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I am very interested in the new Costco Jabra Enhance Pro 3013 (now officially advertised in the US), but I am concerned about the reviews for the ReSound Vivia.

I haven’t read a lot of positive press, and some of the testing has been quite poor20, especially for speach in noise.

I would be interested in any feedback about these hearing aids as I am intrigued by the idea of such a small form factor and extended battery life with an additional chip.

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Well I tried them for only a short period, and everything was fine but I felt underwhelmed with the noise program, like I didn’t notice a “wow factor” ReSound is a favourite of mine and I feel with more adjustments I could get them sounding how I like things, I compared them to the Ones I have.

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With Costco’s refund policy of 180 days, why wouldn’t you try them if you are interested in them.

At worse, you are out your time and the cost of a membership. However, isn’t the membership refundable too?

There have been some positive reviews too. But the best test is your own ears.

My comparison of Phonak Infinio Sphere with new Resound Vivia
Yes your audogram would be great, I really like the vehicle part, I think this is very important going forward on your next test environment, a restaurant or a bar, shopping mall etc

When I buy, I tend to buy to keep.

I am interested in feedback from others who have actually tried the ReSound Vivias (or Jabra Enhance Pro 30) and perhaps had a more positive experience than the testing results show.

With compelling options available from Phonak, Oticon, and Starkey, are these are a less impressive alternative that should be skipped?

Well no, no one can possibly tell you which ones are better, only you could know this by trialing them, I mean all options are on the table, hopefully I didn’t put you off :wink:

In reply to @rfmparis

I wouldn’t take the testing that was done under a certain test procedure as being relevant to everyone’s hearing response. So the test results may be interesting, don’t let the tail wag the dog.

As such, I think one’s own ears makes more sense to me, since there are a number of variables.

Also folks who have issues are more likely to seek help. Those who don’t find other uses for their time. On top of that, we have no way of knowing the number of folks who have bought these two hearing aids that have issues, and how many you don’t have issues.

Anyhow the Jabra 30 just came out, so you should get more feedback over the next few months.

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Got my Jabra Pro 30s yesterday. Wore them today for 9 hrs.
Batteries started at 100%, ended at approximately 80%.

5/8 Update: 100% to <10% battery level in 14hrs with “Hear in noise” mode selected for much of the day. Suspect this is the “turbo” everyone is talking about.

Thank you for this information.

Once you have had a chance to further evaluate these aids, please provide an update.

Also, my understanding is that you must manually activate the speech in noise chip - is this correct?

How do these hearing aids sound in a noisy environment?

These are basically my first hearing aids, I am not going to be a good source of comparative evaluation. I have gone through the Jabra stock user software on my Android phone, and can find no “ speech in noise chip” on/off settings or adjustments. There might be something in the Smartfit audiologist software. I will take a look there once I have some time on these and am ready to make further adjustments.

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ReSound SmartFit: difference between Nexia and Vivia
the DNN/Ai feature is called Intelligent Focus and this feature is only available for the rechargeable Vivia 9 (Akku) You need to simulate Vivia 9 rechargeable ( VI960S-DRWC ) because only this having the Intelligent Focus feature , whereas the Vivia 9’s with replaceable batterie not having Intelligent Focus , the Vivia 9 with replaceable batterie have Clear Focus instead. [grafik] Snip fromResound Pro website [grafik] download link for Whitepaper Intelligent Focus the following is an ex…

The audiologist have to add the “hear in noise” Programm, if this program is missing.
And the hearing aid user must manually switch to the program “hear in noise” to access/activate the noise reduction feature.

In reply to @tenkan

Tenkan, do you have the ReSound Vivia 5,7,or 9?? I currently have the 5, and I’m considering upgrading to the 9 next week, but i don’t know if it’s worth the investment. My hearing isn’t bad, but the do work. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

JohnRod I don’t have them, I just did a short trial at my local Uni, if you can afford the upgrade go for it, remember Costco USA is selling the Jabra 30 already so you get the premium 9’s for like $1600 instead of many thousands!

I trialed the Vivia 9, and I returned. I have mild medium loss. The Vivias seemed to be very tinny and kind of vibrating sound. We adjusted them twice, but they were impossible for me. I previously had oticon Opn 1, which I liked but needed to hear speech in noise. Currently trialing Phonak Infinio Sphere 90, which are great, except for connectivity issues for streaming.

I suspect your hearing aids just where not adjusted even with two attempts.

When I adjusted my 9040 Philips, , I worked on them for hours, but I’m not a trained professional. That’s the advantage of DIY, you can get one’s hearing aid really dialed in.

