Thank you so much for the information. Do you know if the S series IQ for CIC can support directional Microphone or not? In their documents (in your link), it is mentioned that, it has Directional Microphone, but it doesn’t indicate if it is for CIC or not.
You should check Starkey S series IQ 11 CIC Extreme Power, Siemens Nitro CIC and Oticon Agil CIC Power. In my oppinion it is meaningless to add directional mic to a CIC because it will make it bigger.
If you want directional mics then you should take a look in RIC models like Resound Alera 961 High Power, Resound Dot2 30 High Power and Oticon Agil Mini RITE Power.
Just to add my two cents…I’ve yet to trial any kind of BTE (several different brands, several said to be moisture proof) that could withstand my three mile daily jogs and associated hours’ worth of sweatiness. And it’s a normal amount of sweat, not something freakish…
When Starkey invented this hydra shield technology, they were doing 2 hour training lectures at the time, on programming. They would drop one of these aids in a glass of water and leave it there for the whole lecture. After the lecture, they would pull the aid out and prove it was still working.
If it can withstand a couple of hours at the bottom of a glass of water, I’d have thought a bit of non-freakish sweat would be fine! :rolleyes:
If you add directional mics, the aid will be bigger, closer to the size of an ITC or mini ITC.
The theory goes they are not all that necessary on a CIC, because the natural shape of the pinna provides the directionality. It only becomes necessary when you move the mics to an unnatural part of the ear, as with a BTE.
Excuse me, I have just register this valuable site. Do everybody know any power CIC hearing aid including remote control for controlling its volume?
I think sometimes, the user would like to reduce its volume, when for example, he/she wants to study and sometimes he/she likes to increase its volume to hear weak sounds.
Thanks a lot
Nima
@ZCT, thank you. Actually I’m not sure whether it is possible to add a remote control on power CIC or not. When I talked to my audiologist, he said it is not possible for Nitro power CIC (301-701). I’m very interested about your idea, I’m still not sure if it is possible to volume down only with a button or not.
Thanks very much. Do you know which model is more sufficient for me (preferably with button) please? I also need to take care of its price.
My audiogram is as follows:
Freq: 250-500-1k-2k-4k-8k
Right: 62-68-71-71-88-105
Left: 62-63-68-68-78-95
There is no right answer to this question. All Starkey CIC hearing aids are powerful enough for your loss, and all can be ordered with a multi memory that could be programmed for volume if that’s what you wanted.
The fact is the more expensive and therefore advanced aids do more to adapt to the environment, so need less in the way of user input or volume control.
All of the Starkey CIC aids could be set up for your loss, and as you spend more money, you are likely to get better hearing in a difficult/noisy situation, and need to regulate the volume yourself less.