Hearing aid color for men

Question and Answer
#27

Whoa; chill! Nobody’s trying to take away your pink-beige hearing aids. And while I don’t actually know that much about the fabrication of plastics, my guess is that making different colours available is a teentsy-tiny expense compared to the cost of the hearing aid.

And in so far as we are giving credit to the marketing and sales machinery that drive the industry, my guess is also that they offer these choices because they do sell. Not to you, obvs, but to some of us. Check out the sales literature for pediatric hearing aids – intriguing, fun colours figure prominently. So they’re not just doing it – my guess, anyway! – because they read this forum and realize there are a few weirdos who want, whatever, hot-pink paisley hearing aids. As well, every hearing aid I have had has easily-removeable and -switchable outer shells. Takes a minute, in the office. It’s not like they have to retool the assembly line or anything.

#28

corona,

"… every hearing aid I have had has easily-removeable and -switchable outer shells. Takes a minute, in the office. It’s not like they have to retool the assembly line or anything.

I bet any of us do not need anyone’s help to change that, just order the new shells with the new color online. Here a video to confirm what you just said.

GN ReSound LiNX - How to Change Color

#29

corona,

"… getting exhausted doing something that everybody else can do for hours without even thinking about it. Having friends – or falling in love with people – whose voices are hard to understand. Bleh.g

Seriously, that statement is true. I can extend it to one more situation, my job for example, I have to use my ear and my ability to listen is important. This acquisition in Lime Green color is part of the steps I am taking to try to pass certain disadvantage, for example, I am deducing that I have not been promoted to that other job because my deafness is a point.

But here I have Mr. JustEd Wanting to tell me what is fashion statement and what is not. And tell me that I have to adjust myself to what they have in the office to offer me, ah!, because the cost of keeping color inventory is a lot for the seller.

Let me say how I see it, I have the money to pay and I going to look hard to every where until I find out the best offer for my money, if the audi office that stocks HA’s Has what I want, then I am his client, and what I want includes choosing color.

#30

I think the way it works is they just order it for you. In hot-pink paisley, if you want :wink:

#31

My audiologist orders each HA for each patient and has samples of the available colours. She does not pay to stock every colour of every aid. She does ask which colour you would like. It is no big deal and since I did not get the colour I would prefer it is pretty obvious that I put the type and quality of HA above the colour also but that does not mean that I prefer that colour. No one in this thread suggested that we put colour ahead of hearing.

As for “ignoring” you - that is not in my nature. Feel free to let us discuss colour of HAs also. Do not blame us for the price of HAs as the colour range is not the problem. We all understand your frustration at not having the hearing we would prefer and affordable solutions to hearing problems.

#32

I just discovered it is not possible the color change by changing the shell to Widex Unique. This one I am buying, Fusion 330., is water proof, the manual explicitly notes it. On the other hand, in this thread Widex Unique 440 Reviews, skinnerd added this link Widex Unique Product Review, That man added photos of himself bathing with the hearing aids.

#33

In this thread we talked a lot about the color of the hearing aids, I asked about Lime Green and Sporty Red. Finally I chose the Lime Green, here a video:

Open box Widex Unique Fusion 330.

#34

Thanks! They are cute!

#35

I actually have a Unique 440 right now. I have also spoken directly with a Widex factory rep, The IP58 rating is a bit of fiction. They actively discourage you from getting this aid wet at all.

#36

I agree with you, my first thought was in any case do not abuse it, it is not advisable to take any unnecessary risk.

Because we are talking about wetting the hearing aid, let me ask you and ask this thread, and what if I want to use the hearing aid in the gym. For example, I usually run almost a mile on the treadmill in 12 minutes, that makes me sweat.

I remember that before my Tympanoplasty surgery I could never use headphones to listen to music, almost any sound was heard as an old speaker on AM radio, after my surgery I can now listen to music using headphones.

With this Unique 330 I plan to buy the com-dex, then I wonder, can I use my music APP on Android and my hearing aid as a headset?.

#37

I’m assuming your aids are under warranty. I’d try it. If one fails, you’ll get it replaced and then be more cautious. It does not seem like abuse to me. Mark

#38

I say this all the time up here. I have never once had a sweat-based HA failure. I think they are far more resilient than people think. IP58 means they should work underwater. Even if this is a bald-faced marketing lie, they at least should hold up to ambient moisture.

#39

Yes JeffBowser. I accept your points.

#40

Why as they are not factual

“IP58 means they should work underwater”

Zinc air batteries need air to work and when a battery get wet (from where the air gets in) they stops working.

It is further noted that the ip rating is that the device will not be damaged beyond repair not water proof

http://phb.secondsensehearing.com/content/hearing-aid-reviews-water-resistant-hearing-aids

#41

You are taking my statements out of context. IP 58 does mean they should work underwater, if you read the technical spec for an 8 rating on electronics and not a hearing aid ad. The HA does NOT, nor do they even state it is allowed to get wet, let alone be immersed, hence my point that their claim of IP58 is fiction, at least the 8 part.

#42

I chose clear but had wished I gone with brown for my HA color choice.

#43

I have just ordered some brown Ear Gear.

#44

I just don’t get all the boring colors.

For difficult-to-see hearing aids, others aren’t really going to see the instrument, so the only thing that matters is user preference. I prefer bright colors, and I’d really like my tiny instruments to be easy to find if I set them down or drop them. The more contrast with floors or counters, the better!

For easy-to-see aids, they’re going to be about as noticeable no matter what color they are. That peach-colored plastic isn’t fooling anyone.

Unfortunately, the instruments I have on order (Resound Cala 8 from Costco) only came in a range of boring browns or greys or some “translucent” colors that sounded cool but looked muddy and awful. I ended up ordering the Sterling Grey, which is pretty boring but I figured would be likely to show up if I dropped it.

#45

I rarely wear my aids w/o covers… I usually have the neon green on.

#46

I got Resounds with the gray which is about my hair color anyhow. Nobody notices them.