I'm very satisfied with my Costco KS-10's, the testing was as thorough as any clinic I've been to and my hearing is improved significantly. I hadn't realized how much I was missing until I got them, I was missing high frequency consonants which makes hearing difficult but with them the sound is crystal clear.
I love my hearing aids. They were properly fit by a Dr. Cliff approved audiologist in Chestnut Hill, MA - Dr. Adrienne Ulrich. She's fantastic and does a proper fitting with all the latest techniques and takes the time to do them properly. The only thing I dislike about them is that the iPhone BT connectivity often only connects to one ear or the other but not both. If I turn the iPhone off and on again, it re-connects properly to both, but sustained connection to both is unreliable. I understand this is an issue with iPhone updates and not my Signia C&G 7AX's.
@@RIZWANALI-pi8qu As noted above, Signia model C&G 7AX. Insurance covered them, but it's important to note that pricing varies in each market. The list price for the pair was over $5,000 as I recall.
I have worn hearing aids for the last 6 months.. I started out with the lyric.. I absolutely LOVED the sound quality for the 3 months that I was lucky to have them, but unfortunately wasn't a candidate in the end. I then tried IIC hearing aids and hated the sound quality.. I now have the phonak audeo lumity and loved how they sounded until I started having a feedback issue, then my audiologist applied the feedback cancelation and they now sound awful when they get tinny with a lot of tones,(like an oven going off or carder beeping, etc..) or when I'm singing/playing piano, even in the music setting and I can't stand it... What my audiologist did was trying to reduce the high frequency gain which hasn't helped.. He asked me to try experimenting with changing setting on my own to see if there's anything that I liked and monitor it this week before going back.. No luck with that.. Any ideas of what to do?? HELP!!!!!
I love my hearing aids BUT I hate the recharge unit. I never know if it will work. I put the hearing aids into the unit each night. Some nights both display a yellow light, which seems to mean they are locked in properly and will recharge. Other nights for no reason, the right hearing aid just sits there with no light on. I remove it and install it again with the same result. Very annoying. In the morning, a red light shows that it is NOT recharged. I plan to bring the recharge unit in to the next appointment.
I really hate mine hearing aids. 😏 they’re Starkey and their Thrive app not work properly with my Iphone, My audiologist contacted Starkey, but doesn’t work, it’s the worse investment I made it. So, can I use them without technology or bluetooth?🤔 I don’t know yet if I get a pair of AirPods maybe can help me and with tinnitus as well. Dr. I saw an amplifier Bellman & Neckloop pair with hearing aids.
Yes, Dr. Cliff my audiologist programmed them. My hearing aids are Bi Cross. , but eventually I wear the left side. Also, I want to mention the first I got was Phonak but has streaming issues and that why I decide for Starkey. For my tinnitus I listen your videos with sounds in UA-cam.☺️
AirPods are outstanding!! Apple also has captions in iPhone that work for phone calls or anything you are listening to. Apple & AirPods make my life 99% better. ❤️
My hearing aids work fine and they do help me hear. I did have a hearing care pro who followed best practices and I still hate them because I hate the feeling of the plastic stuffed into my ears and I get chronic ear infections from them, especially in the summer. The behind the ear was worse as I have tiny ears that are close to my head and the hearing aid pushed them out and caused major skin irritation behind the ears.
I’m wearing Oticon Bi-Cros OPN HA’s now for one year. Prior to that, wore Starkey for 10 years. I have genetic hearing loss, not typical age-related, which is harder to treat. The switch was necessary, as hearing on the left is gone😢. I have a love/hate relationship with my hearing aids. If you need a bi-cros system, I would recommend it, however, I would look at Phonak next time, just for comparison.
I've had eye issues and hearing issues and glasses/contacts/lasik restore vision - hearing aids provide bizarre amplification that randomly decides to focus on useless things [dishes, outdoor traffic, conversation going on behind you!?] - they just don't replicate normal hearing and that's why they suck. This bloody focus on streaming and being rechargeable - focus on providing good hearing first!
I went to a hearing clinic at a local university. It is a teaching environment. They sell hearing aids , but the doctors do not earn more money by aelling more. I felt there was plenty of time spent with me. Perhaps there is a place in your town. And the aids are unlocked.
@@ninadukette3340 I’ve tried various brands, lots of lovely lovely audiologists but the fact is that hearing aids don’t replicate / desire normal hearing the tech isn’t there - the lyric is the only hearing aid with good sound but doesn’t fit most people long term (I was one of them)
@jenniverRosellen It is significantly easier to treat vision loss than it is to treat hearing loss. Chances are, you either have bad hearing aids for you, or they have not been setup properly. Trust me, manufacturer's focus is not streaming & rechargeability. They are significantly better at treating hearing loss than those features that have consistent issues.
