I had my appointment at Costco today at 5pm. I explained the left side dome issure to my HCP, and he changed the domes in both ears (to keep them matched) to “double domes”. It took maybe 10 minutes, and totally resolved the issue. No more buzzing. he warned me that the larger double domes would feel more enclosed and to let him know if that becomes an issue. But, so far so good after 4 hours of wearing them, and no repetition of the buzzing. In addition, inserting the HA receivers into the ear canals is now easier because both are “stable” in the ear canals. No discomfort so far, but of course I will continue to monitor.
Battery life got a good testing today. I woke early this morning and had the hAs inserted for the day by 5am. It’s now a bit past 9pm, so 16 hours of use so far, and both batteries are showing 40% remaining charge. I have done no streaming (I have no streaming devices at this time). I have made several phone calls, using the iPhone with bluetooth. The longest call was about 20 minutes and maybe 10 minutes more total on the other shorter calls, so around 30 minutes total. Earlier today, the left battery briefly showed 1 less dot in the 5-dot battery charge scale than the right battery, but they are both equal now at 40%. The feedback buzzing in the left HA before I got to Costco today might explain the extra left side battery usage, or maybe just the Bluebooth usage.
The bluetooth connectivity and reliability has been 100% ever since I got the HAs 3-1/2 days ago.
I am amazed at the number and quality of sounds that have reappeared into my daily life with these HAs. Most sounds now have treble frequency content that had disappeared over the years so slowly that I had not noticed their departure. This includes paper crunching, loud waterflow from faucets, dishes and glasses clanking when placed normally onto a kitchen ccounter, and new higher frequency content to our cat’s frequent demands to open the door to the garage so she can do her security rounds. I can now also clearly hear conversations between other shoppers at Costco and the other grocery store that are occurring several feet away. And I don’t have to ask my wife to repeat things.
Jim G