Lyric 3 is already in use in select practices.
Updates to the reed switch, patient control and programming wand.
Is the Lyric3 available at the VA yet?
Hi,
I have been using the Lyric for about 6 months. Do most people get their hearing tested with the Lyric in so that it can be set to the maximum efficiency? It is painful for a couple of days after the audiologist inserts it. Does anyone else have this issue? I went swimming with the wax ear plugs which I think worked, but was still worried about water getting into the ear. Does anyone have experience with swimming and what happens if the Lyric does get wet? I think that the new Lyric is a bit more flexible for programming needs but am not sure that I have the optimal settings yet. My audiologist is excellent, but it seems that she has limited experience with this device.
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Hi,
I have been using the Lyric for about 6 months. Do most people get their hearing tested with the Lyric in so that it can be set to the maximum efficiency? It is painful for a couple of days after the audiologist inserts it. Does anyone else have this issue? I went swimming with the wax ear plugs which I think worked, but was still worried about water getting into the ear. Does anyone have experience with swimming and what happens if the Lyric does get wet? I think that the new Lyric is a bit more flexible for programming needs but am not sure that I have the optimal settings yet. My audiologist is excellent, but it seems that she has limited experience with this device.
mdaor,
I would like some info on the lyric. Is this the ones they put down in your ears and what types of loss are they best for if you know. Also, are they very expensive and do you like them. Any other info you have on them would be much appreciated.
momof2+dog
HI,
I have sudden sensory hearing loss in one ear. The cost is $1800 per year for a subscription which entitles you to a new one every three months or more. (I have not needed that many) I am still getting used to it, but I do like the freedom that it gives. No problem exercising, can make it more or less sensitive depending on situation with a touch of a magnet. Can turn it off and use it as an ear plug when someone snoring. There are a few issues however, and I have not spoken with enough people who have experience with it to really understand them. If you decide to go with it, let me know and we can compare notes!
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HI,
I have sudden sensory hearing loss in one ear. The cost is $1800 per year for a subscription which entitles you to a new one every three months or more. (I have not needed that many) I am still getting used to it, but I do like the freedom that it gives. No problem exercising, can make it more or less sensitive depending on situation with a touch of a magnet. Can turn it off and use it as an ear plug when someone snoring. There are a few issues however, and I have not spoken with enough people who have experience with it to really understand them. If you decide to go with it, let me know and we can compare notes!
Can the patient remove the Lyric in case or is it necessary to go to the doctor or an emergency room?
There’s a self-removal tool inside the SoundLync volume control keychain device, or you can use a tweezer.
I thought a doctor had to remove them. That would have been a road block for me.
From their FAQ:
Can patients take the Lyric Hearing Device out?
Lyric can be self-removed if necessary. Patients are provided with a removal tool called the SoundLync.
hahaha just get a mercedes S class body kit and put a ford pinto engine in it. That will make them match. lol
Overpriced old technology analogue hearing aids. You are paying for aesthetics, not for quality… just my opinion.
Its absolutely incorrect to state that the lyric is inferior because it is analog. Every other type of hearing aid needs to be digital because of the huge amount of processing required. When the device is put so deeply within the ear there is no need for programs, etc.
there is a reason 94% of Lyric HA users recommend the aid to friends and also why there is greater than 80% who continue to wear the device after their one year subscription is up, if they were so diissatisfied they would not renew.
by almost all accounts the sound quality is on par or better than high end digital BTE devices.
i have been using them for 6 mths and they are far superior to the Phonak BTE high end aid i was using.
They are not for everyone. If you have a flat hearing loss and a mild loss they will work, but my loss is not that simple and they refused to even give me a chance to try them.
I disagree with almost all the Lyric posts/
54 month user+
you hear in my case WAY better than any digital aid I have tried, ITC, BTE,RIE …Starkey Phonak, and SIEMENS plus beltone and the “o” one.
all the digitals do is accent noise as in wind noise, car noise and loud restaurant noise.
User with a brain can remove and reinstall
If you have pain the audi went to deep
I shower every day in them work out walk etc.
I never turn off so I can hear in my sleep like we were made to do
Lyric 3 last on me about 7 weeks
I pay 1500.00 per ear
I have been pushed into a pool and did not have a issue a lady friend swims everyday with a rubber cap on she has no issues either
I can use phone without issue or feedback home phone and cell.
Pro’s
Can be adjusted for volume with a wave of a wand…simple removed with other end of said wand
NO FEEDBACK
I can hear at dinner in a noisy place
I can hear my back seat passengers
I “hear” more naturally, no tinny sounds no sounds coming from odd or unusual angles, NO cutting out to “suppress” noise in a mall, Diner,Bus, or moving boat.
Cons
Price
Every now and again you get a bad one that dies or malfunctions …USUALLY with 72 hours of install
No Tv Bluetooth
Most audis do not have a clue on set up…in my office I had to go through 3 people before I found one that listened and set up profile correctly
What insurances cover Lyric Hearing Aids? I am close to enrolling for my own insurance (getting off my parents) and I was thinking of trying them out. I have moderate to severe hearing loss and I live a sort of haphazard life at work (Irrigation, Rain) and play rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing, wrestling, so Lyric would help me out a lot.
The chance of finding insurance that covers Lyrics is pretty slim from what I can tell. It wouldn’t hurt to try. I’m coming up on a year with Lyrics and they have been great. Some problems with bad batteries -probably a bad batch but I get 6-7 weeks usually.
The Lyric 3 is a small improvement on the second one - primarily it is able to accommodate hearing losses that are worse than previous models; it continues the single module model, and is slightly shorter than the first generation, and can therefore fit more people. I believe they also have improved the volume control capability, but it still uses the magnetic stick to do so.
I have had Lyrics since mid 2014 and to say they are hit or miss is putting it mildly. I’ve had problems with them squealing after awhile to sounding clogged to only amplifying background noise when the volume is increases to sounding like I have water in the ear and just plain quitting after 1 days use. Basically on occasion they seemed to work as advertised but usually its short lived and then some random problem sets in. I get the impression that they (Lyric) doesn’t care or they would have contacted with some help or at least an explanation. I think the high price is to cover this replacement and office time for it or they are losing their tails on the deal. I think its the former, IMO. I wouldn’t recommend anybody wasting their time on them.
Just like you I have an unusual loss with both low and high frequency loss and a nasty peak in the middle. I have tried several aids from several different Audiologists with from poor to dreadful results. I went to a firm which supplies the Lyric and many other brands. They insisted that the Lyric was unsuitable and tried me on a pair of high end Phonak. They were very bad so I returned and insisted on trying the Lyric. They reluctantly inserted a pair and I was instantly delighted with the result. The audi even accompanied me on to the very busy street and I had no problem hearing him in the midst of heavy traffic and pedestrians. Sadly he refused to continue the trial because he claimed one of my ear canals was too tight and short and would be prone to infections. That was a year ago and I am now using a pair of Oticon OPN1 Mini rite with very poor result. For me one of the big advantages of the Lyric was its position deep in the ear in the bony part of the canal. No occlusion or wind noise and great directional sensitivity. With the mic perched behind the ear I now have no idea where sound is coming from. My question is , does anyone if the Lyric comes in a “child size”.