@ninadukette3340 commission has nothing to do with the quality of care you receive. I make more money when people buy hearing aids from me and I spend more time with patients than anyone. In fact, university clinics get shut down if they don't make enough profit for the university. Like it or not, revenue generation matters wherever you go. The key is to find a clinic that cares about quality first.
@@ninadukette3340 I did the same thing as you and went to a University speech and hearing clinic. When I viewed Dr Cliff’s best practice video, I knew the clinic was following that regimen and the result is I have HAs that I wear on average 12-15 hours daily with no issues and I hear everything😊
This is right on. I chose one of the most feature full hearing aids available in 2020. However they aren’t fitted properly and the audiologist I am going to has very poor services. Getting an appointment takes several weeks and they are not transparent about what they are doing. I was told they performed a real ear measure, however the process was very different than what Dr Cliff explains in the video. Lucky enough to find a provider in HearingUp network close to where I live, so I am going to switch. I am currently fitted with the Phonak Audeo Paradise P60, which has outstanding Blutooth and one of the best mobile app which gives you great amount of customizations.
Thanks for the video I got lucky where I go to has 5 different hearing aids and it took me 2 months wearing mines on and off after 2 months I wear them all day except when the battery runs low then I charge them one at a time
Dr. Cliff, Thank you so much again for your insightful video! I am from San Francisco and I am a hearing aid user… have been since 2003! My plan allows hearing aid exams every three years and the hearing aids I have now are from 2021 which would make my next fitting in 2024! I chose to get rechargeable hearing aids , Oticon More 1,without enough analysis on my part and I am not at all happy! I truly like Oticon brand except for the ones that are rechargeable! The battery life is ONLY six hours and that is not conducive for the life style I am in right now! I hate waiting for the batteries to recharge… would have been much easier just putting fresh batteries and no waiting! Any remedy, or suggestions? Thanks again for all you do and it is pretty obvious to me that you are truly passionate about what you do… informing people like me! And giving people the gift of hearing!
Sounds like you have faulty lithium batteries or faulty hearing aids. Have your Audiologist replace them because they should last all day unless you are streaming constantly.
I’ve been wearing hearing aids since I was 7 and am now 76. I have had bad experiences with poor audiologists until I met the best one ever 20 years ago. I don’t mind wearing them now as I’m profoundly deaf but nay be looking at cochlear implant’.
Please, where can I find your list of good providers. i am on Humana HMO, apparently for this coming year medicare pays something as I cannot afford high priced ones on my measly SS check. Thank you so much!
Medicare will not be paying for hearing aids. If you're lucky, you might find a HearingUp provider who accepts Humana's TPA plan, but I doubt it. Humana HMO is horrible.
its because its digital,,HA manufactures know better about what you want and need then you do i guess,,so they quit making analog that works great with music..
@@DefiniteHearing No. Bluetooth won't be much use in a concert hall. The problem is partly the nature of digital filters, partly the nature of feedback control algorithms and partly the ignorance of audiologists who think we only need to hear speech properly - and don't even do that very well because most do not grasp the nature of their task well enough. Filters chop the spectrum up and allow frequency response shaping but they also impose careless levels of phase shift that causes little difficulty to speech but sods music up. Likewise, feedback control time constants are too peaky and results in rapid level fluctuation, also wide phase shifts. Audiologists often lack imagination and claim to understand their patients well but don't really grasp the nature of a condition that they probably do not suffer from. This channel has much to offer and is the best I have found but still fails to address my view that mild hearing loss is very severe for those recently affected because they know what good hearing is like.
It could be due to frequency shifting. I had this issue, and the audiologist explained that the hearing aids shift frequencies that I can’t hear to ones that I can. When she switched this off it stopped. I play piano and sing in a band, and the first time I had rehearsals with my new hearing aids it drove me crazy! Now that the frequency shift is switched off, it only happens in the really high frequencies, and I don’t notice it.
@@elizabethdixon5536 Ya, a lot of hearing aids have a music setting too which is great.. New digital ones are supposed to be every good as long as they're fitted right
I was born deaf and been wearing an analog hearing aid all my life. I have yet to find the right digital hearing aid for me and I believe that it's because I am not being fitted properly. I'm 69 and it's a daily struggle wearing this old aid and trust factor in finding a new one.
