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Hi. Newbi here. Had new aids for a few days now. But still feel as if my head is in a tin box. Is this normal.

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Yeah, generally you need to wear them for at least a month for your brain to adapt. Give it time. Your brain needs to adjust. If, at that time, you still have that feeling, they may not be adjusted quite right.

Hello all and happy Monday. I am considering getting the phonak infinio sphere and have a few questions. First, since I am a gamer should i get the phonak connect for use with tv’s? i assume that because it is usb wireless the lag will be lower than standard bluetooth? How well do the sphere’s work when on a call, do the aids truly pick up your voice and send it to the phone? I ask because my current hearing aids the Widex Moment 440 with sound assist, do not do so well in this area. Lastly, any ideas when will be enabled for the Sphere’s? Any details or advice you all have is appreciated.

Welcome Bill78. Yes - it can be a bit of a learning curve for your brain. It has to get used to some new sounds it may not have processed for a while. I’ve read it can be 6 months to maximize brain adaptation. Wearing them from the time you wake to the time you go to bed will help! If they overwhelm you, turn down the volume a bit and try to keep them in - or take short breaks. It’s not particularly helpful to “just wear them when I’m around people or going to a meeting” as my brother did. Hearing household sounds, birds, ticking clocks, all those things help you adapt! Have fun with your new gear.

I agree. For me as soon as I get new aids, i put them to the test going everywhere I can. They claim they can handle wind, well then walk in a wind tunnel lol that is the best way to test and see if they truly meet your needs. Has anyone given thought to my questions above? Thanks

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I have been wearing aids for 20 years and Oticon aids for 15 years. I will be getting the Phonak Spheres the 5th of December. I am expecting a couple weeks to get use to them. My audiologist for the last 7 years will be doing the fitting so I expect a fairly rapid adjustment to them. It only took me a week to get use to my first set of aids. And never had any issues adjusting to aids after that. I am getting the Roger ON 3 microphone and it also doubles as the TV adapter as the base has the fiber audio cable connection.

Does your own voice seem very loud? If so, where do you hear the source of your voice. If it sounds like it’s coming from the middle of your head, you may have occlusion. This may not get better, as physical adjustments may be needed by your Audiologist

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The Phonak work excellently with phone calls. I can get up and walk to another room and keep talking. I get excellent audio reports on the other end. I use an android phone. It is my understanding that Phonak’s pair very well with android. I have no experience with iPhone.

thanks for your reply that helps. I am sure the iphone is similar. My main cincern is auricast do you all tthing phonak will allow this or am I waisting my money?

The issue I’m having with my Phonak Audeo I30 is the hiss. It’s really annoying. I have to change settings constantly to get rid of it.
My experience with Bluetooth is that the hiss is amplified when connected to my phone but there is no output. For instance, if I’m trying to use it to hear audio from videos. If the video is running, it’s fine and the connection is clear. If I pause or stop the video, the hiss returns. I haven’t found a way to adjust the settings to fix the issue.

That sounds like baseline noise or what is known as floor noise. It could be your phone, your aids, or interference that is being picked up over the air, or a combination of any any all. It maybe just my hearing loss but I never hear it, perhaps due to my tinnitus. The other possibility is a tinnitus relief that is the background of your aids.

Once become more available in public venues then it will become available in the hearing aids. The hardware of the latest Phonak aids is capable of le audio and auracast but the firmware isn’t released. I believe le audio and auracast is the standard that has been mandated by the FCC. It is mandated for the end of 2026 or 2027.

Thanks for all the info I greatly appreciate it. I currently use Widex moment 440 but would like to try phonak given its focus on speech and directionality. Last question, does anyone hear use the phonak connect for connecting to things like computers, or tv’s? I cannot afford the roger on mic so figured I’d try this as it is cheaper. Is it similar to the Widex sound connect?

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I have two tv connectors. They work very well with both analog audio from a headphone jack and via optical (toslink). You want the V2 model which has control buttons on the top. I bought my v2 from eBay. I also got a revised version 1 from the made when parts were scarce. They link up solidly and they only break when you go out of range.

WH

Thanks for that info. Do you force your aids on to that channel or can you go to the program manually? For example the widex sound connect forces your aids to that channel when in range and you cannot change programs at all.

The audiologist can change this, but default is to go into the program for the connector. You can change away by long press down button or in the app.

WH

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@Nikosman said:

Do you force your aids on to that channel or can you go to the program manually?

You pair them first then, as default, they connect automatically. You can switch this to manual, or manual plus beep, in the Target software.

I use manual plus beep. When my aids detect a signal, I hear a 2-tone sound. If I do a short press within about 5 seconds, they connect. If I don’t, they stay in their current pogramme. I can connect later by scrolling through my programmes with long presses. Works very well.

Peter

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