Digital Hearing Amplifier by Britzgo BHA-1301 Pack of 2. Doctor and Audiologist Designed

I've had these aids for several weeks now. Back story, I lost my $1800 Behind the Ear (BTE) aids and could not afford to purchase new ones so stated trying aids listed on Amazon. The old BTE aids had microphones facing towards the back and I could hear voices behind me better than those in front of me. Always asking people in front of me to speak up to overcome the background voices. I wear aids 10-12 hours per day.First "The Good": the sound quality is great, better than other aids I used even the extremely expensive ones; I think this is due to the "speaker" being in the ear rather than the sound traveling down a tube from the aid to the ear. The design of these has the microphone above the ear pointing towards the front, much better than the previous aids with the microphone facing the rear. The four "program" settings are adequate for me as I was able to set them to amplify the lower frequencies which I needed. The batteries are large capacity and last for several weeks as there is an Off/On switch, no more having to open the battery compartment to turn the aids off.Secondly, "The Bad": the control for setting the program is a little small and took some getting used to when wearing the aids so I could hear the beeps indicating the program, I'm used to it now. The volume controls took some getting used too also. The amplification is very good; which in turn leads to hearing background sound that some may find objectionable. I'm used to that sound now and tune it out.Thirdly "The Ugly": these aid are much larger than all the other BTE aids I tried, even the expensive ones, so they are very noticeable; especially, the speaker unit in the ear which looks like a large disc. So, if you are worried about appearance over function than these probably are not for you. If your priority is for better hearing than certainly try these. They work well for me.If you ask why I don't have "In the Canal (IC)" or "Completely in the Canal (CIC)" it's because my ear canals are very small so they are extremely hard to fit. My first pair, cost $4000, took five attempts to get them small enough to fit in my canal. Thus, I have used BTE's ever since. I recommend trying these as they may be ugly but work better than others I have tried.3/25/21 UPDATE: Still find these the best hearing devices I've had. Now for the back story to this update:Last weekend I was at a garage sale and when taking my mask off I pulled on device off my ear and it fell in the roadway. Did not discover it until I'm in my car so went back to find it and watched a Chev 2500 pickup run over it. When I picked it up the "cap" on the part that goes in the ear had popped off and it was dusty. Took it home and blew the dust off and reattached the back piece. Turned it off and back on. WOW, it worked just like before. A little scratched up but it still worked. Great product that can stand up to being run over by a 5000 pound truck and still work.

After 1.5 years 3 put of 4 have failed on me. I had alternated using them so it seems it is better to just use one. I had kept one in the car and it is still working. I guess I am looking around for other’s now. To continue review to others failed in about the same time. So it looks like you have to figure on getting a new one every one and a half to two years. It would be best to try another one or buy two of them at a time. That way one might last longer.mportant: catcher I wanted to just tell you about an experience I had with aid. I Fell asleep with the hearing aid in my ear and I was leaning on my ear. Unknown to me the dome had come off. Half asleep I felt an inch in my ear so I wound up pushing the dome into my ear. I had to get a doctor to take it out. I thought it was really important to tell the audience.Another update February 12. I wanted to add that I wore the device in the shower twice. I realized it right away and took it out. It got a little wet but it still worked. So I feel that if I got caught in the rain it might not be too bad .This is an update. After a few months now I find these things work well. However there really is no ability to change the volume. It just stays on loud and that’s it. I also do not see any adjustments that you can make as far as where you are. If I’m in a noisy place it is too annoying and I cannot use it. But I continue to like it for listening to TV and in Conversation.I have 60% loss in left ear and 95% in right ear. So far I have to give the aid a 5 rating. I am only using 1 at a time. I have no poo ion about the 5 preference settings. When watching tv it works well I'm my left ear. If someone speaks to me while tv is on K cannot understand them.Depending on the people involved I may or may not use the aid. Some speak loud enough. In a restaurant O try to sit with a wall on my left side. If there is loud talking or loud music I cannot hear regular conversation.When driving a car I put the aid in my right ear and an able to hear people talking. Otherwise allI hear is tire noise. When not driving the aid does not help in the right ear.At one point I had tried an expensive aid and they are not better.The ability to switch ears is good.So far the battery lasts quite a while.At this point I have used it for 3 weeks and I am satisfied.I am now using the aid for two months now and it works well. The first battery died quickly but the 2nd one is still working and I am using it at least 15 hours a day. The 4 different settings have no meaning to me. I intend to update frequently because it seems that many would benefit from this product and it is crazy to spend thousands of dollars. Even if this breaks in a year you are way ahead.

If you are bothered by these hearing amplifiers being obvious then you probably don't want them. However, if you want to hear things better I would recommend them to you. I bought a pair of these to use while my $3000 set was being sent in for repair. While they are not as good as the $3000 set, I am very pleased with tier performance. They really help while listening to radio or television. My wife appreciates that I don't have the volume on those machines too loud when I have theses on. I really appreciate the on-off switch being easily accessed because their are times when I need to shut them off. One of those times is when I am outside on a windy day. Very noisy in the wind. Another time is when my grandchildren are playing and yelling. Again, too loud. When my screen door slams shut, they are too loud. But I can live with all of these things just to be able to hear at an affordable price. Love the long lasting batteries. I am a farmer and I use these for my ever-day work around the farm. I save the $3000 pair for public such as meetings, church, funerals and weddings. I would give them 5 stars if they weren't so obvious to others that I have on hearing aides. However, I am an old guy and have past the stage that I care too much about what others think so I probably should have given them that 5 star rating.