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In reply to @jonifoz

@jonifoz said:

I had already tried to sort through the mountains of posts

Well it’s not hard, asking the exact same thing you read in other posts just so you can be 100% sure… okay.

@jonifoz said:

I have to wonder why you feel the need to make snarky replies to someone who is only asking for help

Snarky! Well that’s a new one for me I believe, but your looking at it the wrong way, I too was “only asking” people to use the search button, so at least now you can confirm that what you’ve read elsewhere on the forum is the same here.

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I was thinking the same thing. His knowledge of hearing aids gives him an advantage in interpreting search results. Maybe in formulating searches also.

In reply to @cvkemp

When I first came to this forum there were many snarky people but also helpful.
Like you I have been in and out of this forum for many years. Found some pretty good friends too, like you!
I find the search function next to useless. I can see why so many just ask the same questions over and over.

By the way….Oticon and Phonak are both great aids.

In reply to @cvkemp

Yes and no, back when I joined a long time ago the search engine was non existent as in useless, what we have now is definitely way better, of course it’s not perfect but neither is Google!

In reply to @jonifoz

Where the Siemens your first aids from the , they were mine. They were with no controls not even a volume control and only one program, and no app but that was back before smartphones and connectivity other than t-coils.

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In reply to @x475aws

So just like a google search, hearingtracker’s search engine you can’t put to many words in when you type.

So I think it’s time for a new post on this topic, just so we can help the mods improve/add to make it more people friendly.

@jonifoz I appreciate if you could let us know what are your though of Oticon More, once your tried them, compared to the Phonak paradise.
I suspect that it would not be much of difference between Paradise and Lumity.
But, on top of hearing through , you might need to factor-in Bluetooth and accessories, so if you already have Phonak accesories, are they going to be compatible with Paradise or are you willing to splash some cash on a different stash :crazy_face:
For me I think my money would be on the haLumi (ty) :zipper_mouth_face:

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Something else that I don’t like about hearing tracker forum at times people that go off track, and in my opinion highjacks others post. I have stopped and asked the admin to lock and or remove a few of my post that flat got highjacked from me.

Yes I agree, I’m guilty of it,like right now… but hey,we get back on and move on in the end.

If you “was born with” Phonak - you must stay with Phonak. Changing from brand to brand is very hard for brain. Of course you have full freedom to try different brands.

I disagree, the brain easily adapts to change, yes the older we get the longer it can take. It is all about attitude, if you are a negative person then nothing ever works, but if you are a positive person then you will adapt to the change and much faster.

I think irrespective of how powerful the search engine on the forum actually is or is not, folks want answers specifically tailored to their needs. Maybe they do find a thread by search that is right up their alley, but no one has posted in it for a year or two. And if they try to post, they get a warning from the Discourse “” :roll_eyes:, “Do you really want to post in this thread. It is more than a year old and you’re going to notify all the people who have ever posted in this thread…” - or something dumb and discouraging like that. Also, a new thread ends up in the NEW category of the forum and stands out as compared to a post in a long-existing thread where a lot of folks may just feel same old - same old and not bother reading a new post in a thread that they think pretty much they’re all caught up with (and tired of?).

So, I’d say with most folks, a lot more is going on in deciding to start a new thread or not than how powerful and useful they might perceive the search engine to be. It’s a new age, the age of Twitter, where people just tweet out what’s on their minds and don’t worry so much about finding the right slot to put whatever it is they want to say into.

In reply to @jonifoz

@jonifoz said:

I guess I’m looking to be “blown away” by the next pair.

@jonifoz: Honestly, unless my last pair of hearing aids were poorly-fitted, or my hearing had changed radically since my last fitting, why would I (or anyone else) expect to be blown away?

I just don’t understand the rationale behind that expectation.

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