[Silver] EarCentric EasyCharge Rechargeable Hearing Aids (Pair) for Seniors, Behind-The-Ear BTE Ear Aid PSAP digital Personal sound amplification products devices with Noise Cancellation

These are the ones for me.I purchased and used a pair of hearing aids here for $140. Small in-ear type. Had a hard edge sound and controls were much too small. Moved on to a $60 over-ear pair. Same hard edged sound, easier to control, but not quite right.Then bought these over ear models in silver for $239. Better deisgned controls, stay in/on ear better, and sound much smoother. These are the ones.

Our local Audiologist wants to charge my 86 year old Dad 3000.00 for new hearing aids. My father has a hole in one ear drum, and has had hearing loss since he was a child due to Rheumatic Fever. We saw these and decided to give them a try. He can hear perfectly! These EarCentric hearing aids and are Superior Quality. Very professional company! Love that Earcentric is always ready to help if you need it or any extra supplies.

These are obviously much less expensive than many such devices and around 1/10 of the cost from an audiologist (including their fees). I have some significant loss in the upper frequency’s of my hearing. I am male, age 72 - It’s about typical. It means that high voiced, soft spoken female speakers are hard to understand, especially if there is a noise like the TV on.The Good:The sound quality is pretty good and the noise level isn’t objectionable.I can better understand people’s voices with these.They are relatively easy to set up and control - There are few settings.Although, as you would expect the high (treble) notes are accentuated, music is still enjoyable - the bass notes still come through.I still have decent directionality of my hearing - I can tell what direction the sounds I hear are coming from.The Bad:The default earpieces (red card photo) are small and the tube it attaches to is very small. I had used these a few weeks and one night on taking off my hearing devices, one of the little silicone ear buds that goes into the ear canal came off and stayed in the ear canal. Perhaps I pushed it in too far. In any case I couldn’t get it out, nor could my wife see it. I had to go to an urgent care facility the next morning to have it removed from my ear. While I admit I may have inserted the bud too far into my ear canal, this was kind of scary until it was removed. The root problem seems to me that the default earbud needs to be in fairly deeply to work well, but it can go in easier that it comes out if you go in too far.After I had the ear bud removed, I waited a day and then used the larger tubes and earpieces (yellow background photo) that also come with the device (aparantly for those with more serious hearing loss). These have the advantages of an ear bud that doesn’t have to go all the way into the ear canal to get decent results and the tubes are bigger and easier to work with. (By the way a common pipe cleaner does a good job of cleaning out these tubes).After changing over to the larger earpiece tubes and buds, the devices are a bit more visible than with the default tiny tubes, but it looks to me like hopefully I won’t have to take another trip to the urgent care facility again to get the bud removed from my ear canal.By the way - earwax can be a problem with any hearing device. I carefully clean my ears every night with a Q-Tip (be very cautious) and even so, a little earwax can get into the earbud and tubes and if it does, it will block the sound - especially with the default tiny tubes unless you clean them daily.Update ~ 1 1/2 years Later:I have had no real problems with these since I switched over to the larger hearing tubes and earbuds. They work and are simple to use. I have wanted a Bluetooth version like this and have tried a couple of competing products with Bluetooth. I wanted that to be able to listen directly to my phone for calls or music and to be able to set up the hearing aid response via Bluetooth. One worked pretty well aside from sounding bad on music from my phone (no bass at all) and physically hurt my ear at the end of the day because the shape was not adjustable. The other one didn't work at all to receive Bluetooth audio from my phone and was comfortable enough but because it didn't really fit properly it was prone to squeals (feedback). Compared to those, these hearing aids are great - No Bluetooth but they just work. This has caused me to raise my review by 1 star. Having 3 buttons instead a miserable single button makes them much easier to adjust (On/OFF and Up/Down Volume)The battery life continues to be good. It recharges in an hour or two and I I use it all day and into the evening with no issues.By the way, the larger tubes are 2mm ID X 3mm OD and Amazon sells those cheaply in both silicone and PVC tubing. The earbuds are pretty much standard and Amazon sells those too. Those simple little tubes that go to your earbud allow you to adjust the spacing to your ear canal from your outer ear for your particulars ears. Being able to use a variety of earbuds lets you find a size and style that works best for you. If this manufacturer made a version like this with Bluetooth I would buy them in a heartbeat.And, BTW - When I want to read I just turn off the hearing aids. I think my grandad did that when he was tired of hearing grandma. It is not complete silence but it's a feature.

I purchased these for my husband. I had purchased and returned 2 different types of hearing aides and returned them both. He hated them. However, he LOVES these. He is 75 yrs old and our insurance had paid $2650.00 16 years ago for his last ones. Since Mediare doesn't pay for them we decided to go to OTC aides. We couldn't afford 3K for new ones. These worked as well as the 3K ones.

I have been enjoying my ear centric hearing aids for quite some time. The sound quality is almost as good as my very, very expensive ones. I like the simple design that makes them easy to charge and set the sound level. They are not complicated like my sister's expensive hearing aids which require a smart phone to adjust and change settings.Again. they are simple to use. not complicated, reasonably sound quality and not that expensive.Lawrence R. Busch

My audiologist told me that hearing aids may not help my hearing loss. I have Ménière's disease and have very little hearing in my left ear. My right ear is much better but I have a hard time understanding words. If I can’t see the individuals lips or if the individual has an accent I just can’t understand. I have to listen to TV with head phones to understand what is being said. I wanted to try some hearing aids but didn’t want to spend thousands only to find out they don’t work. I have been wearing these now for two days and they work great. I can understand TV on low volume. I can understand what my wife is saying from the other room. I can listen to the radio with low volume. So far they are great! I really like the rechargeable set-up instead of replacing batteries.I definitely think these are worth a try if you’re struggling to hear. If your wife starts yelling at you, just turn them off.

I can't honestly leave a full review because the device is new me. I had an issue getting it to work, and actually started a return/refund. My wife read the documents included, watched a couple of videos, and applied the appropriate tube's, domes and settings, and I'm on my way to better hearing (fingers crossed).I do like that that these devices are easy to charge, easy to power on and control the volume, and are light weight. I can't speak to durability yet, but will update if I experience issues.