I don't hate mine - things sound better with them - but they don't do the thing I want them to do most: improve clarity. My left ear suffered a SSHL one year ago. I did regain volume with steroid treatment but it returned with distortion. There has been some organic improvement and of course I'm hoping for more. But I suspect that distortion is beyond the realm of hearing aids and therefore am looking forward to the results from the latest FX-322 trial.
I wear headsets all day long for Teams/Zoom meetings and calls. No way to use a hearing aid everyday. Hopefully a hearing aid with a good mic like plantronics voyager 5200 has, will come out one day.
I have Bluetooth hearing aids that Bluetooth to my PC (you can get a Bluetooth dongle to do this), so I can easily hear zoom/teams calls. And at work they have given me a Bluetooth Cisco desk phone. Bluetooth is amazing, but runs the batteries down.
I don't know how anyone could love my new hearing aids. My ears feel occluded and there is feedback on the lowest volume. It is difficult or impossible to connect to the My Phonak app. Additionally, the Bluetooth connection has dropouts. Whenever there is a notification from my phone, whatever I am watching pauses, then starts, then pauses over and over until I give up and turn off the video completely. I hate my hearing aids.
I love my Phonak Lumity Life. Yes, notifications can interfere, which is why I turned most of mine off. Problem solved! My Audiologist has done several feedback tests. I have none. And if your ears feel occluded you probably dont have the right domes on them. Really, it sounds like you need a NEW audiologist. One who does his job!
I have never been able to put anything in my ears, like on airlines, that would stay in there. Hubby has those buds that connect to his IWatch for music, he tried them in my ears to see if the tinnitus would disappear….well after two seconds they fell out….
Try a moulded ear piece. I had that issue and the audiologist got a moulded ear piece and it is so brilliant. I’ll never do the buds again. I have very narrow and twisty ear canals.
I would add a third reason: you're not wearing your HAs enough. So many new users think they can just wear their HAs to restaurants or other high-challenge situations. That's never going to be enough to compensate for the adverse effects of cortical plasticity. Users need to get into the habit of all-day wear, even when they're at home by themselves.
I've been wearing Phonak devices for years. My last great audiologist retired. My new audiologist told me to get used these new units. I do wear my hearing aids from morning until I go to bed. I now appreciate my last devices for the great fit. I purchased these new Virto P90s for the advanced features, but these advanced features do not function as advertised. I will be returning them to the new audiologist and be satisfied with my 3 year old Virto B90s.
I detest my hearing aids. They make my ears itch inside something horrible and it never gets better. I wear mine about once every few months when I am going to be in a social situation where I absolutely need them. The first year I tried so hard to get used to them and I just couldn’t. Too much itching.
My Audi said if your ears itch you are allergic to the silicone dome & need a different type. You might look into it since they are so expensive & I am sure you want to wear them so you can hear better. Good Luck!
Many people have a little bit of itching when they first get a hearing aid. It can come from still active materials in the shell of the hearing aid. A shell can be sent back and boiled which stops the itching. It can be an allergic reaction but it is usually easy to tell if it is a true allergic reaction. But mostly it is the skin inside the ear. This is cause by a dry condition often referred to as dermatitis. My clinic usually recommends a product called Miracell. You can buy it online. We have recommended it for many years and it always seems to make it better. We don’t sell it because it is a taxable product. Everything we do is non taxable. But they do give me sample packs to hand out at state conventions.
Except for commercial concerns, I have not come across anyone who is an expert in hearing. We want information about eyeglass type bone conduction devices
@@DrCliffAuD Were it so simple. I chose the Resound aids because they were reported to be focused on an improvement regarding feedback. Not that my previous set (Resound) ever had a feedback problem. So all well for 6 months or so then my left had significant feedback back issues. The audiologist worked on the problem but couldn’t solve it. So the left was sent back to Resound. Came back fine. A few months later my right aid did the same. Returned to Resound. Came back fine. Now the left is acting up again. Especially in the car on w drivers side. And I have had 2 Audiologists on the problem. It gets bad enough at times that anyone in the room can hear the feedback.
