EarSpoke Hearing Amplifier w/Smart Hearing Match, Programmable Wireless App Sound Assist Aid, for Adults and Seniors

I have had this hearing amplifier for about a week now and have been impressed. The setup with the Soundwear app and the use of the app has been very easy. I did the hearing test and have the device optimized for that test. I really like being able to change the volume and mode on my phone when ever I want. This device makes making cell phone calls much better. I can wear it with my over the ear TV head phones and there is not feedback like I got with the in the ear amplifiers I bought previously. The actual sound quality when talking to my wife is still a bit tinny but acceptable. There seems to be more background noise that I expected but talking to one of my buddies with a pair of $6000 hearing aids, he says he has the same issue. Also he indicated that I'm hearing things that I haven't heard in years. So the noise may be normal.I like it enough that I just ordered a second device for my right ear.

I bought one for each ear to replace my expensive Wydex units. I just didn't want to spend $3800 for another pair of hearing aids. I liked the fact that these could be adjusted to my hearing needs and they worked great...for a little while. The fist stopped connecting to the app on the second day. The second just started clicking on and off after the first week. I had already requested a replacement for the first and was waiting for it to arrive when the second one died. I now realize I should just send them back before the 30 days is up. Great idea, but don't waste your money. They do not last.

I've worn hearing aids for years. I really liked the thought of being able to control the aid myself with my phone, at such a lower cost then going thru an audiologist. However, my hearing is evidently too far gone in the ear I wished to use it in. The volume was at 100% and I could barely hear. I do not fault the device for that. I also tried the larger sound tube which still didn't add enough volume.I did try it in my better ear and it had plenty of volume. So I may have been able to use it for that ear if needed. However, 2 problems, first the battery compartment is extremely hard to open. I don't see how some people could even manage it. Second, the app disconnected from my phone, though said it was connected. I had to tell the device to forget it and reconnect to my phone. Just wonder how many times that would happen.This may work well for some people with less of a hearing loss, but I'll have to return mine.

What I like most about this hearing aide is the volume control from the smart phone. I waited 3 months write this review so I can give a fair. Also the App that goes with this hearing aide it works well, and simple to use. This is a lot cheaper than most hearing aides at dealership (like Bell Tone) So I think it great for somebody who looking for hearing aide for the first time. Not saying if you already have one and looking for hearing on a budget this can easily work and be satisfying.

First off -- seek out a professional audiologist to understand your hearing loss. Then look at your budget like I did, and I quickly found out that It would be a while before I had $2000.00 dollars for leading brand hearing aids. I have low frequency loss in both ears, making it very difficult to hear male voices. I also have hearing loss the audiologist calla a "notch" in the high frequency spectrum. So I bought two of these instead. A "smart phone" is needed for initial setup and adjustment, most people have one, or know someone that has 15 minutes to help out. Pairing to the phone was like all paring, nothing tricky. The app is online and downloadable for free. You use the app and phone in a very quiet place to take your "hearing test" via the app, then the app sets up each hearing aid with the correction needed for your loss. I bought two hearing aids for right and left ear. The app allows you to "tweak" or tune each ear after the initial setup with the hearing test results. The hearing aids have built-in settings for environments that are known to be difficult to hear in; all around use, restaurants, traffic, and outdoors. The environment settings can be selected at any time with the button on each hearing aid. Do not be discouraged if hearing seems difficult in restaurants, as this is a serious challenge for all hearing aids. Hint, used the solid ear cups for low frequency loss, and the vented ones for high frequency loss. I have more low frequency loss than high, so I use the solid ear cups. My left ear is worse than my right ear, so the left hearing aid works harder, resulting in the battery life of the left ear being about 10 days and my right ear battery lasts about 13 days. I do power them off every night at bedtime so the battery is not in use while I sleep as they sit on the night stand. Your battery life will vary based on how the hearing aid has to perform to correct your particular hearing loss. There is one "con", if you can call it a con, which is that you need the cell phone if you wish to increase then volume for one or both ears. However, when correctly tuned to your hearing loss you rarely have to adjust the volume. The "pro", besides cost, is that you are in total control (with a smart phone) to make your own adjustments without having to go to an audiologist to "tweak" or tune the hearing aids -- you do it when you feel like it, on your timeline, and without added cost of an office visit. Turn them off and they act like ear plugs in noisy environments, like when I ride my Harley, although they are not rated as earplugs its simply how it works. Overall I rate these as a 4, because I have experienced the performance of high quality expensive hearing aids that sound amazing, with a very high cost. I have been using these for a year now and do not regret the purchase. I would recommend these to anyone on a fixed income that requires a hearing loss solution. I no longer have to ask people to repeat what they just said, or have to have the TV screamingly loud to hear, which also makes my loved ones happy as well. At $299.00 each, these hearing aids scare the leading manufactures of $2000.00 hearing aids -- and rightfully so.