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Of the three Costco brands, which one has the best sound to the receiver of a phone call through the hearing aids. Holding the phone is good and speaking directly into it is good. I have an iPhone 13 and Jabra Enhanced Pro 20s.

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There’s no best answer, they all work pretty well, lots of different opinions expressed on who likes one over the other, try them out and see which one you like the “best”

I guess that because the microphone for the hearing aid is behind your ear, using that instead of talking into the phone itself creates that impression to the person on the other end of the call.

That may be true, but think of ALL the folks who use cell phones in “speakerphone” mode!!! They have nothing better to do than stroll noisy, busy streets, shop in noisy malls, drive in a noisy car with all the traffic and tire noise … and then don’t even CARE to wonder how that kind of audio quality sounds to US.

Yeah, it’s a pet peeve of mine. My in-laws insist on calling us on speakerphone in a car or out, and the entire time the call is going on there’s all this squeaky, nails-on-chalkboard rasping going on in the background. I don’t know if it’s cuz they’re physically holding the phone at odd angles, or if it’s just sitting in a cradle in the car or what, but those extraneous sounds DRIVE. ME. NUTS.

I know I’ll sound inflexible, but if I’m streaming a phone call via Bluetooth with my Android phone and someone has trouble hearing me, it’s THEIR problem now.

I understand your issue. But I would rather sound better than the sound to me, if it’s possible. The biggest complaints on this forum has to do with Bluetooth streaming. Both music and voice.

Turn OFF Mic input in hearing aid accessibility. This will allow you to use your phone to talk into (like it’s a speakerphone call) but you will still HEAR through your hearing aids.

Triple click the right button and click on ‘Hearing Devices’ → then turn OFF mic input

Depending on how your hearing aid is sitting on your ear, it may or may not pick up your voice well. If it is sitting too far back, it will have a more difficult time

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