Re: [Phys-L] Digital Hearing Aids

[Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

This is a bit late.  Update: — since, I've purchased the $6+k  Phonak (insurance only $2k paid) 

The Phonak people say the one Costco sells (for $2k) is the next to the top.  

My previous are 4+ years.  The new a huge improvement.  BUT one huge prob.  The “ear molds” are too large.  I can wear only a few hours before too uncomfortable to wear, so I wear only when needed.  Since I’m > 60 dB down they are deep into the canals in order to prevent feedback.  


On 2015, Nov 23, , at 09:57, Donald G Polvani <dgpolvani@verizon.net> wrote:

>   His
> advice on keeping the aids dry is worth heeding as I believe I caused one of
> my aids to fail by wearing it when I was sweating profusely (fortunately,
> this happened under warranty).


I suppose it depends on the mfg..  


I dropped one in the toilet, scooped it up, rinsed it in tap water, then reverse osmosized water, and then 91% 2-propanol.  This was several years ago and it worked well —replaced now, and still works.  One of my more recent sets died, so I’m using the old one again.  Since the contacts are gold plated, the IC potted, etc.,  the only source of trouble may be the “soft” speaker.  Is it isolated w/ a tympanum?   At least one citation does this with a wax plug.

http://www.livescience.com/39727-blue-whale-earwax-chemical-archive.html  

bc just discovered Costco dispenses two mfg.'s top of their lines for < $2k.   

p.s. tomorrow I’ll price my insurance’s.  It may be less expensive to pay Costco rather than the insurance co-pay