LexieB2 OTC Hearing Aids Powered by Bose - Bluetooth Call Enabled for iOS, Rechargeable with App Control, all day Comfort. Self-Fit Solution, Noise Reduction, for Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss (Gray)

I am completely satisfied with these hearing aids. They can only be bought in pairs, because they are designed to work together. The price is very attractive compared to the overpriced hearing aids on the market. When the Lexie B2 are used for what they are designed for they work great! However, they will not work for everyone. I was fortunate that my hearing impairment was in the correct range of these hearing aids. I have mild hearing loss in one ear and moderate in the other. If you have more than moderate hearing loss in either ear, these hearing aids will not satisfy you. (Get or take online a hearing test). Most people loose high frequency hearing first and it keeps getting worse over time. They usually notice it when it starts to affect speech and TV watching. Things like gun fire, explosions, loud head phones, loud music etc. can start the hearing loss process. Looking back, I should have protected my hearing more. I hope those of you with good hearing now, will take heed to this. The settings on the Lexie B2 hearing aids are designed to be easy to use and you do not have to be an audiologist to adjust them. The frequency loss settings are hidden in the Tone (high frequency) and Base (Low frequency) settings. The App has one slider for Tone/Bass. Many people have more loss in one ear than the other so there is a balance setting to adjust for the weaker ear. This setting works great and is easy to adjust by trial and error. Most people with hearing loss have trouble in noisy environments and I do also. There is a focus setting that lets you focus forward for conversations in noisy environments and an everywhere setting for normal environments. This works for me and I see great improvement when using this. The World volume raises and lowers the amplification and keeps your balance, focus and Tone/Base settings as previously set. The world volume works with the app or the volume button on either ear. Raising or lowering world volume on either ear set it on both ears. The last very handy feature is the saved settings one. You can save up to ten different named settings and switch between them using the phone app. One is labelled Everyday and this one is the normal setting to use most of the time. The phone app uses Bluetooth to communicate to the hearing aids. This will disconnect sometimes and unfortunately may be difficult to reconnect. I have found that if I turn off Bluetooth on the phone and then turn it back on, I can reconnect without having to put the hearing aids in to the charging dock or turning them off/on . Both of these last two methods are more difficult than just recycling the Bluetooth setting on the phone. The world volume setting I use for everyday is 40% of the max setting. They can definitely amply sound for seniors. I raise the world volume setting to 60% for watching TV so I can have the TV volume very low. The Tone setting for me is at max due to my high frequency hearing loss. Since mine is at max I can see these hearing aids will not work for people with more than moderate hearing loss. Unfortunately, those with severe hearing loss will have to select another hearing aid.

Had my hearing tested by an audiologist about ten years ago who told me I had moderate hearing loss. Fast forward to about six months ago, had my hearing tested again, this time by a national retail chain well known for testing and then selling hearing aids, among a few thousand other products, and had the same diagnosis. I wore their recommended brand of hearing aids around the store for about 30 minutes just for the heck of it, but couldn't pull the trigger. Went to my physician a few days ago for my annual physical and the topic of hearing was discussed, and that's when I decided to go for it. (When he explained that better hearing reduced the possibility of dementia, I made up my mind.)I did a lot of concentrated research and concluded that these babies were the best choice for me. I just completed my first day wearing these hearing aids and here is what I can share. Upon receiving them, I immediately hooked them up to the charger to make sure I had a full charge. I downloaded the app with no problems whatsoever. I am finding the app very easy to use. I inserted each of the color coded hearing aids into my ears for a very nice, comfortable, and snug fit.I've been wearing them all day. By the end of the day I have not had to make any significant sound level adjustments, even though I was playing around with the app just to see and hear its capabilities. All sounds are very well amplified to the point where some of the sounds don't seem to be natural. My voice, for example is most noticeable. When going for a walk, I was able to hear the high frequency sounds of birds chirping to where I thought that maybe the sound was built into the hearing aids. There were other sounds that I either didn't hear before or wasn't paying attention to those sounds. This includes the turn signals in my car. Other sounds include the sound of crinkling paper, water from the spout hitting the sink, the tapping sounds of the keys on my computer keyboard, my feet striking a wooded floor as I walked, etc. Even my wife's voice, which is now more annoying, has a different sound. (No longer can she say I have selective hearing.) I have found that the connection to my phone for music is like having the wireless pods directly in my ears that I would otherwise use for my music. The most positive thing for me is that I can hear the television sound more clearly without having to turn up the sound and creating lots of drama in the home. Whether I will continue the need for closed captions for movies remains to be seen.The app includes information about how much of a charge is left, which in my case after wearing for about seven hours I still have 75% left. So, I am assuming that I will achieve the 18 hour charge that is stated in the literature without any problem.By the way, the cost for these hearing aids is about almost 50% of the cost at the retailer previously mentioned. Keep in mind we're not necessarily comparing apples to apples because the retailer provides the set-up and further hands on assistance if needed which is not available from this purchase.The purchase includes a return window of 45 days if I'm not completely satisfied, but as of right now, I would say that I made a good purchase.