Some questions on Lyric vs IIC,
While I don’t have my audiogram with me, I have mainly high frequency loss. Ideally I am not a candidate for the lyric but they have served me very well. I am used to being in a tunnel now (lol),
My Audiologist suggested I try one of the IIC aids. I have tried both Phonak Audeo BTE and CICs. I could hear better without hearing aids than I could with the CICs. The BTE Audeos were tolerable. I have worn Lyrics for almost 2 years. While Lyrics have their downside-mainly in areas where music is loud and bass is high, they are by far the best I have had so far with respect to hearing quality, lack of feedback and lifestyle - I run, mountain bike and play tennis and really want to hear while performing these activities. I’m also vain and don’t want the aids to be noticed. Sorry I can’t help it.
Please feel free to answer any or all of the questions. Thank you in advance!
My CIC’s and BTE’s had so much feedback when anything got near the ear such a person giving me a hug or a phone. The lyric has no feedback. How will these IICs compare?
Also, my CIC’s never provided me with sound quality that was helpful. Simply amplification of noise. They were relatively useless to me likely due to the occlusion effect and my preserved low frequency hearing. I actually had to take them out at work in order to hear. Will the IICs be similar to the CIC’s?
The CIC and BTE also harshened sounds in a busy ER. Subtle sounds became annoying. Moderate sounds became unacceptably harsh despite the technology. The Lyrics don’t tend to harshen sounds. How will the IIC’s compare heere?
The lyrics tend to migrate slightly. I’m concerned that I will have a worse problem with these more rigid IICs
How is the low frequency sound quality of the IIC compared to the Lyric? The Lyric bass distortion has really killed my love for music and I was a classical pianist. Any music with bass is annoying now. Will bass be reduced to a mere crackle with the IIC?
What are the pros and cons of the various brands of IIC’s on the market now?
I’m hoping that the similarities to the Lyric such as proximity to the eardrum, need for lower amplification and natural channeling of sound will differentiate the IIC from the BTE and CIC aids.
I’m also hoping that the digital aids can be tailored more to my hearing loss.
Thoughts?
Thank you again in advance.
Roy