I now have the More 1s. I started my hearing aid journey by doing research and buying the Eargo 6s online. I used chat. They gave me the military discount of 20% which I could not get if I self-ordered. My deceased dad served in the US Coast Guard during WW2 mop up operations, so he was technically a WW2 vet, although he didn’t serve in the conflict.
The Eargo6s came fairly quickly in the mail. You have to do a hearing test given through your Eargos in a quiet place. As Dr. Cliff’s review states, the test and the target matches are quite good. In some ways these are are a relatively inexpensive breakthrough technology because they are in-ear but the petals keep the HAs from occluding your canal, allowing outside sound in, if you, like me, have good lower frequencies.
It worked well for me and I recommend them highly. I would recommend the 6s to you without reservation. I can’t speak about the 5s because they are different than the 6s in certain ways that I now forget. They’re not waterproof for one. Dr. Cliff pointed out issues that I noticed with my pair, however.
Why did I return mine? I’m a musician and am VERY sensitive to sound quality. I couldn’t get sound quality that I could live with. My sound deficit begins to appear going up from 2k and it was in the HFs that I kept on getting a feedback delay, i.e., car beeps (fasten seat bell dings, etc). I also would get HF feedback beeps, which also drove me crazy. Additionally, they itched my ears and bothered me. Another problem for me was that I’d lose the string and would get worried that I was going to lose them in my canal. I had to go with the larger petals due to the size of my canals. One time I was really unable to find the string and my wife had to fish it out for me.
They work, but weren’t good enough for my requirements. I think they are good and serve a great purpose but I had to move on. They cost me 2360 (2950 - 20%). I ended up with the More 1s that ended up costing me 40 dollars more because I found a German tech on eBay who programmed them for me and sold them to me for 2400. The more 1s serve my needs very well.
Best to you!