How did you get the top part of the housing off? I do not want to break it.
I took off the bottom part and have already removed the pin from the receiver.
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That’s how I did it:
Levered with a thin metal tab at the front.
When levering between the front housing and the circuit board, it made a soft cracking noise. But nothing seems to be broken.
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Wow how you find that video? Thank you.
I been searching for hearing aids how to take it apart but only found 1 so far. Its Rexton brand unknown model hearing aids but procedure is largely the same thing.
Put pin out, open and pull up the cover, pick it piece by piece, clean, reverse the procedure. Done.
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@mami2529 You are very welcome.
I was searching for REM equipment on youtube, then I came across that video, so I’ve posted it on this forum.
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@Baltazard
Interesting, I didn’t know there were French speaking hearing aids!
If you buy a REM kit can we all come please?
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@michael1 I use subtitle and translator within youtube if I want to watch videos with different languages, sometimes, videos on youtube come with few audio languages to choose from on top of the translated subtitle; But for this instance I was curious.
Few years ago, I did get in touch with Aurical and they’ve quoted me around £5000 for the equipment with 2 years warranty, then I will have to pay around £2500 for the calibration if needed, not sure about the program to make the whole thing work, if it is included in the initial price or is a recurring sub!
The REM isn’t for me, but for my brother who doesn’t have access to REM where he is.
Hearing loss is universal, I am sure you know that, and I wonder how far this forum is read around the globe, I mean, it could be someone in the middle of the Serengeti down in the south or in the Inuit land up north, or in the middle of the Shibuya crossing to the east or or somewhere on top of of the Andes mountains to the west!!!
It’s funny, One planet, One problem and One species*…
*I suppose hearing loss isn’t just specific to human, but can be found in all livings!!!
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I think the two members on here paid £2500 from Ebay for used equipment.
Your brother is a lucky man to have you.
If you remember I bought the P30 UP from you that you got for him. Just run out of warranty but managed to get them replaced from Boots in December!
Good to talk.
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@michael1 Sorry man, I completely forgot, got few things going on at the moment 
Lucky you got them replaced, well done, did they charge you for it?
£2500 used! not sure I will venture into that, since they need to be calibrated.
I found a different make, but still, charge around £4800 new, and from memory the program isn’t included in the price (they are Italian).
My thinking, is getting a new one with warranty and support, send it to him, where he can get a charity or an audiologist who can use the REM to tweak his HA, or he might learn how to use it.
Again, sorry, I completely forgot about the P30; Absolutely brilliant you got them replaced by boots.
Boots will definitively be on my Books, sum tin wong wiz dis santance 
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Yes no quibbles about the warranty.
If you are considering Boots then look into the appointment availability. In February i was told May for an adjustment. Doncaster is very busy.
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Great video for those who can follow the French. The executive summary if you cannot: Following an autopsy of both type of devices he makes the point that the electronics in modern, top-of-the line HAs is not that much more sophisticated than what you find in your average earbuds. As for the colossal price differential, he cites a French consumer paper that claims that the bulk of HA pricing is audiologist fees:
If this is true then HA marketing is almost criminally clumsy; once I know how to program my HAs, why can’t I have a second set at 300$ each? Note also how prices are all over the place (left side of the diagram)- prices here in Switzerland are typically around 5,000 Euro.
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The use of the term “70% alcohol” to describe wipes recommended for eyeglasses or hearing aids is technically and practically incorrect. The ‘alcohol’ is not ethanol, it is isopropyl alcohol commonly labelled “rubbing alcohol.” The use of ethanol does damage plastic parts of eyeglasses and hearing aids. Conversely 70% isopropyl alcohol is recommended for binoculars, camera lenses and microscope objectives.
That cost breakdown isn’t entirely off the mark, but it totally ignores how the manufacturers take profit either at the factory/wholesale price or at the audiologist level, or in some cases both levels. It’s also wildly out of date, you can’t get a pair of wholesale aids for that sort of money: a a pair of Intent 1 would cost over £3.5K plus VAT at list.
All the large manufacturers operate distribution channels: plus they sell ‘on the side’ to independent dispensers. If you don’t believe that the manufacturers deliberately up their prices to ‘non-channel’ dispensers to maintain their profit margins elsewhere, then just look up the pay scales for Audiologist vs other medical professionals.
If you need further proof, check out the profitability of the various companies involved.
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