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In reply to @Zebras

@Zebras said:

My friend tried P90 RT but with a flat 85 dB loss, she found the charge didn’t last all day and that’s without any streaming.

Could it be that your friend is not SEATING the aids firmly enough in the charger? I find my new Life aids lasting 16 hrs, no prob. I stream about 2-3 hours a day of music or movies.

In reply to @Neville

@Neville said:

They may just need to be remade with an open jaw or moving jaw impression if you are someone who gets a lot of movement in your ear canals.

I would try that route in a heartbeat. Dang, I should’ve moved my jaw a bit, but you know how we all AGONIZE during impressions: “SHOULD I?” “Maybe I SHOULDN’T!” So I sat nice and still.

In reply to @1Bluejay

@1Bluejay said:

She was SO sure that with a snugger fit the aids would give me better sound. I DO love that they are that sticky-friction kind of silicone. Never once had to push them in during the day, and that’s something I do like 100 times a day with the double domes.

I used to have to push in my bass double domes 100 times a day too. Then I went to the next size up on the domes. They hurt for a few days but my audi said (or maybe I read it here on the forum) that the ear canals eventually would adapt to the tighter fit, a bit like developing callouses on fingers. That’s what happened and after maybe two weeks my ear canals stopped hurting and I never have to push my domes in. So I’d say don’t give up on your snugger fit.

BUT…I seem to have developed a different problem that might be related to the tighter fit. I constantly have to change my . That’s a subject for a different thread, which I am about to start.

I’ll see how the new, remolded silicone tips fit when I return to my audi this week (if they’re ready!). I get how an ear canal can adapt over time to a new shape/size of tip, but it’s kind of like a set of new retainers: it’s going to HURT, and if the original impression was not close enough to one’s actual ear canal shape/size, that adaptation would take SO many days that the ear canal can actually get open sores - kiss of death for someone like me who can’t even go 24 hours w/no aids in till my ear canals heal.

My only fear is that when I pick up the new tips, they’ll be just a SQUEAKER too small - just a hair! But that will result in permanent feedback leakage, given the power needs I have.

At least my perfect fallback is the old-fashioned silicone power double domes SIZE L, which I’ve worn for years now. They seem to be a good balance amongst comfort, no feedback, and not having to push them in MORE than 100 times a day, LOL!

I have to admit, the custom molded silicone tips STAYED PUT. They did not BUDGE. I had to work them in a bit first thing in the morning, but then OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! all day long till I gently pulled them out and collapsed on the floor from the daylong assault on my ear canals. We’ll see when the new tips come in! Miracles can happen…

Does anyone know if the P90-RL uses the same receivers as the M90 and P90 ? I understand that the Life has a pinless design and that you “snap in” the receiver. I ask because if they are special receivers made for Life HAs where would a DIYer buy them?

Tells you further up in the post.

Phonak Audeo Life hearing aids
Yes. Your marvels have a pin that needs to be pushed about a millimeter to unlock it from the hearing aid–if you drive it through, you have to send the hearing aid for repair so if you have any concern at all get your provider to do it. But there are videos on YouTube that will show you how. No pin in the Life, it’s just plug and play. Yes, but in my experience it doesn’t always work perfectly, so the hearing aids should still be checked and verified after the settings transfer.

In reply to @platypus

In this video phonak says the receiver are compatible with the current receicer portfolio.
So yes, they are the same receivers

By “current” are they only referring to the “Slim” “Fit” and “Life” range? The tip of the receiver looks different when I zoom in on it in that video. As if there is more of a “plug” design on the male part of the receiver.

Looking at those. Water resistance makes them attractive as I’m spending a lot of time on the water but I’m concerned about the rechargable battery.

  1. What kind of usable time are people getting?
  2. This is an older thread, wondering if those who’ve had them for a a while notice a significant decline in battery life?
  3. how long does it take to get them recharged to a usable level (lets say 2 hours) with the inductive charger?

Thanks

I’ve had my lumity life aids for about two years now. I get about 12 to 14 hours before they start to to die for the day. Sometime during the day I will put my backup aids in and charge my life’s up for a hour or two and than there good to go. Rechargeable hearing aids are just a pain. I’m hoping the next set I get will be not rechargeable.

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