I am on my second ser of VA provided hearing aid, Phonak Paradise P90's. I wasn't aware of DR Cliff and knew little about hearing aids in 1998 when i got my first pair of in the ear battery powered aids from the VA. At "hearing aid school" I learned there were rechargable aids. I returned my originals and got Phonak rechargeable aids My VA I use now provides real ear testing at the first visit. There is no procedure for followups. The VA uses a 5 year replacement schedule. My original aids had problems at 4 years. Repairs are done in Denver CO and take 2 weeks or so. The VA has no loaner program. Mine were repaired /replaced but not reprogrammed. Therefore they did not work, and it took 3 weeks for an appointment at the VA. I complained enough that they got me new updated hearing aids and reprogrammed by old aids. I now have a backup. The sound of the new aids, now a year old, is much better. I also got a Phonak bluetooth tv dongle from the VA. Bluetooth works, but excludes all other sound and saps the battery. All Veterans in the VA medical system can get free hearing tests and low cost or free hearing aids. Get your hearing aids at the VA and use a local providor for followups.
Just because they were fit by an audiologist, doesn't mean they fit them properly. I would take your devices elsewhere to see if they can improve the fit.
get the old analog hearing aids with the controls in a compartment. digital hearing aids edit the sound to make music and the sound quality horrible. analog has no editing programs. it's just a microphone , T coil and speaker. that's all you need in a hearing aid. no bullshit with those analogs. got new digital hearing aids 3000$! they are udderly crap compared to the 600$ analog hearing aid. if you need to hook it up to there computer to adjust them, they are crap. good hearing aids have the controls in a secret compartment on top of the hearing aid you need a eyeglasses repair kit screwdriver to pry open and adjust the controls. also analog hearing aids have a on off swich so you don't have to take the battery out.
I mostly like my current hearing aids, but finding something you like is a journey, plus the technology keeps improving; prefer batteries and wear aids from 6:30am to midnight every day. Started with a small BTE Widex with size 10 battery...good for music, bad for feedback, no bluetooth, battery needed changed every 2-3 days. Next Siemens one size 13 battery, bluetooth with phone and tv streaming via hockey puck...bluetooth was nice but hockeypuck was annoying plus one more thing to charge. Next Phonak Audeo Marvel with direct bluetooth streaming with phone and theoretically link to 2 devices BUT practical use only one device (tried linking to android phone then adding ipad which nuked phone settings requiring trip to audiologist). Currently have Phonak Paradise P90 with size 312 battery, plus tv streamer plus Roger-ON...better clarity than prior aids (not perfect but better), bluetooth can switch easily between phone, ipad, mini-ipad, tv, RogerON, good battery life. RogerON works well, though gives a kind of metallic bouncing off hard surfaces sound to voices which (very different from normal use, but at least can hear those quiet speakers in conference rooms). Would like to see features from rechargeables included with battery aids (like directionality, etc), better clarity is always good, better resistance to sweat and drizzle would help.
too much new tech in hearing aids and digital sucks,,some people dont want to deal with the headache of all this new tech problem here problem there dont need or use it,,,here's a novel idea..bring back the trouble free analog hearing aids of the 90's and before...dont try and fix what aint broken!...hearing aid industry is shooting itself in the foot never seen anything like it.
You do realize that hearing aid satisfaction rates were HORRIBLE when Analog was the only option right? Now hearing aid satisfaction is through the roof with primarily digital options and the Hearing Aid industry is worth WAY more today than at any point in the past. I'm failing to see the basis of your argument.
I got mine at Costco. Highly recommend them they did everything Dr. Cliff said. Testing, fitting and Follow up and services are top notch.
As long as your happy with them then keep going there cause the main thing is they work for you
I'm very satisfied with my Costco KS-10's, the testing was as thorough as any clinic I've been to and my hearing is improved significantly. I hadn't realized how much I was missing until I got them, I was missing high frequency consonants which makes hearing difficult but with them the sound is crystal clear.
Background noise is too loud & audiologist says it cannot be lowered. Is this true??
I love my hearing aids. They were properly fit by a Dr. Cliff approved audiologist in Chestnut Hill, MA - Dr. Adrienne Ulrich. She's fantastic and does a proper fitting with all the latest techniques and takes the time to do them properly. The only thing I dislike about them is that the iPhone BT connectivity often only connects to one ear or the other but not both. If I turn the iPhone off and on again, it re-connects properly to both, but sustained connection to both is unreliable. I understand this is an issue with iPhone updates and not my Signia C&G 7AX's.
What model is your hearing aid and how much does it cost
@@RIZWANALI-pi8qu As noted above, Signia model C&G 7AX. Insurance covered them, but it's important to note that pricing varies in each market. The list price for the pair was over $5,000 as I recall.
I hate them because they are too loud. Every sound hurt. I will never wear them. Silence is golden.
