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Hi, I'm a newbie and have mild hearing loss in one ear. I recently tried an over-the-ear hearing aid (Oticon) and had it adjusted twice for background sound. With every step I take, I hear my long hair brushing against the aid. I decided that I would wait until next year to get a hearing aid, as I know my hearing loss will be more pronounced by then. I was recommended an Oticon Zeal, which fits in my ear rather than an over-the-ear hearing aid.

Has anyone else had this problem with their hair, glasses, etc., creating a near-constant noise? If so, what do you recommend to address it? Would the Oticon Zeal provide a quieter experience? Thanks

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I have the Oticon Zeal. But I have no long Hair. The Micro is direct in your ear so nothing can generate a sound by touching it. Just try them.

Yes yes yes. I've had an hearing aid fall from my ear cause of glasses. Right into the road and absolutely no saving it!?!!! Also completely understand bout the noise. It can drive you mental expecially when it's windy

There are several threads on this. This 6 year old thread has fascinating discussions on the growing complexity in the field of . ( and hair soundsLast reply Nov 3, 2020)

I had the hair problem with 12 year old Phonak Audeo 30's, but none with $400 Beyonds. Was a volume too high problem with the Audeo.

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The solution to your problem is any Oticon, Bernafon or Philips Hearing aids with the Wind and Handling Noise Stabilizer feature, a technology shared across Demant brands. It is the handling noise feature that reduces (eliminates) the sound of hair contacting the microphone ports and reduces other sounds resulting from items like glasses making contact with the aid housing. Oticon Reveal has the latest improved version of this technology. The other brands are likely using the first generation tech originally included with Oticon Real. You'll find it in all Oticon products released after Oticon Real. These solutions are available now, so there's no need to delay your decision to seek a solution.

I fully understand the problem with aids. My NHS aids (GN Danalogic Ambio s77) were BTE where the receiver is in the body of the hearing aid and despite trying to keep my hair VERY short I constantly suffered from noise generated by the slightest friction between the aids and my head. Since Phonak are now producing the Eon as its top of the range aid the Phonak Infinio Sphere Ultra is now under the Unitron label as the Unitron Moxi SRX9 but better still in the UK Specsavers have this aid badged as their Specsavers Advance Elite 73 model - it was released to them in very late June and I have had the Advance Elite 73 since July. I can now hear family conversation in restaurants etc but importantly - because it is - I have no noise from the hearing aid body touching my VERY short hair. I think the problem experienced by Urbanchaos will be cured by changing to a RIC aid whichever make he chooses. Hope this helps.

If your hearing loss allows it, another option would be ReSound aids (or Jabra from Costco) with M& receivers. Then have them programmed to use the MRIE microphone all the time.

The MRIE microphone sits inside your ear canal so you won't be affected by wind- and hair noise.

I ran into similar issues. I also heard "scraping" sounds when the hearing aid was moving over my glasses (e.g. when I was walking). I do have short hair, but basically any hair touching it while moving will get amplified. Similar to moving your finger over it to test it. Oticon was somehow worse than the other brands in that regard when I've tested it a year ago (Real iirc). I also found Oticon focus feature quite irritating when it shifted the beam of attention. In the end I postponed the purchase and will test Reveal as I've heard good things about it. I do like Oticon because of the connect clip which is quite handy for teams meetings - others do have that as well though. I'd highly recommend to try other brands as well before deciding to see which one suits you best (if it's not too late for that).

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@Hearing_Potential, can audiologist simply put REM probe and simply measure the peaks when hair are brushed?

It would depend on the system being used. The scraping sound is a short transient and they all use signal averaging when performing . You'd need a system that can capture the short time window of the stimulus.

Understood. That reminds me situation when I put my smartphone with DecibelX turned on next to rifle in shooting range. The sample rate was too low to catch proper measurement, so I get 88 result, which is obviously too low.

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I was able to test and return the hearing aid I wrote about. I am not quite at the point where I need one yet (I'm borderline). I joined the group to learn from others. Thanks for sharing.

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