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Thanks!
Any opinions on how OpenMove compares against the Aeropex model? I’m between the two.
Bone conduction devices bypass your outer and inner ears and send sound vibrations directly to your cochlear.
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About a month ago, I bought the Shokz Openrun Pro. I am very satisfied with them, they are comfortable to wear. I use bluetooth headphones a lot, when exercising and when working on audio and video projects on my computer. I have a Smart Connect pendant device for my Costco KS 7s, but it doesn’t work very well. Traditional earbud earphones don’t always stay in the ear when I have my hearing aids in, plus I have to remove them if my wife starts talking to me. The bone conduction devices are perfect because they don’t block my ears. I have them set up to automatically connect to both my iPhone and laptop, which they do very well. There is an app which at first I could not get to connect, but a week ago they updated it and now it works fine. It’s helpful, but you can do everything with the buttons on the device, if you don’t want to bother with it.
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Depending on your use, and phone (if that’s what you’re connecting them to, you can set the audio balance on the phone to be more L or R. I’ve done that when running with my AfterShokz since i have one ear quite a bit worse than the other.
I like my AfterShokz for running and excercising, and the open ear lets me hear outside sounds too.
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I appreciate the recommendation and bought this pair to check them out.
It was weird. I could hear them but not as loud as when I am streaming through my KS9s. It seems like (at least these cheap ones) have flat speakers that aim at the skin near your ear instead of the ear canal. When I held them over my ears, they were louder, even when not touching anything. I might try a different set, but at this point I don’t think the technology is going to work for me.
This is literally what I experienced even tho my left ear has a mixed loss.
I ended up selling them on.
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Put ear plugs in your ears while you listen to them.
The sound will increase by 200%.
They normally come with a pair.
Except that would defeat their usual purpose - safety in traffic or hearing conversation from friends or family members.
I tried my husbands (he loves them but has no hearing loss). I tried and they made me feel nauseated. I get the same after a hearing test. I think it’s because the vibrations are so strong due to my profound hearing loss
Looked long and hard for conductive headphones and finally found a pair of Aftershokz Titanium AS600’s on eBay for about $45. I’ve been really pleased with the performance over the last couple of years. I chose these so that I could keep my Phonak M90’s (RIC) in to answer the phone via BT and not have to quickly change my hearing setup. As far as others hearing them, I use them most at the local coffee house so as not to disturb others sitting near me. I’ve heard no complaints from the couple who usually sits at the nearby table; they say they don’t hear them at all. They’re absolutely NOT the quality of an audiophile’s headphones, but for someone who usually listens through my PC speakers, they’re fully adequate for my use.
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Great tip, and that was a good deal!
Well I liked the idea of bone conducting headphones and purchased a pair of AfterShokzs and I couldn’t hear anything from them lol Everyone else in my house could lol I would love AirPods but that’s a no go as well. I now stream via my Phonak Paradise 90s and loved them.
They would not prevent hearing loss caused by “hair cell deterioration” they bypass the eardrum and middle ear, but the inner cell has the same vibration exposure. I hear much better through bone conduction (90dB gap) and LOVE my Aftershokz.
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Was it one of the Aftershokz/Shokz or another brand?
(90dB gap)
What do you mean?
The difference between what I can hear through my skull Vs through my eardrum is 90dB at low frequencies.
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It was the Aftershokz brand (the red ones). Husband said he could actually hear the music, it was turned up so loud (wasn’t loud for me!). I feel the same after hearing tests to be honest.
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