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Does anyone name their hearing aids, or am I the only one eccentric enough? Haha! :giggle:

I have my Phonak Naida, and two back ups. One is a Bernafon, the other is an old clunky Phonak analog that still works like a charm even after 10 years. I have taken to calling this old thing "Old Faithful", because it is still hanging in there. Phonak is the best! My Bernafon I was referring to as Benny. It sounded kind of cute and it is close to the brand name. My Naida I refer to as Nat. I'm not exactly sure why now. It has to do with the musical start up melodies it has.
 
*snort* That is FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be like naming your glasses. I know people who name their colostumies lol
 
Hmm. You know what's funny, I never thought of naming my glasses. I guess because my glasses are mainly for nearsightedness. However my hearing aid is a device that links me to the auditory world, such as music and movies.

Speaking of which, I remembered exactly why I refer to my new Phonak Naida as "Nat"; because it plays a Jazzy little tune on startup and when it is switching channels. For those who don't know Jazz, Nat King Cole is a famous Jazz artist.
 
I don't give my hearing aids a name, but I can tell you that my analog hearing aids were always warm and natural sounding, whereas my digital ones were evil and robotic sounding. Hehe.
 
bibliotech said:
Does anyone name their hearing aids, or am I the only one eccentric enough? Haha! :giggle:

I have my Phonak Naida, and two back ups. One is a Bernafon, the other is an old clunky Phonak analog that still works like a charm even after 10 years. I have taken to calling this old thing "Old Faithful", because it is still hanging in there. Phonak is the best! My Bernafon I was referring to as Benny. It sounded kind of cute and it is close to the brand name. My Naida I refer to as Nat. I'm not exactly sure why now. It has to do with the musical start up melodies it has.
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Alex said:
I don't give my hearing aids a name, but I can tell you that my analog hearing aids were always warm and natural sounding, whereas my digital ones were evil and robotic sounding. Hehe.
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:giggle:

I know what you mean. The digitals seem to be bereft of the warmth and feeling to the sound. To me at least, the digital does sound clearer, and I like how you can program it to fit your specific hearing loss. The analog just amplifies everything, even background noise. But, like you said, at least it sounds more natural.

:hmm:
 
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