KS10 and Phonak Active Vent

I’m guessing here, but the software would probably need to run the FBM in both ‘open’ and ‘closed’ modes.

Seems like one of those ideas (Widex trombone tube anyone?) that’s going to fail in execution. It might be a daft idea, but if they wanted to achieve different effective venting/receiver function, why didn’t they just vent the back of the receiver and squeeze the Thuras tube with a cam in a more analogue fashion.

Nah, it’s not that sophisticated. It runs the FB measure in the “open” mode and uses that. But with the fitted tip, the FB measure is still better than you would typically get with an open dome.

I also think it will probably fail in the execution. The click is loud. Not loud like people-with-hearing-loss-wont-hear-it loud. Loud like physically-impacts-my-eardrum loud. They need to slow the close or stick a gasket in there or something. I’m eager to see anyone try it and say that they were able to tolerate it, because at this point I’m not sure how to recommend “loud clicking noise” to my patients.

@Z300M said:

But are Slim Tips suitable for a person who currently uses double domes?

The ActiveVent is not a suitable solution for your loss, no. Although a custom tip certainly is.

LOL, @Neville. Loud is an understatement for sure and so is “click”. It is a huge clunk that sounds like something is breaking. It might really just depend on how often it engages for one’s usage

This may be why they want you to minimize notifications from your mobile.

WH

Absolutely. I have turned off all autoplay etc. But I also feel as though disconnecting the aids somewhat defeats the purpose of having connectivity!

A phone call still lights me up. I miss txts and etc all the time – FB mxngr, various alerts from all these different apps that have something happening all the time. If nothing else, dataminr is poking me. I don’t need to pay immediate attention, generally. I’m an old guy – you know the rules: you want my immediate attention, give me a call!

WH

I stay connected to my laptop but just have audio turned off. If I want to listen, it’s a simple matter of unmuting speaker icon on laptop.