Time for another hearing aid thread? I’m reluctantly concluding I need to do something about my hearing as my wife’s been telling me for years… wish we knew 45 years ago that flying without hearing protection and nothing but the cabin speaker for radio was a bad thing? Of course rifles and rock bands didn’t help either…
A couple of things I haven’t seen mentioned in previous threads… first, any insight on OTC hearing aids ordered online? Some of them have pretty good reviews. In particular I was looking at the offerings from Eargo, as I like the way they go in, leaving your ear mostly open and ventilated. The prices don’t look too bad, either.
I’m also thinking that a completely inside the ear canal (CIC) style like the Eargos would be more comfortable for me and would (yes? no?) be less susceptible to wind noise. As much as I’d love having Bluetooth streaming directly to the hearing aids, I don’t like the idea of a klunky box behind my ear interfering with headsets and sunglasses. For those who have CIC hearing aids, do you usually leave them in place when flying with a headset? Even in my noisy open cockpit, I can hear the radio just fine, though I suppose I have it turned up pretty loud.
A couple of things I haven’t seen mentioned in previous threads… first, any insight on OTC hearing aids ordered online? Some of them have pretty good reviews. In particular I was looking at the offerings from Eargo, as I like the way they go in, leaving your ear mostly open and ventilated. The prices don’t look too bad, either.
I’m also thinking that a completely inside the ear canal (CIC) style like the Eargos would be more comfortable for me and would (yes? no?) be less susceptible to wind noise. As much as I’d love having Bluetooth streaming directly to the hearing aids, I don’t like the idea of a klunky box behind my ear interfering with headsets and sunglasses. For those who have CIC hearing aids, do you usually leave them in place when flying with a headset? Even in my noisy open cockpit, I can hear the radio just fine, though I suppose I have it turned up pretty loud.