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Aleser · 10-27-2008, 05:51 AM

I don't think it's a realistic solution to HA issues. There's no reason why background noise would be significantly reduced if it's in the ear versus behind the ear. It's not really that upsetting to take off your hearing aid to -shower-, it's not like it's a complicated procedure. The cost is also extremely prohibitive and I'd bet anything that the device doesn't have a whole lot of power.

It sounds like another gimmick, right up there with standard ITC and little-hidden-beige BTEs that serve one purpose: vanity. And at one hell of a price.

A good BTE should last at least 5 years- assuming a 4000$ high-end digital aid might cost 5000$ over it's life, counting any repair and batteries and earmolds, we hit 2.7$ a day- much less for entry or mid-level hearing aids, or ones that are worn longer than five years. As a contrast, this device costs just under a whopping -10$ a day- for a no-features-whatsoever analog aid, and there's no way to stretch that money by wearing it longer.

10-27-2008, 05:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
Aleser Woosh. Yes, Woosh. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 669	I don't think it's a realistic solution to HA issues. There's no reason why background noise would be significantly reduced if it's in the ear versus behind the ear. It's not really that upsetting to take off your hearing aid to -shower-, it's not like it's a complicated procedure. The cost is also extremely prohibitive and I'd bet anything that the device doesn't have a whole lot of power. It sounds like another gimmick, right up there with standard ITC and little-hidden-beige BTEs that serve one purpose: vanity. And at one hell of a price. A good BTE should last at least 5 years- assuming a 4000$ high-end *digital* aid might cost 5000$ over it's life, counting any repair and batteries and earmolds, we hit 2.7$ a day- much less for entry or mid-level hearing aids, or ones that are worn longer than five years. As a contrast, this device costs just under a whopping -10$ a day- for a no-features-whatsoever *analog* aid, and there's no way to stretch that money by wearing it longer. __________________ "She thinks... she can make people do what she wants or needs, what is right, by the sheer force of her own talent, not by forcing them... she can teach them and persuade them... that they'll catch it from her. This is still faith in their rationality, in the omnipotence of reason. The mistake? Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them." Last edited by Aleser; 10-27-2008 at 07:51 AM.