This is a great idea and easy to to implement.
The mic has a clip on it that could easily be clipped to an AC vent or similar on the car dash in front of the driver.
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The best result would be placing the Multi Mic on the drivers shirt as the User Guide states:
In noisy environment 4" would be better than 16". Alternative the mic could be clipped onto the sun visor or the rear-view mirror.
After use the mic can be disinfected with a Kleenex moistened with Isopropanol and the hands with Ethanol.
Never going to happen with the drivers and covid-19. That is why I’m experimenting with other methods.
No chip on my shoulder. Your second post talking about sitting in the back seat of a car and having a nice conversation with the driver without using the multi-mic is confusing. If you’re having a hard time understanding conversation with the driver with your current aids and then tried the mult-mic with little success that would be one thing. But the way you worded things its as if the multi-mic wasn’t necessary since you were having a great conversation.
Just enough to make eye contact in the rear view mirror. That helped considerably,
BTW, Tim, I’m not recommending it as “safe,” but I happen to visit my audi’s web page and noticed a big pop-up ad at the top of her web page that she’s still open for visiting, supposedly taking necessary steps to protect her patients, and “come on over if you need help!”
So perhaps if occlusive molds could help eliminate overwhelming noise and you could just temporarily switch to such molds for a drive, there might be an audi or HCP in your area who is similarly (ill-advisedly?) still open for business - although I guess it’s hard to beat Costco’s price of ~$50 per mold as reported on this forum - and they’re probably not open for business. Maybe power domes are worth a try to see how much they help reduce background noise in a car?
Good Luck! Hope you can invent a reasonable solution - you might help other folks in a similar situation if you could come up with something really workable.
Yes, Costco Hearing Center is closed, and though they return calls, but will not order or provide anything until the covid-19 situation settles down for businesses to open safely.
I have extra domes, about 20 total, open in two sizes, tulip, and power in two sizes. The power domes don’t help much, but my audiogram is almost flat out to 2000 Hz, more occlusive domes means I need new fitting to get the low frequency sounds that my open domes provide with no obstructions (note the photos in post 2).
Power domes filter everything without adjustment, all noise I do not want and all low frequencies that I do want. Low to mid frequencies are muffled and only highs are clear.
Not an viable option for now, until Costco Hearing centers reopen at least. Thanks for the suggestions, I’m committed for the long term to work this through, since I don’t think much will change in the next 2, 3, 4 months.
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Yes, the idea is that you would be relying mostly on the Multi Mic to hear exterior sounds while wearing the power domes. I guess as was joked about in another forum thread, if I can hear speech very clearly, even though the speech has been transferred into an artificial even robotic sound, I’m willing to do that. I was suggesting only wearing the power domes in difficult, noisy situations, then switching back to your regular open domes as soon as the situation allows you to do that. The ability of Smart 3D to somewhat adjust your frequency profile should help within limits to adjust the frequency response you’d get from wearing power domes vs open domes, etc., and if that proved helpful, you could even create a Favorite’s profile for the driving situation with Multi Mic and Power Domes (I may be wrongly assuming Smart 3D Favorites can be used in conjunction with the Multi Mic program in the app).
If it was only the driver, that might work. However, I get the driver to a location, then the covid screener outside, then the receptionist, then the assistant to get me prepped for the procedure, then the tech or doctor to perform the procedure.
Back to the receptionist for copay and schedule next session. Then a phone call to insurance company for the ride home, and finally the new driver home in 5-10 minutes. No time to change domes. I cannot see how relying on the Multi-Mic for all those consecutive conversations would work well, if at all.
The Multi-Mic only works with its selection in the Smart 3D app, I have not tried to custom modify a favorite yet.
