Review on Rechargeable BTE Hearing Aids For Seniors And Adults With Adaptive Feedback Cancellation And Layered Noise Reduction - Two Sound Tube Options, Latest Upgrade, Including Charging Dock (Pair) by Bryan Murphy

I wear hearing aids and I had heard about these types of sound amplifiers for a while, so when I had the opportunity to try these I jumped at the chance. I thought they would be good in a pinch if one of my hearing aids malfunctioned. The first thing I want to point out, to set expectations appropriately, is that these are sound amplifiers, not hearing aids. Hearing aids have circuitry to vary the amplification according to the degree a patient can hear specific frequencies. This leads to fairly natural sound. In my case, my hearing aids amplify the speech range well so I can hear and understand voices pretty clearly. In addition, full hearing aids have sophisticated noise suppression and focusing capability that allows one to hear sounds, say, ahead of you while suppressing others. This capability works well in a busy restaurant or bar. In addition, some hearing aids act as Bluetooth headphones to pump sound from a phone or other source directly into the aid. These devices are not that.So what does this rechargeable sound amplification device set do? Well, it seems to amplify all of a range of frequencies at the same time. So everything gets louder at the same time. For people with mild or moderate hearing loss across a range of frequencies, this may be adequate. There are multiple volume levels controlled with buttons on each amplifier (and confirmed with beeps) on each aid and the levels get fairly loud, although not as loud as on others of this genre I have tested. For example, without my hearing aids, I can't hear the tapping on keys on my keyboard. With these in, however, the tapping comes through clearly. I find the sound quality on these excellent, better than on others I have tried Instrumental music sounds pretty good to me with these. It seems to transmit the sound as it comes through speakers pretty accurately, so I can enjoy the music. The seal in my ears is very good. There are 2 types of sound tubes supplied with these and multiple sets of different sizes and types of domes. Thus there are multiple combinations you can try to get the best fit and sound quality. I was able to get a good fit with no feedback. I find the earpieces fit and stay securely on and in my ears. They are very comfortable to wear. They charge in 3 or 4 hours and easily last for a full day of use.There are 2 programs in these you can use for noisy or quiet environments and there is good active noise suppression. Switching between the 2 programs is done with a press of the power button on each aid. A good addition to these would be Bluetooth streaming as many of the newer sound amplifiers include this capability.A case for the aids as well as a recharging case are included with a charging cord and cleaning kit. The included instructions are excellent and should get you going quickly. This is a very nice amplifier set and they may help you a lot and be worth a try. Just be cognizant of what these devices are and don't expect them to perform like a full hearing aid does.