Review on Small-Sized Rechargeable Digital Hearing Aids With Noise Cancelling - Banglijian Ziv-201A (Pair) by Steve Hauck

What I liked about the hearing aid was for about the first few times i wore it using an open dome tips on the lowest sound setting, there was no whistling, feedback, and no distortion. The only effect was that sound was crisper and brighter and therefore more understandable. Basically it was like magic. With the closed dome tips the mid and lower ranges were affected and I didn't like the sound. I have no hearing loss in the middle and low ranges and only a small loss in the upper end. I had read that using the open dome tips would allow for ambient sound in the middle and lower ranges. This was true to start with and I liked the quality of the sound. It was a subtle improvement and I stopped asking people to repeat themselves. But off and on, the tube bothered my ear, making it itch. I also swim, wear headphones and am in loud situations often where I wear ear plugs instead of a hearing aid, so I haven't worn it that much. I'm out in the rain, and might be putting it on after swimming or working out, so possibly it has too great an exposure to wet conditions. I find it frustrating that it has no bluetooth capability to connect to my phone or music. The lack of intelligent charging which means I have to watch how long it's plugged in more of a hassle than I thought it would be. It may take an hour or four to fully charge and I'm always checking. I don't wear it enough to know if the itching will be a deal breaker, but I've found that it started having possibly an electrical contact problem, with static coming and going, whining, buzzing and distortion. Even though I turn it down always until I hear the three beeps for the quietest setting, I now think the volume control stopped working so it's probably always on high. As it started out working correctly, I have no confidence in it's durability. I've actually only worn it about 30 or 40 hours total over the last month I've had it. It's been about 40 days and I will see how the return works. Before I bought the device I sent Banglijian a question about what to order for my type of hearing loss and the Ziv-201 was recommended by Kaven who wrote me back. I chose the A series because the tubes were smaller and I often wear reading or sunglasses.ebay allowed me to return the amplifier for a refund and I did. I ordered two different ones from Laiwen that only distorted sound for me which I sent back and now am trying out one from Hören that advertises water resistance. Although comfortable and seemingly durable, with no itching and batteries that last for days, there is no magic of sound or clarity of speech. It amplifies everything, but for some reason doesn't seem to amplify the consonants I find hard to distinguish and the reason I'm using an aid. It only comes with closed dome tips, so I'm hoping the open tip domes I've ordered will do the trick. If not, I may force myself to try an amplifier of a different style before coming back to the Ziv-201A. I have a power bank now and I could try charging it while swimming, which would help me deal with the lack of a smart charger.I'm upgrading my review to three stars because I have complete faith that Kaven would have replaced my amplifier and I think their warranty is the best I've seen. I'm comparing all other amplifiers to this one and may reorder yet if I can get better cleaning instructions. Can a hearing aid dryer help? Is it possible to use a wire or in the tubes or a hearing aid bulb to blow them out?