I have worn hearing aids for the last 6 months.. I started out with the lyric.. I absolutely LOVED the sound quality for the 3 months that I was lucky to have them, but unfortunately wasn't a candidate in the end. I then tried IIC hearing aids and hated the sound quality.. I now have the phonak audeo lumity and loved how they sounded until I started having a feedback issue, then my audiologist applied the feedback cancelation and they now sound awful when they get tinny with a lot of tones,(like an oven going off or carder beeping, etc..) or when I'm singing/playing piano, even in the music setting and I can't stand it... What my audiologist did was trying to reduce the high frequency gain which hasn't helped.. He asked me to try experimenting with changing setting on my own to see if there's anything that I liked and monitor it this week before going back.. No luck with that.. Any ideas of what to do?? HELP!!!!!
I love my hearing aids BUT I hate the recharge unit. I never know if it will work. I put the hearing aids into the unit each night. Some nights both display a yellow light, which seems to mean they are locked in properly and will recharge. Other nights for no reason, the right hearing aid just sits there with no light on. I remove it and install it again with the same result. Very annoying. In the morning, a red light shows that it is NOT recharged. I plan to bring the recharge unit in to the next appointment.
I really hate mine hearing aids. 😏 they’re Starkey and their Thrive app not work properly with my Iphone, My audiologist contacted Starkey, but doesn’t work, it’s the worse investment I made it. So, can I use them without technology or bluetooth?🤔 I don’t know yet if I get a pair of AirPods maybe can help me and with tinnitus as well. Dr. I saw an amplifier Bellman & Neckloop pair with hearing aids.
The Thrive app is not required for proper functioning of the Starkey hearing aids. Are you sure they are programmed correctly?
Yes, Dr. Cliff my audiologist programmed them. My hearing aids are Bi Cross. , but eventually I wear the left side. Also, I want to mention the first I got was Phonak but has streaming issues and that why I decide for Starkey. For my tinnitus I listen your videos with sounds in UA-cam.☺️
AirPods are outstanding!! Apple also has captions in iPhone that work for phone calls or anything you are listening to. Apple & AirPods make my life 99% better. ❤️
My hearing aids work fine and they do help me hear. I did have a hearing care pro who followed best practices and I still hate them because I hate the feeling of the plastic stuffed into my ears and I get chronic ear infections from them, especially in the summer. The behind the ear was worse as I have tiny ears that are close to my head and the hearing aid pushed them out and caused major skin irritation behind the ears.
What model is your hearing aid and how much does it cost
@@RIZWANALI-pi8qu I have Phonaks and they are many years old but still work. They cost 6K.
@@irenerubaum-keller5941 i mean which in one use BTE, RIC, CIC, OR IIC
@@RIZWANALI-pi8qu CIC
I’m wearing Oticon Bi-Cros OPN HA’s now for one year. Prior to that, wore Starkey for 10 years. I have genetic hearing loss, not typical age-related, which is harder to treat. The switch was necessary, as hearing on the left is gone😢. I have a love/hate relationship with my hearing aids. If you need a bi-cros system, I would recommend it, however, I would look at Phonak next time, just for comparison.
I've had eye issues and hearing issues and glasses/contacts/lasik restore vision - hearing aids provide bizarre amplification that randomly decides to focus on useless things [dishes, outdoor traffic, conversation going on behind you!?] - they just don't replicate normal hearing and that's why they suck. This bloody focus on streaming and being rechargeable - focus on providing good hearing first!
I went to a hearing clinic at a local university. It is a teaching environment. They sell hearing aids , but the doctors do not earn more money by aelling more. I felt there was plenty of time spent with me. Perhaps there is a place in your town. And the aids are unlocked.
@@ninadukette3340 I’ve tried various brands, lots of lovely lovely audiologists but the fact is that hearing aids don’t replicate / desire normal hearing the tech isn’t there - the lyric is the only hearing aid with good sound but doesn’t fit most people long term (I was one of them)
@jenniverRosellen It is significantly easier to treat vision loss than it is to treat hearing loss. Chances are, you either have bad hearing aids for you, or they have not been setup properly. Trust me, manufacturer's focus is not streaming & rechargeability. They are significantly better at treating hearing loss than those features that have consistent issues.
@ninadukette3340 commission has nothing to do with the quality of care you receive. I make more money when people buy hearing aids from me and I spend more time with patients than anyone. In fact, university clinics get shut down if they don't make enough profit for the university. Like it or not, revenue generation matters wherever you go. The key is to find a clinic that cares about quality first.
