I got a call from Allison at Audicus last night to see if I got my HA’s okay, as the USPS tracking indicated I should have gotten them. The post office did drop them off early this morning. I would have preferred having them delivered by UPS or FedEx, where meaningful tracking is available.
The HA’s were well protected for shipping, and included concise instructions. There was also an included form for having them reprogrammed. They came with small earbuds installed but an assortment of earbuds was included for getting the right fit (I ended up going up a size). I’ll probably have to play around with the fit a little more, and possibly order up some longer tubes.
One pack of batteries was included. Since one $500 HA would have included one pack of batteries, I guess I would have wanted to see 2 packs of batteries included. Not a huge deal.
The aSwings have four programs
- General use
- Restaurant/Bar
- Television
- Telecoil
I’m not sure about the television mode. While watching the TV, it did sound “funny” and did a better job of amplifying the hum of aquarium pumps and such. The restaurant mode was a bit better for watching TV as it did squelch out the ambient hum.
I’ve only had them for like an hour, so this isn’t so much a review of the HA’s themselves, just to give you an idea of what the process has been like for me.