Resound Omnia vs Phonak Lumity

The general consensus is that the Lumity Life hearing aids themselves are waterproof but the receivers seem to be only splash proof. In other words…they are good for people who sweat quite a bit while working out or who occasionally get caught in the rain, but they don’t seem to survive long term dunking in the pool or ocean.

I have the regular Lumity hearing aids. I wear them in the pool but I don’t dunk my head underwater. I take them off for that kinda thing.

Jordan

@JordanK Many thanks for the detailed response, so just so I am 100% clear the receivers you and other people are referring to are the ones that go in your ears?

As I am having custom moulds created would they not ensure that no water could get in your ear? But I think its a moot point as I have asked for vents to be put in (not Activents either )

I’M SORRY if I asked previously – but if I did I forgot - what’s the LIFE added on to Lumity.
Is there just plain Lumity and then also Lumity Life? Confusing but since I’m considering getting Lumity I want to be sure of details (that way I have more to remember and less space for it so - to have more that I forgot when all is said and done)

No worries. Yeah, there is the regular Lumity rechargeable, the lumity rechargeable with telecoil, and the Lumity Life

Did you try changing the receiver filter on the aid that’s not working? It’s easy to do and if it’s blocked with wax, you get zero sound of that receiver until the filter is changed.

@david.hendon Many thanks for the prompt response, you may find this unbelievable (I certainly do) but my Amplifon Aud did not include any filters nor cleaning implements with the aids.

I do believe that! But if you take it into the shop it would take them literally one minute to change a filter. Also you can easily buy the filters in packs of ten from internet suppliers. They are made by the same company, so don’t need to be Resound. I am currently using Widex filters for example.

Incidentally it isn’t a big wax problem if you use RIC receivers, but the only time I had one go completely silent on me was a week or so after I first started using receivers with power domes instead of moulds. After that I think my wax level was lower as the dome had already collected it all and anyway I knew what to look for.

david.hendon You are They worked fine and aid now working properly so many thanks for the advice

So based on your experience you do not think I need to be worried that this I’ve had a blocked aid so soon after fitting, I will persevere with RIC’s then, tbf it would be unfair not to try the Lumity RIC now it is being custom built for me anyway…

Excellent! No I wouldn’t worry. I have been wearing power domes on those same receivers on my Resound Ones for two years and I only ever had one total blockage, about a week after I started.

@david.hendon I really apprciate your time and advice.

I get mine done every 6 months. If I go longer than that, my molds get clogged often. Some of us just need it…My ENT does it manually, no flushing
Dan

In the past, my waxy ears have needed periodic suction cleaning. Just an anecdotal observation here, but since I started wearing occlusive silicone molds, it seems my ear canals have almost been “self-cleaning.” My unsupported theory is the warmth and humidity in my ~closed-ear canals soften the wax so much that it oozes down onto my molds and is removed when I pull out my receivers each day. I also VERY lightly coat each mold before insertion each day with a VERY thin layer of olive oil by recommendation of my audi to ease mold insertion. I bought a dropper bottle that I carefully washed and dried before use. I decanted a small amount of olive oil into the dropper bottle from our kitchen supply and put the tiniest amount of oil I could deliver onto a finger to apply to the molds before insertion. My corollary theory is the use of olive oil further helps soften and remove the wax. The design of my molds, with the receiver openings being placed more sagitally, helps prevent wax from getting into the receivers; I change my ReSound/Cerustop wax guards once a month when I also remove my receivers and thoroughly clean the molds by soaking in a dilute dishwater detergent solution before rinsing and drying.

Getting a little bit of Dove soap or Pert shampoo containing water into my ear canals also seems to have a cleaning effect on the ear canals during showering. I don’t intentionally do that, but as I twist my head this way and that to rinse Dove soap off my face and the shampoo out of my hair, it happens. Just offering an observation, not recommending doing so as a procedure.

I do worry that wearing occlusive molds that make my ear canals very humid increases the risk of ear infection. Since my wife is an M.D., I have her inspect my ear canals about once a month with an otoscope to check how I’m doing. BTW, in anyone has ever been issued AKORN otic acid ear drops to treat ear infection, AKORN has gone bankrupt and has issued a voluntary recall on all lots of their otic acid because of lack of quality control on their slide into bankruptcy. The instructions I received said to DISCARD ANY AKORN OTIC ACID SOLUTION and request a new prescription for a different brand.

P.S. Relative to the above theory on “self-cleaning” ear canals, I bend over a lot during the day working outside in the yard. So, I theorize anything introduced on my molds has the opportunity to work its way more sagitally during the times of day I’m bent over, head towards the ground.

@Neville said:

If you have some custom cShells made, they use the old cerustop.

Thanks!

I just found your comment. I apologize.

It’s very helpful
Thanks

DaveL

@Raudrive said:

Would adding Cochlear processors to your comparison be possible?

Sorry, been meaning to get back to you on this for a while. I have no intention of adding CI comparisons, mainly because it’s already been done well. Check out Comparison Chart | cochlear implant HELP9