On 1/26/2021 1:24 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
My aids are Phonak Audeo as well - high priced devices that are behind
the ear with receivers in the outer canal.
Several comments here. First, hearing "doctors" who sell hearing aids
get a 100% commission for what they sell, doubling the cost to the
buyer. When my XYL was looking for aids, several ham friends who also
happen to be engineers, recommended Costco. I went with her to the
appointment to check her hearing and prescribe aids, and I took the same
evaluation as she did. I was also present when they "tuned" the aids she
bought a few weeks later. As an audio professional, I had to learn a lot
about human hearing, and I was VERY impressed with every aspect of the
process. They used excellent instrumentation, and the people doing it
knew what they were doing. AND -- Costco sells top quality aids without
the 100% markup, so the cost is half of what we would pay to an
audiologist's office.
Second, the aids she bought (about $3K for the pair), can be programmed
for multiple settings, which can be recalled and tweaked from an app
that runs on her Android phone and on her iPad, but the iPad app is
superior to the Android app.
Third -- a good friend who has severe hearing loss asked for help
setting his K3 to compensate. My advice to him was to set RXEQ for
maximum cut of all bands below 1 kHz and max boost of the remaining
bands. He reported that it works well for him. When doing these tweaks,
I suggest varying the 1 kHz setting "by ear." Also, set the IF bandwidth
for 500 Hz-3kHz audio bandwidth.
Finally, I strongly recommend that Wayne build "hearing impaired"
settings into K4 firmware. I'd be happy to consult with him on this.
73, Jim K9YC
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