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I’ve been wondering about this for awhile. Sometimes when I’m in a crowded place like a farmers market inside, or a busy auditorium or museum or the like, my hearing aids will just seem to get really quiet. Sometimes it’s like when someone is making a call and that moment before the ‘ring’ makes it through and sometimes it’s a much longer kind of quiet. I’ve been wondering if this is a bluetooth thing - if it’s getting bombarded by signals from phones or other sources. It can happen in quieter places too, but it’s noticeable in crowded noisy places more. Any ideas on this - is my hypothesis correct? Thanks!

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I’m using a Signia device, and I’ve experienced this issue as well. As you mentioned, it’s indeed related to Bluetooth, and it happens most often when I’m using my phone, especially while switching between programs.

Maybe it’s because of too aggressive noise reduction? Or because of dying battery - it cannot hold hearing aid in too complex situation?

You don’t mention which make aids you wear, but from your description I’d venture a guess they are Phonak.
If so, that’s Autosense at play, causing your aids to switch into mode, when you don’t really want them to.
I trialed Phonaks a few years ago and hated that so called feature, but I understand a knowledgable audi can minimize or completely disable the program in the Target fitting software.

Definitely sounds like some sort of dynamic noise reduction. My GN Resound aids have a feature called Digital Feedback Supression (DFS), which does as you describe. Generally the DFS ceases when ambient noise returns to a lower level.

I would Google this for your type of aid or talk to your audiologist. It’s probably just a simple adjustment that’s required.

Modern hearing aids have situational awareness and try to switch into different programmes depending on the surroundings. Your Jabra sound like they are aggressive on noise reduction in loud places and if you don’t like this and audiologist can make adjustments.

If you have the app on your phone you may also find you can tweak things to make it better for you.

I will make that appointment! When I walked into a cafe yesterday, there were lots of people there working on their laptops- it was a writing class meetup. As I took my seat, it did indeed get very quiet in one ear and took a few minutes for it all to settle down. I use the “hear in noise” setting in restaurants and it seemed ok, but that initial settling of sound is alwasy disconcerting. Thanks all for your input.

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