@@ninadukette3340 I did the same thing as you and went to a University speech and hearing clinic. When I viewed Dr Cliff’s best practice video, I knew the clinic was following that regimen and the result is I have HAs that I wear on average 12-15 hours daily with no issues and I hear everything😊
This is right on. I chose one of the most feature full hearing aids available in 2020. However they aren’t fitted properly and the audiologist I am going to has very poor services. Getting an appointment takes several weeks and they are not transparent about what they are doing. I was told they performed a real ear measure, however the process was very different than what Dr Cliff explains in the video. Lucky enough to find a provider in HearingUp network close to where I live, so I am going to switch.
I am currently fitted with the Phonak Audeo Paradise P60, which has outstanding Blutooth and one of the best mobile app which gives you great amount of customizations.
Could you provide a link to your video detailing best practices?
Sorry, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/4F1pkDhb8ys/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video I got lucky where I go to has 5 different hearing aids and it took me 2 months wearing mines on and off after 2 months I wear them all day except when the battery runs low then I charge them one at a time
Happy New Year. I really appreciate the information and experience you share.
Dr. Cliff,
Thank you so much again for your insightful video!
I am from San Francisco and I am a hearing aid user… have been since 2003!
My plan allows hearing aid exams every three years and the hearing aids I have now are from 2021 which would make my next fitting in 2024! I chose to get rechargeable hearing aids , Oticon More 1,without enough analysis on my part and I am not at all happy! I truly like Oticon brand except for the ones that are rechargeable! The battery life is ONLY six hours and that is not conducive for the life style I am in right now! I hate waiting for the batteries to recharge… would have been much easier just putting fresh batteries and no waiting!
Any remedy, or suggestions?
Thanks again for all you do and it is pretty obvious to me that you are truly passionate about what you do… informing people like me! And giving people the gift of hearing!
Sounds like you have faulty lithium batteries or faulty hearing aids. Have your Audiologist replace them because they should last all day unless you are streaming constantly.
I’ve been wearing hearing aids since I was 7 and am now 76. I have had bad experiences with poor audiologists until I met the best one ever 20 years ago. I don’t mind wearing them now as I’m profoundly deaf but nay be looking at cochlear implant’.
Please, where can I find your list of good providers. i am on Humana HMO, apparently for this coming year medicare pays something as I cannot afford high priced ones on my measly SS check. Thank you so much!
Medicare will not be paying for hearing aids. If you're lucky, you might find a HearingUp provider who accepts Humana's TPA plan, but I doubt it. Humana HMO is horrible.
All I really lack is that my HA simply wrecks music. A heavy tremolo means I have to remove them every time I sit at the piano.
its because its digital,,HA manufactures know better about what you want and need then you do i guess,,so they quit making analog that works great with music..
Do you have Bluetooth hearing aids? Music sounds AMAZING through Bluetooth for me.
@@DefiniteHearing No. Bluetooth won't be much use in a concert hall. The problem is partly the nature of digital filters, partly the nature of feedback control algorithms and partly the ignorance of audiologists who think we only need to hear speech properly - and don't even do that very well because most do not grasp the nature of their task well enough.
Filters chop the spectrum up and allow frequency response shaping but they also impose careless levels of phase shift that causes little difficulty to speech but sods music up.
Likewise, feedback control time constants are too peaky and results in rapid level fluctuation, also wide phase shifts.
Audiologists often lack imagination and claim to understand their patients well but don't really grasp the nature of a condition that they probably do not suffer from.
This channel has much to offer and is the best I have found but still fails to address my view that mild hearing loss is very severe for those recently affected because they know what good hearing is like.
It could be due to frequency shifting. I had this issue, and the audiologist explained that the hearing aids shift frequencies that I can’t hear to ones that I can. When she switched this off it stopped. I play piano and sing in a band, and the first time I had rehearsals with my new hearing aids it drove me crazy! Now that the frequency shift is switched off, it only happens in the really high frequencies, and I don’t notice it.
@@elizabethdixon5536 Ya, a lot of hearing aids have a music setting too which is great.. New digital ones are supposed to be every good as long as they're fitted right
I was born deaf and been wearing an analog hearing aid all my life. I have yet to find the right digital hearing aid for me and I believe that it's because I am not being fitted properly. I'm 69 and it's a daily struggle wearing this old aid and trust factor in finding a new one.
This is a really great video, Cliff! 😁👍
Can you review unitron blu hearing aids?
I don't hate mine - things sound better with them - but they don't do the thing I want them to do most: improve clarity. My left ear suffered a SSHL one year ago. I did regain volume with steroid treatment but it returned with distortion. There has been some organic improvement and of course I'm hoping for more. But I suspect that distortion is beyond the realm of hearing aids and therefore am looking forward to the results from the latest FX-322 trial.
