Can someone explain? Digital and Analogs?

Melissa,

It sounds (no pun intended) like you had compression enabled on your digital hearing aids. That feature can be disabled.
 
Hear Again said:
Melissa,

It sounds (no pun intended) like you had compression enabled on your digital hearing aids. That feature can be disabled.
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Yes, my audi told me that. He took away the compression and I liked it much better but then he told me that since the compression was gone the digital sumo was acting just like the analog sumo so why shell out all that money for the same thing.
 
bebito831 said:
Yes, my audi told me that. He took away the compression and I liked it much better but then he told me that since the compression was gone the digital sumo was acting just like the analog sumo so why shell out all that money for the same thing.
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I agree. That's a good point.
 
Iv got an appointment soon so ill be telling them i cant really hear and they should hoprefully look at my aid
 
Compression means the hearing aid will amplify quiet sounds more than loud sounds. Without compression, hearing aids will make already loud sounds louder. This can be painful and irritating to some hearing aid users. This also helps for hearing aids users that have recruitment issues.

Deafteen90 said:
What is compression?
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Hear Again said:
My Oticon DigiFocus II super power BTEs gave me nothing but trouble and needed to be repaired frequently.

However, my analog Oticon 380Ps did not. They work perfectly to this day and I received them in 1991. :)
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My digital hearing aid is a Siemens.

My analog hearing aid was a Oticon.
 
Being an analog hearing user for most of my hearing lose life, then switching to digitals was a new learning/hearing curve. Analogs are basically poweraids. digitals are not good for people with severe to profound hearing loss. So don't waste your money. Many audies like to push digitals because they make more money in sales and in repairs. Automatic Gain Control ( AGC ) is what usually cuts the hearing aid down when listening to TV and music. Just have it turned off. AGC is basically used to protect your ear from extremely loud noises.
 
SouthFella said:
Being an analog hearing user for most of my hearing lose life, then switching to digitals was a new learning/hearing curve. Analogs are basically poweraids. digitals are not good for people with severe to profound hearing loss. So don't waste your money. Many audies like to push digitals because they make more money in sales and in repairs. Automatic Gain Control ( AGC ) is what usually cuts the hearing aid down when listening to TV and music. Just have it turned off. AGC is basically used to protect your ear from extremely loud noises.
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Explain why so many people are benefitting from HAs such as the Phonak Naida V UP. Also explain why I heard better with digitals than analogs back in 1998.
 
VamPyroX said:
Yeah.

Some of my musician friends and friends who enjoy listening to music... prefer analog hearing aids.

This is my second digital hearing aid that I'm wearing. My first digital hearing aid was in 1999. Unfortunately, it only lasted 1 year before it died on me... just a few days after the warranty expired. :(

My analog hearing aid lasted me from 1993 to 2007. I'm thinking about buying another of that same analog hearing aid so that I'll have a back-up hearing aid for heavy use. :)
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You just gave up digital hearing aid because it's short life? :roll:

I have digital hearing and work fine for 7 years. It's about brand not technology.
 
deafdude1 said:
Explain why so many people are benefitting from HAs such as the Phonak Naida V UP. Also explain why I heard better with digitals than analogs back in 1998.
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As I said, it depends on the individual. Even with cochlear implants, some people benefit better than others. I have friends who benefit better with analog than digital, and some that are vice versa.
 
The Highlander said:
You just gave up digital hearing aid because it's short life? :roll:

I have digital hearing and work fine for 7 years. It's about brand not technology.
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I never said I gave up digital. I'm wearing a digital hearing aid right now.

The first digital hearing aid came with a 1-year warranty. It had problems 5 months after I got it. I took it in to have it fixed. 6 months later, it had problems again. I took it in to get fixed. 2 months later, it had problems... but that was 1 month after the warranty ended. The cost to fix it was too high. So, I put it away and switched back to my analog hearing aid... which lasted me an extra 7 years.

The one I have on now has lasted me 2 years and it still works great.
 
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