@1Bluejay
During the annual review I requested that he set up my hearing aids with Autosense 4.0 as the default program. He set up number 2 program–the next program–with louder volume, and changes we had found important and necessary.
I get heck at home if I don’t use the next program because I truly hear better (though it’s compromised.) It’s not autosense. It won’t select other programs for me.
Real world…I’m having problems with understanding what’s being said. TV is awful; it’s often out of synch. Voice/Video. And we have new announcers that face each other, not the camera. And they talk so quickly with an accent. Got angry this morning. And that doesn’t work well for me.
I’m extraordinarily lucky!
- I qualified for hearing coverage due to loss of hearing due to high noise levels at work. Documented.
- My audi worked miracles. He got me the Phonak Audeo Paradise P90R’s before I was due for new hearing aids (5 years span; that’s the fastest.) Other audiologists wouldn’t have even tried.
I can’t qualify for the Lumity Life hearing aids. I’ve had mine for about a year and a half. That means fastest possible for new hearing aids is 3-1/2 years in the future. Phonak will likely have new hearing aids by then. As a taxpayer I understand the need to keep costs down.
Your comment is really helpful. I’ve found the APP from Phonak is absolutely necessary. If I change programs using controls on my hearing aids, I have no idea what program I actually selected. I have dexterity issue (nerve damage) and I’ve even turned my hearing aids off trying to select a different program. I would like to see improvements in the APP.
Your comment is right on. Until my annual review autosense wasn’t my default program. It is now.
I’ve been frustrated for a long time getting these set up. I simply want my hearing aids to work in auto mode. Put them in and forget about changes. In stead I’m stressed out and not hearing well.
Thanks so much for your suggestion. My thought…great hearing aids; not set up right.
DaveL
Toronto
WSIB client