Audio (Hearing Aid)

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Craig Young

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Audio (Hearing Aid)
« on: 29 Dec 2024, 10:36 pm »
I just bought a good set of hearing aids non-prescription type, but over the counter type. Wow what a difference my music listening is so much better. Actually the world sounds better. Costco sells a better set and costs less than their store consumer model. Ok what I bought was Jabra Enhance Select 500 and my second day experience is just great.

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Re: Audio (Hearing Aid)
« Reply #1 on: 26 Mar 2025, 05:11 am »
I mentioned this before on a post. With my Smart Phone Samsung A13. in the Settings open Sounds & Vibrations and scroll down to Sound Quality and Effects, Open that, then go to Adapt Sound and Open that. then take the hearing test and Adapt the sound to your hearing.

I have mine set to Sound Profile 01 which if I remember correct is for like 60+. It will boost frequencies that you can't hear well, etc.. In addition to that you can use the Equalizer. If I'm Streaming with Amazon I set it to Normal and use the Equalizer on Amazon Mobile App. If I'm Streaming with Youtube then I change the Equalizer on the phone from Normal to another setting like Rock, to fit the music.

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« Reply #2 on: 26 Mar 2025, 12:57 pm »
I haven't tried the Jabra yet. I bought my second-ever pair fromCostco a couple months ago - made by Philips - and they still aren't as good as my old worn out pair even after three adjustments. In the last couple days, I decided I will return them, and either try the Jabra hearing aids or try much more expensive ones.

I don't wear hearing aids while listening to music. I wear them for conversations and video/TV.

Zuman

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« Reply #3 on: 26 Mar 2025, 01:37 pm »
I finally listened to my wife last year and had a hearing test. It showed that I had some fairly significant high-frequency roll-off (they didn't call it that!), so I researched hearing aids for music listening and found the Widex Moment 400s.
I don't wear them much for listening to music, but I have noted a major reduction in my tinnitus AFTER wearing them for a while. I've read that some people believe that tinnitus can result from the brain "replacing" frequencies that the ears can no longer hear, so perhaps wearing hearing aids that actually recover those lost frequencies tells the brain that it doesn't have to do that???

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« Reply #4 on: 26 Mar 2025, 03:23 pm »
The Hearing Aid Forum has a few threads on audio and music:
https://forum.hearingtracker.com/categories

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Re: Audio (Hearing Aid)
« Reply #5 on: 27 Mar 2025, 02:18 am »
The Hearing Aid Forum has a few threads on audio and music:
https://forum.hearingtracker.com/categories

Thanks for the link.  My wife has major hearing loss.  I finally got her to an audiologist and ENT. :D

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« Reply #6 on: 27 Mar 2025, 03:03 am »
The Hearing Aid Forum has a few threads on audio and music:
https://forum.hearingtracker.com/categories

Ditto.   Thanks much for posting the link.  I finally had my hearing checked last month.  No surprise that I need to get serious about hearing aids but it’s a bit daunting to get started.  I certainly don’t want to make the same mistakes with hearing aids as I’ve made buying the wrong hifi gear. 
The airpod/similar route is somewhat intriguing but I’ve made the OTC hearing aid mistake also.  Anyway the forum looks to be a good place to get started.

Craig Young

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Re: Audio (Hearing Aid)
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 07:52 pm »
I went to an audiologist doctor and I got my new Oticon yesterday. I am amazed by the difference in how my music  sounds now. I could never imagine that my Otica's and double trouble sounded so good. My doctor's analysis is that my loss is medium, it is bad but not severe loss.

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« Reply #8 on: Today at 10:25 am »
I have a 88ish old father who is losing his hearing. He has suffered with mild tinnitus for his entire life and began to really have hearing loss issues at about the age of 80. He tried a few of the "As Seen on TV" hearing aids with nothing but disappointment. Then he went to a Hearing Specialist and tried the hearing aids that they recommended...still nothing but disappointment.  But now he has found something that really work...Apple Airpods. He says that they are vastly superior to anything else he has tried and likes the flexibility that the Airpod app provides.