So BakaNedo…in what “general area” are your Costcos located? I’m looking for the best fitter in So. Cal.
I’m in the west Puget sound area across the water from Seattle.
I did happen to pop into the Costco in Santa Clarita (a little NE of Burbank) a month or so ago and they actually have a full blown audiologist (AuD) on staff. This was right after I had my first fitting and I needed a tweak but she didn’t have any time available. If you’re near there you might try her out.
I have tried Rexton Quintras with double dome and quite like the sound but have ended up returning it since it was less clear than my old Epoq. However, I have tried Oticon Alta with ear mold and also with double dome. I found out that the sound was much better with ear mold than double dome. I am wondering if I try Rexton Quintra with ear mold, will the sound be much better than with double dome? Anyone can give me idea so that I can save one thousand dollar.
It depends on your hearing loss and the size of your ear canals. Can you post your audiogram values? Perhaps the double domes weren’t a good fit and you had lots of leakage. You can get a tighter seal with custom earmolds.
My audiogram is about this:
250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
50 60 55 65 65 70
Left and right ears have about the same loss
I think my ear canal is small.
I have worn the Quintras for 2 weeks and so far have not found any reason for adjustments, I can hear conversations in noisy environments and speech is heard well from people talking behind me. The three programs are auto, noise, and TV. I find the auto program works well in most situations. I will use TV for a few shows but is generally not needed. The auto p;program must work in loud places because I do not notice any difference when switching to that program. I originally was going to buy the KS5 but some comments posted said the sound wasn’t to their liking. I figured the additional cost for top of the line aids was worth it and didn’t want to make a change.
Can you give an update on your Quintra HA? My mom is getting ready to get replacement aids and I’m curious about those.
I have been using Quintra 2c for 70 days now. I like them a lot, they are as good as Siemens Micon Pure 7 and cost about half. However, given that I am still within the 90 days Costco trial period, I am planning to demo the Phonak Brio in the next couple of weeks.
I have dicided to keep mine. I think they are confortable and work real well for me. Mine use the 312 size batteries and they are plenty small for me. Batteries last me over a week, since I change them out Sunday nites whether they need it or not. Cheap. I feel this is the right size for me. Smaller HAs feel like they might fall off. I feel I could do better in speech recognition but I have not gone back for my 2nd adjustment. I need to make a list of any shortcomings, which are very few. I’m happy. Would buy again. I have had them for around 5 months.
My rechargeable 312 batteries only last about 14 hours so by the time for prime time TV they are running out of power. I wonder if I should just use the regular batteries as they are pretty inexpensive at Costco.
Just picked mine up today. There are some sounds that has this weird doubling effect (reverb or echo?) like my own voice, or a high pitch noise.
I demoed the ks5s briefly and it did not have this problem.
anyone else has this problem?
I have not experienced. You may want to go back to Costco and have them refit the Quintras.
I’m new to hearing aids and started with Oticon Altas which I gave a full 75 day tryout. Wouldn’t move on price and I wasn’t thrilled with the aids or the audiologist. Turned them in and ended upon the Quintras at Costco. Could not be happier. A much better aid, are toe, more logical controls and half the price. What’s not to like?
Had costco exam yesterday. Bad low and hi freq and difficulty understand speech, especially women. Wore Quintra around store and liked them. The costco HA staff were all pleasant, thorough, and knowledgeable. The trial period, cost and warranty were acceptable. I talked to friend who wears phonaks and she thought my description of the quintra was interesting and she answered some questions. Went back and ordered them today with remote and charger. Only complant is that it took 2 months to be seen, and now, I must wait 3 1/2 weeks to be fitted. That is just wrong! Anyway, the comments here are extremely helpful. I will report back after fitting and wearing.
Only three and a half weeks to be fitted, I only wish that was all I had to wait. I get my aids from the VA and it takes about 2 - 3 months to get an appointment and 2 and a half months to be fitted.
But seeing you are paying for your own aids that is very long time to wait for and appointment just to see what you need. But 3 and half weeks to be fitted is not that long. From my previous experience with the audiologist in the market place a month to 6 weeks is about normal. But that was for custom built aids and not BTE aids.
Thanks for explaining that. I guess I was to quick to criticize. I’ll be patient!
Just picked up my Quintras yesterday at Costco and really like them. No feedback. I demoed Phonak Bolero’s and Oticon Alta Pros and returned them both. I find that my voice sounds natural and my hearing is much better than the other 2 demoed. Thumbs up for Costco, and saved a ton of money.
Edit: I have been wearing them a few days and still like them, trying to figure out which of the 3 programs I am going to use at different times. Agree with an earlier post that the toggle switches are not easy to use, takes a few fingers and grabbing the ear to make adjustments to the volume on the left and the program on the right ear. Although I hear beeps when the program changes, I don’t always hear beeps when the volume changes, still trying to figure that out.
I did not think I would like the rechargeable battery but I really do like it. Before I go to bed at night, I just pop them in the recharger which comes with the HA’s and when I wake up in the am, they are fully charged. I think the manual says they take either 4 or 6 hrs to charge. The person at Costco said they will last 1 year before I have to replace them. I have not run out of juice on them, even on long wearing days. I may have to have the tubing extended because when I look in the mirror I sometimes see the top of the hearing aid peaking above my ear, I assume the audiologist can give me a new length tubing if needed.
Bottom line, they look like keepers.
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What was the price difference between the Quintras the Phonaks and the Alta Pros?
Are Quintras just Siemens rebranded? I am unaware of anyone else with an echarger?
Got my new quintras a couple of hours ago. I like hearing all the things I couldn’t like the microwave beep, the cat purring, and the dishwasher running. TV sounds a bit tinny but I may be able to resolve that. Only complaint is they are a bit itchy in my ear. Hopefully I will get used to it. My first impression is very positive.
Some 5 weeks later, I can say that I am still happy with these rextons. The only think that isn’t great is using the telephone. I do volunteer work on the phone, and my old headsets don’t sound very good. I can’t understand what people say. I need to find a workable solution. Any ideas?
Anybody have any experiences to share about the rexton mini blu rcu? I am having a terrible time hearing on the phone and this Bluetooth device pairs with the quintra and a cell phone. They sell for about $400. I’m contemplating buying one but thought I would seek comments. Thx.