After I get my hearing retested next month, I’m going to trial the Jabra 30 hearing aids sold at Costco. If I can’t get them dialed in doing my DIY thing, then maybe I will agree with you.

In a 4 week span I had the Vivia 9s and the Infini spheres for demo trial period. Both setup by my patient audiologist. Vivia 9s up first and I was not sure of the size (hard to find the button) not sure I was wearing anything behind my ear. My music audio system sounded way better than my older Phonak boleros (7 yrs old). Some things not to impressed with like the background noise setting (noise or clarity choice). I prefer in church the regular auto with clarity. I like the tinnitus noise masking treatment. So now on to the Spheres which were 1000.00 more in price and 1 year less in service. When I left the office and had the radio on I was already unhappy. Sounded just like old Phonaks with a digital harshness in female voices and string music. I played will ALL the fancy settings which I thought were gimmicky and I had no interest in using. The tinnitus program worked the same way. In noisy envirnoments the auto setting was o.k. When you hit the AI button it was like sitting in a bubble not much surrounding sound but you could hear voices. Strange sensation to me and I prefer some sound. I could feel them all the time behind my ears and I could find the buttons. Once I returned to my audiologist and stuck the Vivias back on/in I made the decision to wear the tiny things for my new hearing aids. As always you need to listen and make your own decision depending on your needs.

Pluses and minuses to all of them. Gotta listen for yourself and make a decision that’s right for you.

WH

In reply to @chipman

@chipman said:

Vivia 9s up first and I was not sure of the size (hard to find the button) not sure I was wearing anything behind my ear.

Thanks for the heads-up. Something to check for when I trial the Jabra 30s / rechargeable Vs my Jabra 20s with #13 batteries.

Obviously the rechargeable battery version is designed for concealment over functionality. At 76, the more visible thing is actually preferred.

And I want the rocker buttons fully functional since I’m in and out of streaming alot. Including every time the noise level of a commercial jumps way up.

I like my 30’s, a lot. Not a huge improvement over my original Pro’s except in connectivity and noise. And i love the small size, like wearing nothing, even laying down. And i never use the push button on the aid, why would i when the app stays connected and is readily available for any fine tuning or program changes. Hands free calls work excellent. I can have my phone in my kitchen and be in my bedroom and tap to answer, then using the aids for both speaking and listening. Awesome feature. The Hear in Noise setting has been a huge improvement. Ive been to some really noisy restaurants lately and some were so loud that i normally would just sit there and only observe while being out of any conversations. Now i can hear everyone at my table, but with the background noises are greatly diminished. I have severe to profound loss and these were definitely an improvement over the 9050 and Reach aids that i demo’d in store. And even with being way smaller than my Enhance Pro’s, the battery can last 2 full days on a single charge. And getting a charger that offers multiple days of charging without being plugged in is a nice surprise on short trips or camping for the weekend. The connectivity is rock solid with my S24fe, no drop outs or only one side connecting like with my original Pro’s. This is a great improvement. I really am glad i made the switch and for my loss, these aids are working better than i expected since i returned my 20’s last year for multiple issues and horrible connectivity.

In reply to @shootist

Hi I wish H.A.s were like glasses. Just switch the corrective level and bam I can see again crystal clear. But hearing is a different ballgame. No matter the brand the TV thing is hard to hear female voices no matter the vol. level or hearing aid. I may have to give in and buy the device that hooks to the TV. My movie room setup with a large center speaker usually no problem at all. With the shows my wife watches with the British actors and especially the female voices I just forget it. I cannot make out what they are saying 75% of the time. As far as the batteries I have never dropped below 3 lights after 15 hours. I thought after using batteries for 7 years I was hesitant in giving that up. But the charger has 3 full charges if I am off the grid somewhere. I do like the smaller size and yes if you change vol. a lot I can see your point. The only other option is having the phone handy. I urge everyone< Take good care of your hearing. I tried but failed in the line of work I did on a daily basis. The sacrifice to make a living and my back also paid the price. Good luck and let us know how it all works out for you. Happy ears=happy life.

Glad I found this thread. I am wearing Vivia 7’s I know I can hear things I couldn’t before. But I have not worn any other ones to compare to. The audiologist has adjusted them 3 times so far. I Go back for 4th adjustment tomorrow. He doesn’t not have the real ear measurement equipment. Which I read is the gold standard. I have feedback. Tried every dome. I have sibilance noise. That’s like s’s ect. Makes my left hearing aid cut out. If he doesn’t get it right tomorrow I am going to take over myself with smart fit. I’ve got it setup and ready to go. I’ve just been waiting to give him a fair chance. Eventually though I am going to do my own adjusting. They go all day on a charge and still have plenty power left. Very comfortable. I forget I am wearing them. Overall I like them.

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