I’ve sat on my daughter’s front porch in Austin, TX, and listened to her, a grandkid, and my wife all talking in the omnidirectional mode with low background noise and thought the conversation was very clear, even better than with my external HA mics turned on. In an earlier thread where you first mentioned that you were going to get the Multi Mic, I invited @efigalaxie and @focusandearnit to comment on their experiences using the Multi Mic. They both switched to Roger devices using the FM reception on the Multi Mic to relay sound to their HA’s. But since they’ve worked in a steel mill and a hospital setting, including operating rooms with folks speaking softly and noisy machines, they might provide excellent commentary on dealing with speech in noise using remote assistance devices. Maybe at this point it would be worth the expense to get an FM receiver and a used Roger pen on eBay? I do think practicing using the Multi Mic or whatever other device you can afford to go with in your residence community would help you perfect the usage when it matters most, when you are out and about for a medical appointment (and I’m getting the forum warning that I am posting too much in this thread and should give others a chance to join it …)
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I would hold off.
I am not sure how much I brought you up to date.
I went to the Phonak Marvel and then came back to Resound but am on the BTE Quattro.
I am FREED. I like battery better than recharging. I like Mold vs RIC.
SO much more troublefree.
I stream 48 hours in a week. My 13 size batteries last 8 days.
I have on order a set of DAI shoes for the aids. This will allow me to bypass the multimic and use Roger directly… Does require two RogerX receivers.
Since I am not in need of Phonak’s stupid license moving scam, I can use any Type 02 X receivers and not just those made after a certain time.
For some reason, Resound is having some issues with the shoes, so my order is on hold at this time. The shoes are relatively cheap…$40 to $80 apiece. I am not sure which…
My plan is to use the new roger select with the shoes then via multimic. I am also going to compare the multimic itself to the select.
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Why? There’s nothing supernatural about the Coronavirus, and it is unable to spread by touching objects - even contaminated ones. What counts is that you don’t rub your nose or eyes after touching contaminated objects before you have disinfected your hands. If this explanation does not satisfy the driver, you could hand him the Multi Mic in a Isopropanol-moistened Kleenex to allow him to wipe it himself. I think you and the driver being in the same car poses a much greater risk to you both than the Multi Mic ever will.
(PS. Isopropanol and not Ethanol because it can contain additives that are harmful to electronics.)
I got the Multi-Mic two weeks before I began this review. Two drivers I asked to hang it around their necks on the lanyard, showing it to them in a zip lock, stating it was wiped with isopropanol, one a local woman, one a middle eastern born man, both flatly refused.
I’m not going to press that issue. That is why I am looking for a remote mic solution that the driver does not need to be informed about what I am trying to do.
Thinking about a 5-10 minute ride, maybe no conversation is necessary. Is this Uber?
If I were the driver I wouldn’t want someone sticking something in front of my face. There would have to be an agreement before hand to understand what’s going on.
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Agree, on those rides not an issue, as you state. I have many that are longer 35-45 minutes to an imaging center in another town at freeway speeds that is where I hope for a solution.
My Medicare Advantage uses the less expensive contracted specialists at this site almost 30 miles away. I think they spend more on that plus two Uber rides, than using the imaging center or local hospital 5-10 minutes away. Who knows…?
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I understand you’re going uphill with the ignorant drivers - wish you the best of luck with the project.
Of course. I often use my Multi Mic on lecturers and tour guides, and I always politely ask them to wear the mic and why, and I have never been turned down.
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I’m guessing that was before the covid-19 pandemic? I doubt any ride share drive would have minded back then, now the world is much different. The “shelter at home” requests have been followed very well in my town and county, as the numbers of covid-19 infections show, so I fully understand people not wanting to take any risks, real or not.
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I use the Multi-Mic all the time. Mostly I have it connected to an audio source via the 3.5mm audio jack (such as Laptop, TV or iPad - can’t pair more than one bluetooth device to Resound Quattro etc) and use it to watch videos. It’s plugged in all the time. Love it! Quality is super clear.
Personally I did not find the microphone feature on it useful so I’ve stopped using it. I just use it as a way to stream audio.
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My Roger Connect, DAI Shoes, are finally on the way…finally. So I will update you soon.
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I have the same issue with the multi mic – does not work well in group situations. Works fine one on one with someone wearing it. I am interested in trying the collapsable selfie stick idea. Would a selfie stick attach to a multi-mic? which one would I purchase?