What company will make the next Costco hearing aids?

Hearing Aids
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My contact here said it will be a couple of months til we see new ones. Also, I think the Easy Line App covers Phonak as well as the KS models

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Iā€™ve never tried to see if EasyLine App will work on Phonak hearing aids, but there is a distinct MyPhonak App. It used to work on KS9, but no longer does. My guess is that EasyLine will not work on Phonak aids.
Edit: I was in error. MyPhonak app still works on KS9.

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Also, curious about "your contact.ā€™ My take is that only people pretty high up in Costcoā€™s management know whatā€™s coming up. What I got from staff was that to expect something new before the end of the year, which happened with the Jabra Enhance Pro 10 and not to expect anymore Kirkland models. I think Phillips and Rexton are likely due for replacement models sometime in 2023.

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MyPhonak still works with KS9 on Android.

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Interesting. Have you updated to most recent version of MyPhonak or are you using an older version? My KS9 used to work with MyPhonak but quit when I updated. Perhaps I didnā€™t troubleshoot enough.

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I canā€™t see that happening. Costco already offers the Jabra which is a Resound One 9. Why would Resound undercut their own Jabra by offering their next level of aid at a lesser of a price?

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I think Iā€™m using the latest version ā€” 6.2.3 updated on October 28.

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Just tried again.
no problem.

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Think about he KS9 and KS10.
Top of the line Phonak aids
Costco sold both Phonak and their KS aids.
Go figure.

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Yeah I thought about that as well, but only time will tell.

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Clarification: The current Jabra Enhance Pro 10 is similar to the Omnia. I donā€™t see them becoming the next Kirkland model either.

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My understanding is that they switched to the Jabra branding because the Bernafon branding was not selling well at Costco. Capturing a KS model would increase their sales for at least a year or 2.

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I assume ā€œJaneā€™sā€ is a typo, maybe for Jabra? Jabra is new name for Resound. Phillips replaced Bernafon.

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Sorry. Stoopid autocorrect.
You are correct, of course. They replaces Bernafon branding with Phillips.

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The Oticon Own is a In-Ear hearing aid.
No RIC or BTE variants, but it does use the Polaris Chip, so same tech as More (or less).

My $$$ for Costco is on Mattell!!
Barbie & Ken for the family, at Kirkland low prices!!

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@flashb1024: So, the answer is Yes!

(Re: Costco: Is that because , when Ken suggested to Barbie that they make little Legos together, she said ā€œWhy donā€™t you stick it in your earā€?)

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More or Less!! My friend.

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EasyLine finds my Phonak Audeo M90-R, but a pop-up says they are not compatible.

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I ordered Philips HL 9030 from Costco last week. Is this the latest generation from Oticon or an older model

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No. Itā€™s not an Oticon white label as such. It has the same chip as the Oticon OPN S but itā€™s firmware and algorithms have been more derived from Bernafon - a sister company of Oticon or the Sonic Enchant. There is a big thread on the Phllips 9030 - itā€™s launch and subsequent speculation over itā€™s make up and design, if you search for it.

Edit: This is the link

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