I have a Phonak (third brand used) and they are great but my ears still itch inside, is there a fix?
Have you seen my video about itchy ears yet? I like a product called Eargene: amzn.to/3WBMP9I
@@DrCliffAuD thank you! I just bought some. I hope it helps me to be more compliant.
My ear canal is super small. Nothing fits
I wear headsets all day long for Teams/Zoom meetings and calls. No way to use a hearing aid everyday. Hopefully a hearing aid with a good mic like plantronics voyager 5200 has, will come out one day.
I have Bluetooth hearing aids that Bluetooth to my PC (you can get a Bluetooth dongle to do this), so I can easily hear zoom/teams calls. And at work they have given me a Bluetooth Cisco desk phone. Bluetooth is amazing, but runs the batteries down.
I don't know how anyone could love my new hearing aids. My ears feel occluded and there is feedback on the lowest volume. It is difficult or impossible to connect to the My Phonak app.
Additionally, the Bluetooth connection has dropouts. Whenever there is a notification from my phone, whatever I am watching pauses, then starts, then pauses over and over until I give up and turn off the video completely. I hate my hearing aids.
I love my Phonak Lumity Life. Yes, notifications can interfere, which is why I turned most of mine off. Problem solved! My Audiologist has done several feedback tests. I have none. And if your ears feel occluded you probably dont have the right domes on them. Really, it sounds like you need a NEW audiologist. One who does his job!
Sounds like your Audiologist needs to fix the issue. What you are reporting is not typical.
Amen to what Dr. Cliff said. Phonak is a very reputable brand. I have ReSound aids and love them.
Mine suck.
I have never been able to put anything in my ears, like on airlines, that would stay in there. Hubby has those buds that connect to his IWatch for music, he tried them in my ears to see if the tinnitus would disappear….well after two seconds they fell out….
Try a moulded ear piece. I had that issue and the audiologist got a moulded ear piece and it is so brilliant. I’ll never do the buds again. I have very narrow and twisty ear canals.
I would add a third reason: you're not wearing your HAs enough. So many new users think they can just wear their HAs to restaurants or other high-challenge situations. That's never going to be enough to compensate for the adverse effects of cortical plasticity. Users need to get into the habit of all-day wear, even when they're at home by themselves.
I've been wearing Phonak devices for years. My last great audiologist retired. My new audiologist told me to get used these new units. I do wear my hearing aids from morning until I go to bed. I now appreciate my last devices for the great fit. I purchased these new Virto P90s for the advanced features, but these advanced features do not function as advertised. I will be returning them to the new audiologist and be satisfied with my 3 year old Virto B90s.
I detest my hearing aids. They make my ears itch inside something horrible and it never gets better. I wear mine about once every few months when I am going to be in a social situation where I absolutely need them. The first year I tried so hard to get used to them and I just couldn’t. Too much itching.
My Audi said if your ears itch you are allergic to the silicone dome & need a different type. You might look into it since they are so expensive & I am sure you want to wear them so you can hear better. Good Luck!
@@quiltsick thank you Karen! I didn’t think of that. I will definitely talk to him at my next appointment about it. :-)
Many people have a little bit of itching when they first get a hearing aid. It can come from still active materials in the shell of the hearing aid. A shell can be sent back and boiled which stops the itching. It can be an allergic reaction but it is usually easy to tell if it is a true allergic reaction. But mostly it is the skin inside the ear. This is cause by a dry condition often referred to as dermatitis. My clinic usually recommends a product called Miracell. You can buy it online. We have recommended it for many years and it always seems to make it better. We don’t sell it because it is a taxable product. Everything we do is non taxable. But they do give me sample packs to hand out at state conventions.
@@charleswinters7129 thank you so much for the info. I will check out the product!
Except for commercial concerns, I have not come across anyone who is an expert in hearing. We want information about eyeglass type bone conduction devices
You may need someone who uderstands time travel then.
@@finnwheetley7353 i hope
I hate the feedback. Have sent them back twice
That is a physical fit & programming issue. Find a better Audiologist.
@@DrCliffAuD Were it so simple. I chose the Resound aids because they were reported to be focused on an improvement regarding feedback. Not that my previous set (Resound) ever had a feedback problem. So all well for 6 months or so then my left had significant feedback back issues. The audiologist worked on the problem but couldn’t solve it. So the left was sent back to Resound. Came back fine. A few months later my right aid did the same. Returned to Resound. Came back fine. Now the left is acting up again. Especially in the car on w drivers side. And I have had 2 Audiologists on the problem. It gets bad enough at times that anyone in the room can hear the feedback.
