@Zebras: No vexatious settings to worry about then, right, Zebes? That will make Rog happy happy happy!
Yes, Spudgunner (got it right this time!), I am.
Iām totally Xmastatic.
Rog
@rogerinshoreham: Iām glad there may be an accessible solution within your reach ā¦
[Yes, Iām aware of the redundancy, but you catch my driftā¦]
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When the Partner Mic is connected and in use but you may be struggling to hear the person wearing the Mic.
If you use your volume up on your Aids, the technology means that youāll only be turning up the voice of the person wearing the Mic rather than your HA volume.
Itās a very good feature. I like it a lot. Never had to turn the volume up but like that the feature is there.
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The TV Connector brings the sounds right into your hearing aids. Phonak mics do the same thing. If you major concern is hearing your wife, you can buy the Phonak Partner mic and she can wear it. Any time she speaks to you it will bring the sound right into your hearing aids, just as the TV Connector does. It is the least expensive way to go. If you want to splurge on a mic that will serve in many situations check out a Poger On. Phonak has other mics for various situations.
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That sounds amazing and quite difficult to achieve. I had been wondering about this issue of relative levels and that sounds like the answer. I just a family lunch at Pizza Express and my hearing was stretched to the limit as the place filled up.
In that situation will it be possible to start by reducing the volume in my HAs (the whole noisy offering) and then switch on the PartnerMic and increase the partnerās level? I hope I explained that well.
Hi carolgate34,
If you have had the tenacity to go through all this you will know that that is exactly what I have been trying to get. My benchmark is the sound from the TV Connector.
It would be nice to splurge but I have limited myself to a modest budget and the PartnerMic (from the people I mention above) fits that perfectly. In my case Roger is out of reach of Roger and it seems there are difficulties if I found one, any Roger, on eBay, so with help from my friends I have reached conclusion of my odyssey. I will be ordering a PartnerMic tomorrow.
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Default, the Partner Mic program is set at -6 dB for your HA Mic volume anyway.
It can be set to a max of -10 dB by the audiologist.
Also if you have the NoiseBlock set to 0 on the Partner Mic program as the NoiseBlock also reduces the loudness of the speech coming through the Partner Mic.
I find it harder to hear the Partner Mic even with NoiseBlock set at weak and then I do without any NoiseBlock what so ever.
Having no NoiseBlock increases the loudness of the speech by quite a lot.
Obviously not really loud as it wonāt increase past what your gain is set on your hearing aids. Itās just that the NoiseBlock makes speech really quiet.
Itās the same with the TV Connector, Phone Call and Music program. NoiseBlock interferes with speech massively when you stream music but when you are using your HA Mics, so the everyday program, then NoiseBlock is good.
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Thanks Zebras,
Iāll have to wait to try all this out. I hope I can get it before Friday so I can ask any questions at the audiologistās session.
Rog
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Just remember unless you get a deaf or hard of hearing audiologist, they wonāt know how things sound.
Theyāll just go by what it says on the software.
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I agree with @Zebras. It indeed is one of the most used features I use daily in my Phonakās and one that make me most happy. I have the Virto P90ās with a volume wheel as extra option. Do not know, but would like to know, if any other HAās brands can do thisā¦
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Ah, yes but I have my magic phrase book ready!
When you think about it, there would be no reason why they shouldnāt try HAs during training and even though the adjustments would be minimal they would get some idea what itās like, especially if the adjustments were purposely set wrongly.
That sounds useful. It is a slight issue that the button +/- volume on my Marvel M70s is set in jumps leaving fine tuning not possible. The same applies to using the myPhonak app.
Still, itās so much better than a few years ago and at least in the UK they are free. When I lived in France it was unheard of. It was one of the most expensive meals I have ever bought when my Lab (always looking for food) ate a pair when we lived over there. (And whatās more after chewing them spat them out in disgust.)
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Oh wauw, horrible history
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Your story is very timely.
I have a new Attack Puppy. I need to be very careful using old storage habits. My charging case for my Phonak P90Rās is on the nightstand. It would be easy for him to snag the case and get my hearing aids.
DaveL
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@DaveL: Donāt let that frisky pup eat those nutty-flavoured cerumen treats and lay down one of those pesky whistling poopers in the yard tomorrow morning!
[And ā¦ congratulations on your new friend and sincere best wishes for a long, healthy life together.]
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Thanks! Much appreciated. Been dog owner a long time. First Springer Spaniel. (Just went home at lunch to let him out midday. Acted like a big dog! It was so good to see him.)
He is so smart! And has an amazing nose. fine sense of smell. Have to see if he can become a hearing dog!
DaveL
Toronto
I donāt know about your boss but I donāt see there would be a problem taking your wife to the audiologist with you and using her as sounding board. That way your Audiologist could adjust your aids with real-time feedback from you.
@DaveL: I know how hard youāve worked at getting your Phonaks, but think of them as a small sacrifice if the result of Sparkie eating them is a Hearing Dog!
(You know Iām only funninā you, right?)
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Hi rickus50,
I have a good reason to take her and will be doing so even though I havenāt cleared it with them.
When I first got the new Phonaks the sound was leaking out and annoying my wife. Iāll be starting out on Friday by letting my other half explain that problem before telling the audiologist how I got to the heart of that problem. Turned out to be āsloppyā moulds.
My boss kindly agreed to a recording so at least the next best thing there.
Thanks for the interest. I hope you get as much help if you are looking for a solution to any problems you have, as Iāve had here!
Roger
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