from 80's and 90's...
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I hate that idea. I love Bluetooth technology, and Remote Controls, and more mic's.😊
I 100% agree.
I wish my hearing aids did more than just make everything louder so I could understand conversations and not just hear paper crinkling louder. I wish they would come up with a surgical procedure to restore the inner ear structures that are damaged.
Are you using OTC hearing aids? Those tend to amplify everything or the lower end Rexton Bicore, you should try other prescribed HAs that actually do a great job with noise cancellation.
@karlaatherton Sadly, I got them from an audiologist and she programmed them a couple different ways. It's only been a couple months, and I keep hoping my brain will stop registering the unwanted background noise and relearn speech patterns again.
A bit Star Trek, but I'd love a HA that can translate different languages on the fly
Less tiney, more natural.
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I agree about batteries. It makes no sense!