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Hello everyone! I’ve been using Phonak hearing aids since I was 3 years old. Ever since they introduced features like noise reduction, speech focus, and now Phonak Sphere with , I’ve felt a bit dissatisfied with the results. I’ve always wanted to hear sounds as they truly are — to experience things as naturally as possible, like anyone else.

The last two times I switched hearing aids were extremely stressful, especially since I developed tinnitus from acne treatment pills. I’ve started feeling it again, mainly because I’m stressed and tense from not having my hearing aids properly calibrated.

I can understand conversations, but sometimes the overall volume feels high while speech sounds low. My voice also feels a bit hollow. The hairdryer sounds unbearable, and large spaces — like factories — sound hollow to me. Since I don’t know much about sound, I’m not exactly sure how to describe what needs to be improved.

Could you please give me some advice on what I should focus on or ask to adjust in order to improve this?

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I program myself.
Within Phonak Target there is an option to adjust the sound, there is a wizard for adjusting hearing aids.

You can choose to reduce the sound, to make it quieter (sound in general)
You can increase the sound of speech if it is too quiet, incomprehensible, if it sounds like they are talking in a barrel, etc. All of this can be adjusted.

But I noticed that if the is not good, then it is better to solve it at the source first, the audiogram must match perfectly. I did IN-SITU several times until I found the best setting. It is possible that the audiogram in your hearing aid is outdated, because our hearing changes with age, so it is necessary to make a new adjustment.

Think about everything that needs to be changed if you do it with an audiologist. Write it down somewhere on paper so that you can tell him in detail what you need to change.

@domlte94 said:

I’ve felt a bit dissatisfied with the results. I’ve always wanted to hear sounds as they truly are — to experience things as naturally as possible, like anyone else.

With that loss like you you have to keep in mind that that loss itself can make sound unnatural. Perception of “correctness” of the sound can be much changed after longterm severe hearing loss.

Which receiver do you have? UP (Ultra Power)? What diameter of vent in your earmolds?

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