What is your opinion about the VA and do they follow "best practices" ,or are they just satisfying the need ?
Good question
I am on my second ser of VA provided hearing aid, Phonak Paradise P90's. I wasn't aware of DR Cliff and knew little about hearing aids in 1998 when i got my first pair of in the ear battery powered aids from the VA. At "hearing aid school" I learned there were rechargable aids. I returned my originals and got Phonak rechargeable aids
My VA I use now provides real ear testing at the first visit. There is no procedure for followups. The VA uses a 5 year replacement schedule. My original aids had problems at 4 years. Repairs are done in Denver CO and take 2 weeks or so. The VA has no loaner program. Mine were repaired /replaced but not reprogrammed. Therefore they did not work, and it took 3 weeks for an appointment at the VA.
I complained enough that they got me new updated hearing aids and reprogrammed by old aids. I now have a backup. The sound of the new aids, now a year old, is much better. I also got a Phonak bluetooth tv dongle from the VA. Bluetooth works, but excludes all other sound and saps the battery.
All Veterans in the VA medical system can get free hearing tests and low cost or free hearing aids. Get your hearing aids at the VA and use a local providor for followups.
This is dependent on the individual VA location.
They don't seem to know what real ear measurements is in south Wales! Uk
The Boots guy in Guildford is excellent
It's not too far from Wales.
Mine suck. Fitted by audiologist.
Just because they were fit by an audiologist, doesn't mean they fit them properly. I would take your devices elsewhere to see if they can improve the fit.
@@DrCliffAuD it’s not the fit. It’s the quality of the Phonak sound and noise control.
hearing aids don't need treatment sir please find a solution
get the old analog hearing aids with the controls in a compartment. digital hearing aids edit the sound to make music and the sound quality horrible. analog has no editing programs. it's just a microphone , T coil and speaker. that's all you need in a hearing aid. no bullshit with those analogs. got new digital hearing aids 3000$! they are udderly crap compared to the 600$ analog hearing aid.
if you need to hook it up to there computer to adjust them, they are crap. good hearing aids have the controls in a secret compartment on top of the hearing aid you need a eyeglasses repair kit screwdriver to pry open and adjust the controls. also analog hearing aids have a on off swich so you don't have to take the battery out.
Is there any that I can go swimming with?
Maybe with new Phonaks which are sealed and use inductive charging. My friend has them and has charging problems.
Not really, but I've done lap swimming with the Phonak Audeo Life Hearing Aids and they kept working. Eventually the receivers will die though.
@@DrCliffAuD When will Phonak release a Virto Life?
@@digitraxanr possibly never.
I mostly like my current hearing aids, but finding something you like is a journey, plus the technology keeps improving; prefer batteries and wear aids from 6:30am to midnight every day.
Started with a small BTE Widex with size 10 battery...good for music, bad for feedback, no bluetooth, battery needed changed every 2-3 days.
Next Siemens one size 13 battery, bluetooth with phone and tv streaming via hockey puck...bluetooth was nice but hockeypuck was annoying plus one more thing to charge.
Next Phonak Audeo Marvel with direct bluetooth streaming with phone and theoretically link to 2 devices BUT practical use only one device (tried linking to android phone then adding ipad which nuked phone settings requiring trip to audiologist).
Currently have Phonak Paradise P90 with size 312 battery, plus tv streamer plus Roger-ON...better clarity than prior aids (not perfect but better), bluetooth can switch easily between phone, ipad, mini-ipad, tv, RogerON, good battery life.
RogerON works well, though gives a kind of metallic bouncing off hard surfaces sound to voices which (very different from normal use, but at least can hear those quiet speakers in conference rooms).
Would like to see features from rechargeables included with battery aids (like directionality, etc), better clarity is always good, better resistance to sweat and drizzle would help.
too much new tech in hearing aids and digital sucks,,some people dont want to deal with the headache of all this new tech problem here problem there dont need or use it,,,here's a novel idea..bring back the trouble free analog hearing aids of the 90's and before...dont try and fix what aint broken!...hearing aid industry is shooting itself in the foot never seen anything like it.
You do realize that hearing aid satisfaction rates were HORRIBLE when Analog was the only option right? Now hearing aid satisfaction is through the roof with primarily digital options and the Hearing Aid industry is worth WAY more today than at any point in the past. I'm failing to see the basis of your argument.
WTF on video WHY?