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Hi new member hear so apologies if this has been raised before. At a recent check up at Specsavers my warranty has run on my Phonaks. Any further required setting would cost me £150 per visit or a new pair in the region of £2100. Would like to know peoples opinion of Certus One hearing aids at £149.99/pair. 90 days try out period and 2 years warranty. Looking online the reviews look very good. Is there anyone here with experience of these. Thank you kindly for any comments.

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(1) it’s an amplifier , it does not have a hearing test. They say “it’s not an amplifier” but then say “ Put them in and they work. There is nothing to pair, download or update.” — that’s what they say on their website.
(2) it is only for mild to moderate hearing loss.

There is no way a company can create a hearing aid that can work well without a hearing test (either with an app or by entering the data from an )

They say they have a 90 day return policy so it’s risk free (unless they have a restocking or some other hidden charge when you return the aids ).

Hearingtracker.com20 has some good reviews of aids . You are not going to find anything good for $199

If your aids are working , why stop using them? How often do you see your for adjustments ?

@OcramSagev said:

it’s an amplifier

Using an amplifier is risky for your hearing, because, unlike hearing aids it may not have any limiters like .

@OcramSagev said:

If your aids are working , why stop using them? How often do you see your AuD for adjustments ?

Exactly. What model of Phonak hearing aids do you have? Which receiver power? Which domes or earmolds? If earmold, what diameter of vent in it?

Putting your in your profile settings could help provide you more accurate advices.

I’ve been using the certus one myself, so I can give you my honest experience. I was also rather sceptical because they’re so much cheaper than the big-name hearing aids, but I can honestly say they surprised me.

They are proper hearing aids, not just some cheap sound amplifier.for me, the biggest difference is being able to follow conversations much more easily, particularly when someone is speaking from another room, voices sound natural and clear, and I find myself forgetting I’m even wearing them after a while.

At £149.99 the pair, I think they’re exceptionally good value. I know Phonaks are excellent hearing aids, but I personally couldn’t justify spending over £2000 when the Certus one is doing what I need it to do :smiling_face: . The 90-day trial is what convinced me to try them in the first place — you’ve got plenty of time to see how they work for your own hearing rather than taking a gamble.

I’d genuinely recommend giving them a try before spending £2k. worst case, you decide they’re not suitable and return them; best case, you’ve just saved yourself a huge amount of money. I’m very happy with mine and wouldn’t hesitate to buy them again.

In reply to @OcramSagev

OcramSage, You provide a lot of useful information. Regarding ’s I disagree with your opinion. I own Apple Air Pods Pro 3 (AAPP3) ear buds with the hearing aid function. I paid $199.00. You state that you cannot purchase a good OTC for that amount of money. I find the AAPP3 to be good as a back-up pair. No, they do not perform as well as a Oticon Real 3’s. I find them to be an excellent value. Forgive the tired (but true) phrase, do not make the good the enemy of the perfect.

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When I mentioned $199, I didn’t include the APP3 because its retail price is $249 + tax (which makes it closer to $300).

I bought my APP3 for $95 , open-box, Best Buy (and like you, I like them) but, based on this, I can’t say “you can find good otcs for under $100” – It just doesn’t seem like a fair comment to me.

Honestly I wouldn’t overthink it too much mate. I had the exact same hesitation when my old pair gave out and I saw what Specsavers wanted for replacements.

I ended up taking a punt on the Certus ones about a month ago and they just work. TV sounds clear, I’m not constantly asking my wife to repeat herself, and they don’t give me that horrible whistling sound my old ones did.

Are they top end medical gear? No, but I don’t need all that fancy stuff, I just wanted to hear people properly without blowing two grand. If they don’t work out for your ears you can just send them back anyway, but for me they’ve been a life saver.

In reply to @Paul_W58

Paul_W58, I read that phrase three times before it sunk in (but hey, I’m kinda slow), namely, you took a punt on the Certus. In the U.S., if you say, he punted, that means he ignored it, or kicked the can down the road, or did not address the issue. Ex., If asked whether he was going to marry her, he punted. Here the knee jerk of politicians is, you guessed it, punting.

Haha. Yeah over here, “taking a punt” just means having a go or taking a chance on something. Completely different meaning to the American “punting”.

Didn’t even cross my mind it would land weird for US readers. Appreciate the heads-up though, made me laugh.

I think we have all did this dance before when I used the word “punter”. Punt is a bet. Punter is some random person you might meet at a racetrack while burning through your family’s grocery money.

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