Siemens Nitro CIC v Starkey Extreme Power CIC

[stream2525]

I will be trying Starkey S 9 Series CIC soon.

Any experience?

[burra]

stream… I know you’re doing lots of research which is good… but don’t you think asking the same question over and over is a bit much?

[stream2525]

You are right, but I want to get more convinced.

[Steve_in_Florida]

It doesn’t follow that a 75dB loss requires 75dB of gain. I honestly don’t believe that you’d need to go that far.
Perfectly correct ZCT. Stef, there is a thing called ‘the half gain rule’.
It says that for a loss of X dB you need a boost of only HALF that i.e. X/2 dB gain. So, allowing for headroom for the future etc, maybe 45dB or 50dB or gain would be OK for you.

As for Nitro prices, my pricelist has them starting at £1760 a pair … BUT sadly this is an advisory price only as I do NOT fit CICs at my practice … sorry.

Hoping to learn something here - may I ask why you so emphatically do NOT fit CIC’s? Oh, and thank you for explaining the “half gain rule” - I was wondering the same as Stef.