Phonak Lumity Naida 90 UP BTE Review

@TomHalf
I’m getting close ro Naida territory

@TomHalf said:

The only area of difficulty I am having is hearing my passenger (wife) while driving at freeway speeds. My car is reasonably quiet, but I can’t find a combination of app adjustments that work yet. I will be working with my Audiologist to see if we can improve here. Ultimately, I may buy a Roger device for the car and restaurants.

I’m rarely a passenger in a car but I’ve tried many presets for hearing others talk in the car, and like you, none have really helped (speech in noise, comfort in echo, speech in car, speech in loud noise). I do wonder if a Phonak PartnerMic would be a solution for this environment? Although it still costs a lot, it’s way cheaper than getting Roger mics and licenses installed. It wouldn’t help in restaurants (unless you pass it round ), but I rarely carry my RogerOn either. I thoroughly recommend the TV Connector.

Peter

@PeterH said:

I do wonder if a Phonak PartnerMic would be a solution for this environment?

The PartnerMic does help in that situation as with restaurants,especially if you can mute the aids. These units can be found second-hand and do not require any audiologist changing any settings other than enabling the “mute” function if it is not enabled.

Thank you for your input @TomHalf … We love to hear some elements of success on here, it gives us all hope… As @Baltazard said, a remote Roger Mic, is possibly your best option for communication in a vehicle, I am most fortunate, I have several, but I shop around eBay, and hunt the bargains down, killing the hearing aid Mics whilst using Roger, will enhance the clarity, you switch these off in the app btw @PeterH, I am just about set up, for xbox series x flight simulator, I gutted one of our bedrooms, stripped everything out, new floor, new computer desk, sofa bed, to give me more room (looks good) all my computers are in there, got the joystick and thruster, also got the steering column, gearshift, and pedals, for driving games… Samsung 32inch, curved monitor, 240htz, 1ms response time, picture clarity is unreal… plugged in a TV connector 2 for sound, wired in a Fire Cube, I now have access to every TV channel known to man, with a certain app… Cheers Kev

@kevels55
That’s brilliant. There’s loads on YouTube to help you set up the stick etc. Currently flying round the world, and just landed at Hanoi. I’m learning so much about places while doing this. Can’t always use Live weather (especially in the UK) as “clouds sometimes have rocks!” All this, and time shifting is possible to be changed though.

I might just look for a cheap PartnerMic, although I doubt my wife would like it on all the time, or I’d hear her cursing me under her breath

Cheers Peter

Thank you Peter I was out for lunch today with my wife Elspeth, she was using one of my “Roger Selects” in presenter/lanyard mode, struggling slightly to keep the hearing aids Mics switched off, the Mics switch back on, when I exit the app, most annoying, so perhaps, I will have to delve into “Target” to rectify, if I can? That being said, I didn’t miss any of the conversation in the car or indeed the very busy restaurant, it’s bright and airy, hardwood floor, at least a 20 foot high ceiling, with the reverberation of approximately 100 folk talking away in the background, 1 to 1, in lanyard mode, the select handles this with ease, in a totally hostile hearing aid environment, it is indeed an excellent piece of kit… On another note Peter, I reached the Ross-Shire 8 Ball Pool League Singles Final, my 7th Ross-Shire League Singles Final, my first was 40 odd years ago, in the early eighties, I stopped playing that League, for around 30 years, from 2012 I started to play that league again, I have been in the final, 6 times since, winning only 2 of them, but at 67yo, any final is sweet, I still play in the Inverness Premier League, perhaps a little bit of renaissance in my dotage? We didn’t play the final, one of the earlier participants got pissed, after he went out, and fell down the venue stairs, multiple skull fractures, and brain bleed, 4 paramedics around him, he is a good friend, so we canceled the final to be played at a later date… Thankfully, he is now on the mend… Cheers Kev

Yeah @DaveL … I would be inclined to go for a Naida SP or UP with your loss, on your next iteration via “Workers Comp”… IMO, nothing sounds better than a BTE, and yes, RIC’s are good, but a BTE sounds way better… Cheers Kev

Hi @glucas, I don’t think you will be disappointed with the “Naida Lumity UP 90 BTE’s”, they are indeed excellent hearing aids… Having said that, as you are acutely aware, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and @michael1 didn’t do well with the Naida Lumity 90’s, but I am almost certain, it was his A.uD that was lacking, as opposed to to the actual hearing aids… Good Luck with your trial… Cheers Kev

The V just stands for the Vivante range. It’s the latest premium offering from Unitron, equivalent to the Lumity. The RT or R then denotes Rechargeable/Telecoil or just Rechargeable. (Or maybe RIC!) one or the other.

Nathos Nova are BTE. You do what I do. That retainer itches like mad

Peter

@kevels55
Wow, it sounds like he’s lucky to have survived. You did the right thing. You’re clearly a far better player than me. I’m just not consistent enough. I can beat anyone, but also get beat by anyone. Some of our league travel south to Great Yarmouth every year… I think a few only go for the beer mind. I’m frankly surprised I’ve never been
Peter

@Baltazard

The Audi who dispensed my second set of Phonaks on workman’s comp said I needed them. I was a client for 8 years there.
His HA I couldn’t understand speech in noise. Couldn’t hear behind. Work wasn’t safe.
I left when business was sold

The new Audi convinced workman’s comp I needed new hearing aids. He worked a miracle getting them

@PeterH

He made changes and saved programs in his office as I watched.
They worked until my final appointment.

He hooked up my Paradise P90s. We talked. As we talked he scrubbed my hearing aids. He explained my hearing loss due to loud noise had improved and created an Audiogram that showed it. He explained my hearing aids would be quieter.
He said he would recommend 3 Audis I might contact. We parted friendly after a hand shake
Found out later all programs were gone. He had taken a year and a half and lots of appointments. That work was gone.
Went home. Had to pair my hearing aids to the APP

Ahh, seems like he created a new fitting, which would do that

I appreciate the wonderful audiologists and practitioners we have here
I’ve been self employed and kept a roof over my head. He spent lots of time but his setup was awful
I respect that he got me excellent hearing aids. I worked with him at his request. I’m happy he suggested I find someone new. I’m more than ticked how he did it. I had to go somewhere else and the setup is much better.