Help Hermit Hear His Sweetheart

Thanks for the assist. There are a few still available online, but AI reports that the maker of both (Nuheara) has gone out of business and discontinued both models. The same held true for the Lexie H1 which I had some hope for. I suspect what I’m looking for is not at all popular. On the upside, I just got a set of sleeve domes in XS and they’re not so bad.

I may give the Nuance glasses a try. Reviews are all over the map in mixed environments, but seem to be useful in quiet controlled environments like mine.

Again, thanks for taking the time to reply.

You can attach comply tips to standard earmould tubing, but it isn’t exactly discreet. If it’s a comfort problem, Starkey comfort buds apply the least pressure to the ear canal wall out of any domes available. I frequently switch people to these if they have complaints about itching or pressure in their ears. They’re not compatible with all manufacturer’s receivers, they need to be a similar size to Starkey’s product so Demant brands (Oticon/Bernafon) are not an option.

No, but my brother, who played bass at the same gig in 1975 where I damaged my hearing, has tried Airpods and while a novel approach, they didn’t work for him. He’s a fruit phone user, I’m android - so airpods come at substantial extra cost for me.

On that note, I saw an audiologist last week who immediately after the hearing test tried hard to sell me $6600 Phonak or Resound hearing aids. To use all the features would require a much more expensive Samsung android phone than what I have. I don’t need that for phone calls, texts, and playing Waffle.

Thanks for the point to Starkey comfort buds! I like that those and the xs sleeves I just bought are designed in such a way as not to enter fully into the ear canal.

After learning there was more than tinnitus going on, I bought a pair of Vivtone XPure 2.0 RIC hearing aids to see how I got along with them. They come with a variety of domes - the presinstalled ones were way too big and caused occlusion (?). The tulips were more comfortable, but still collapse and can go fully into the ear canal.

On recommendation in a review, I tried Small Phonak Open 4.0 Domes and it was those came off the receivers and lodged in my ears after using them for a couple of months without issue. After a sleepless night the walk in clinic succeeded only to drive them in deeper with a water flush. Finally I camped out at the audiologists office and the doctor fished them out with tweezers in 2 minutes after waiting hours for an opening. It was an all day affair I hope never to repeat.

With the recommendation for comfortable conicly shaped open domes, I think there’s no longer reason to fear RIC type hearing aids.

Thank you, Hearing_Potential.

What phone do you use? If you stick with Phonak it should work with pretty basic phones as it has classic Bluetooth. You do not need to use an app with most hearing aids as the aid buttons can control the core functions.

Have you considered molds?

Trying the Sennheiser from Costco may be a good approach as you’ll have 180 days to test different domes or molds and return the aids if you can’t find a working option.

Galaxy A14 5G. Audiologist said it would have limited functionality with what she was trying to sell me in flagship Phonak or Resound units. The demo unit she did a quick setup on was very shrill. When she continued pushing and did not listen to my main concerns, she turned to my wife who was tested at the same time and started pushing her for $6600 HAs. So I thanked her and we left.

Likely I’ll wind up with Jabra Enhance or Sennheiser All Day types with an open cone shaped dome. With comprehensive EQ and volume adjustment via app, I’ll be happy for as little as I’ll wear them out of the studio. Even these cheap Vivtone XPure units I bought on the cheap as test units, work well enough for me - let me try living with them enough to know how I’ll use them and whether they can be made comfortable and practical.