The low/mid/high 'EQ' on my Jabras works fine for me; I usually don't need to touch them when listening on the 'music' program, but if I'm watching telly and want to hear the dialogue better, I just turn up the mids and highs a bit and that works great.
Hearing Aids
I have used hearing aids for 20 years, but primarily for understanding voices in movies and TV. I was considering selling my Merlin TSM speakers, but in the meantime, my wife and family were starting to complain about my hi fi levels. I put the aids in, and...WOW....what a difference in clarity and depth! Why the heck didn't I try this sooner? This was one reason why I decided to stick with the Merlins. Well, as luck would have it....I have lost one of my aids. They (Phonak) were going on 10 years old so maybe it’s time to upgrade those. However, my insurance plan will only pay $1200 towards new hearing aids. The Phenol, at least 10 years ago, were quite pricey. Any thoughts from this sage group?
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"Interesting discussion and much appreciated. I’ve used Signia hearing aids for almost two years now and while they do an excellent job where speech is concerned and an acceptable job with tinnitus, they just don’t work with music. They do have a music setting but after numerous efforts by the audiologist they still make music shrill, edgy, often thin. I’ve resorted to listening to my system with no aids and just let my brain make its adjustments"
I have hearing loss in the upper mids to hi frequencies. I have some phonak aids which are ok, however I dont use them a great deal. I purchased a schitt Lokius EQ as an experiment - it has made a great difference. I boost the mid and upper frequencies and the sound stage widens and deepens and of course there is more ’air’ and treble detail. Does not impinge on sound quality at all. Well worth a try. |
@rjinaz86323 No, Medicare does not cover hearing aids. They may pay for a hearing test. Check their website. |
In response to dctom, for speech they are not bad, however it seems that the tone controls they provide not only take out background noises, but they also affect speech because they over lap. My "lobby" for parametric is it would allow the user to zoom in on the problem area. My hearing loss is all above 1K. To a point that the response of my aids are flat below 1K. Above is a different story. I agree that to a point certain things sound tinny. I don't remember running water or flushing sounding like it does with the aids. Just wish I had more control. |
Update. Went to an audiologist yesterday. Some of the test results were dipping into both the "moderate hearing loss" and "severe hearing loss" categories. I decided to tick with the Phonak brand. Starting there their "least" expensive, ($3k/pair), but have over a month to decide if they are "right" for me. I'll report back. Thanks for all the comments. |
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