Veteran with questions

Pesonally I chose the Phonak Lumity L-90, several reasons, I have no need for waterproof aids (Paradise Life, or Lumity Life).
Those models have one charger only (which had to be updated).
My suggestion would be the L-90, comes with a nice charger, and I suggest you ask the audi to get you the “Phonak Charge and Care” charger.
Note: Your Marvels will be sent to Denver for rehab, and sent
back to you, so you always have a backup pair.

The sound of air passing over and around my truck while driving, at first I thought there was something wrong, lol. My hearing loss is in the upper high freq range, so things like squeeks and such were new to me.

For User 427: I have been wearing the Starkey Evolve AI RIC since December. Obtained through VA. Still in the trial period. Previously had Resound and Phonak before that. I have almost non existent hearing in right ear so they have. CROS microphone in right ear vs hearing aid and it allows me to take sounds from right side of room and send to my left ear. Pretty neat and works quite well. I also like the Thrive ap and the Edge setting helps with outside noises. However, Starkey has just come out with a new Genesis line of aids that seem far advanced over Evolve, so my audiologist is allowing me to switch to that next month. I am hoping those will be even better. You might ask about doing the same as Evolve is using 3 year old technology whereas Genesis is the latest and greatest from Starkey.

@user427 said:

Evolv Ai 2400 half shell ITC units.

I don’t know about your aids, I got my Signia Aids from the VA a few months ago. I was surprised to learn the VA will also provide accessories for your aids, like TV Streamers, Remote microphones. and other Bluetooth streamers. Your new aids will probably make TV dialogue easier to understand, but I heartily recommend a TV audio streamer. Mine makes TV listening enjoyable again! If your aids aren’t compatible with other Bluetooth devices, like your PC or tablet, Starkey probably makes a streaming device for those, too, which the VA will furnish upon request. Just ask. Enjoy your new hearing!

We got a new refrigerator about a month or two after my new/first HAs. It made SUCH different noises from any frig I’ve been around before that I must have asked a thousand times, “What the heck is that sound?” for this new technology frig. Scary stuff, sometimes.

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We are here for you, we’ve all been through it at one time or another. I am the classic “waited a long time, have hard to fit loss anyway” person. So for me it’s been a little hard to get used to things. I found myself scared by amplified sounds, so I had to get used to the HAs a little at a time. Luckily, the audi must have known and warned me about wearing them around a quiet house a little each day. The HAs were started at an amplification level that was not my full prescription–it was softer and was programmed to gradually adjust as I adjusted. So there are ways to make the process more gentle. You just need to give feedback and there are quite often very good solutions to your concerns. I don’t know your loss so I’m guessing, since many folks–by no means all–have high frequency loss (you can check my audiogram to know the loss I experience and therefore where these suggestions come from). If that is the case for you, you may initially have more fun than expected with: rustling paper, jangling keys, toilets and water in general, kitchens including cutlery and plates, and shouting children. Two things that helped me were a volume adjustment I could control, and a mute button on my hearing aids. I used them a lot at first, but need them much less now. For me, it’s been a tradeoff between comfort and audibility during the adjustment period. Now I really appreciate hearing so many more high frequency consonants that make speech clearer. Just keep asking for the support you need and good luck with all of it!

I have found that the VA audio teams are top notch. Ask them questions regarding your specific hearing loss. They are very good at selecting the correct hardware and setting it up. 12 years with them now, 3rd set of aids and they have been great. Do follow their directions and suggestions. Your brain does need to learn how to hear for you, so wear them as directed.

Ask here as well.

Berkeley, US Navy Submarines, ‘68-‘80

I can’t speak to the ITC models, but I have the Evolv 2400 RIC rechargeable and they work well for me.

I had Phonak reghargable P90 with Cros. I tried CROS for several weeks and determined that for me, it was useless. Deaf in left ear btw. Then I found that the battery charge failed every day after about 11 hours of use - even without using the CROS. I got VA to switch me to the same Phonak using batteries, and that was better but I was not understanding conversation very well even with adjustment. I had VA switch me to Oticon “More 1” rechargeable and I am doing much better. If any of you use Oticon with accessories (Bluetooth, TV connection, etc.) please let me know what might be good to get from VA. My cell phone is Samsung Android. My Samsung TV is currently wire-connected to a Sony transmitter and the transmitter transmits to 2 sets of cordless headphones that both I and my wife use. The cordless headphones greatly help me understand the TV show dialog. Also, btw, the Phonaks connected directly to my phone with Bluetooth, but the Oticon does not - maybe an app is needed?.

I have the More1 aids, the TV Adapter, the connect clip, the smart charger and the desktop charger. The TV adapter really helps as does the connect clip.

It depends on the Samsung phone you have and the version of Android OS you have. I have the iPhone which I got back n 2014 when I first got my Oticon aids that would connect to the iPhone by way of an adapter. I have become so use to using the IOS and the ease of connecting my aids that I would have a hard time switching back to an Android phone .

Samsung A32 5G running Android13

You may have to do some digging your phone doesn’t show on the hearing aid compatibility list.

https://www.oticon.com/support/compatibility2

@cvkemp said:

You may have to do some digging your phone doesn’t show on the hearing aid compatibility list.

The compatibility list is for ASHA.
Any android running android 13 can connect with the ConnectClip, and the TV Adapter.

@cwr64 The VA will happily supply you with the above accessories.
You may find the Oticon ON App from the play store helpful as a remote, and battery monitor.
Thanks for your service!