Love my Philips HearLink 9050 Hearing Aids with 85 dB receivers and Double Vent Bass Domes. I recently started back with hearing aids after a 7 year hiatus. Also bought a Noahlink Wireless 2 programmer.
Does anyone else notice a difference with the SoundMap settings? What are your preferred settings SoundMap settings? Thanks in advance!
I made the following changes to the settings, but honestly can’t tell a difference from the default settings with Costco fitter and HearSuite. My goal was to improve overall speech performance while disregarding battery performance. However, I feel like the general default settings recently maybe worked slightly better while talking in an airborne 737 (80 dB background noise). With the general default settings, while talking in an airborne 737, I could hear the gentleman slightly better, and my own voice was at a consistent level.
Settings Change
- General Program - SoundMap Noise Control
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Maximum Effect
- From: Medium
- To: High
- Reasoning: Set the strength of the dynamic directionality.
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SoundMap Noise Control Transition
- From: High
- To: Very High
- Reasoning: Increase the assertiveness of the automatic system to help with background noise.
- Note: I did not notice a difference.
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Noise Reduction Mode
- From: Medium
- To: Very High
- Reasoning: To utilize the new “Very high” 12 dB setting of the Philips 9050.
- Note: Disappointedly, I absolutely did not notice a difference in the airborne 737, which had a background noise level of 80 dB. I switched back and force between the general defaults, and my custom general program with the max settings.
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Speech Clarifier
- From: Medium
- To: High
- Reasoning: Help speech stand out in the noise.
- Note: Have not noticed a difference
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I left Comfort Control at Medium. Changed SoundProtect Transient Noise Reduction to High from Medium.
General - Increased Performance Settings
General - Default Settings
