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Why do so many hearing aid apps have pitiful reviews?

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I have had remote adjustment once it failed and I had to go in the clinic to get my aids redone. I am not a fan of remote adjustments anymore.

In reply to @mr.smithster

@mr.smithster said:

Ok. How about features like remote programming or the “find my aids” options, those would seem to come in handy.

Yeah, once in a while.

@mr.smithster said:

Then since the aids don’t need an app for bt, and many issues are related to one aid dropping off while using bt, could one aviod that problem by avoiding the app although?

Some issues are related to the app, sure, so avoiding it might cut down on issues. But some are just related to bluetooth. Phones actually like to rebooted once in a while, which no one does but it can help.

Hah. The idea of not turning one’s phone off every once in awhile is foreign to me. People think I should have mine “on” more often.

After being on-call most most of my IT career… (40 years) I rarely carry my phone and if the call isn’t from a friend don’t answer. In fact I think have ptsd associated with a phone.

Left aid button does volume & mute
Right does program changes (only have default and heavily modified restaurant)
Can’t remember the last time I needed the app

As a retired IT professional I know what you mean about being on call. But due to my hearing loss and streaming the calls to my aids is the only way I understand the call I keep my phone close by. I am now kind of on call a few days a week helping my brother and sister Veterans that are struggling with there issues we lose for too many to suicide.

Thank you for that service, Chuck.

I have a few years to go before I can “retire” from my agency. But I need to have a plan for what I’ll do after that. I don’t plan to retire until they are putting me in the dirt.

WH

In reply to @cvkemp

Admirable retirement service, Chuck, I salute your dedication, to an extremely worthwhile cause, any suicide is one too many; Thank you for your duty of care……

As for the hearing aid apps, they are probably more trouble than they are worth? I can probably count on the one hand, how many times I would use the app, in a year? And, I am a self proclaimed techy, I occasionally self program my aids, my Phonak Paradise or my Marvels, are predominately left in “Autosense”, once paired to my iPhone 12, that’s it… Cheers Kev :wink:

In reply to @Zebras

I must say I really don’t agree with that. I use the app constantly with my Resounds. I have had LINX, LINX 2, LINX 3D, LINX Quattro and now Resound One. I find the app works really well to allow me to finesse them in almost any situation. I wouldn’t buy hearing aids that didn’t work well with a control app.

Lots of app haters here! Understandable, too.
The Oticon On app is pretty threadbare, but I use it daily for the E.Q when music streaming.
Just to emphasize how poorly thought-out the app is, the E.Q. only presents when streaming, so for listening to music through speakers, or a concert, no E.Q.
What were they thinking?

Sorry I disagree agree it does work for me maybe not for you.

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In reply to @cvkemp

I’m very fortunate with that too. The 1% of the time is when I’m streaming–I might have to disconnect from phone and connect to laptop. Otherwise I just “set-em and forget-em”. I don’t even have the phonak app anymore. (I don’t have any issues with the app–I just don’t need it.)
01-21-22 UPDATE: I picked up my new a couple days ago. They’re essentially an version of the M90s (with disposable batteries as opposed to rechargeable). I can push the button to take a phone call, but there is no rocker switch for volume control. I did install the app today–don’t know how much I’ll use it 'cause the automatic setting works fine.
BTW, I also breaking in a new phone. I traded in my LG G6 for the Moto G Power. The LG G6 has done an awesome job for me, but it was starting to have battery issues. So far the Moto G Power has been a delight and way more phone than I could have expected for the price.

I think that the level of hearing loss may be a consideration in using the the app and every technology available on any model of aid. It’s great that others don’t need an app, but at my level of loss, I need all the help I can get

Well, everything is relative, perhaps your loss @mr.smithster is slightly more complicated than mine, but personally I would love your loss, as opposed to my own…. I think, it all comes down to personal choice, I find the Phonak app slow, and limited, it takes its time to load, all too often, I have to reconnect, by rebooting by the right aid, if it were instantaneous, then yes I would probably use it more… As it stands, it just isn’t worth the hassle :wink:

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