Sorry about your issues. I got my Starkey BICROS units a week ago today. I guess the big difference I have noticed is when streaming music or phone calls is only hearing in the one ear but i couldn’t make out what I was hearing in the right one anyway so no real loss there.
The audi is going to call and check on me in another week to see how I am doing. I may ask for custom domes although the closed ones she gave me at my request seem to helped alot with issues I was having with the standard aids.
I have no issues with streaming and no static issues so I am happy with that. The biggest difference I have noticed was this week when we took a trip to see some family in AR. and visting with them and some others who flew in. I was almost always able to understand everyone even when we were eating in a restaurant.
But the biggest change I noticed was while we were driving in the truck I don’t think I had to ask my wife to repeat herself once. I am virtualy deaf in my right ear and of course she is on my right when I am driving. I am really pleased with that improvment.
Only other real Issues is the sound in my left ear when I scratch my right ear or putting a mask on and hearing the sound in my left not a problem just funny.
As for battery life I have replacable battery units (312) and it appears they are lasting a little more than 72 hours and that’s with alot of streaming TV and music although I recently bought a ZVOX sound bar and have been able to watch TV without putting my aids in my ears which is amazing so I may be streaming a little less since I also can hear the TV pretty good with my aids in without streaming.
A week isn’t a long test period but so far so good.
One last thing I have several programs I can easily switch through in the app. Check out my audiogram. YMMV.