20 Best Hearing Aids For Musicians (2023 Updated)

If you are considering Eargo’s, research others further. I got the Eargo 5 and have had an assortment of issues. First the left one wouldn’t charge at times, then the right. The left one was replaced and was again spotty with charging, so the charger was replaced.

After that the right one was spotty for charging so that one was replaced. Well I started to put the charger in an upright position in a cup that that has improved the charging, but on occasion it will not change one of them.

Recently my left one has muted itself without any reason. Yesterday my right one was muted and I can not unmute it. These are very frustrating and annoying. I am beyond the return date so I’m paying for very UNRELIABLE hearing aids.

So of your on the fence look seriously at other brands before purchasing these.

People have no idea I’m even wearing them. I can tell they are helping me because, when I put them in when the TV is on, the TV is automatically louder. I’ve had issues with charging them. It seems when I put the lid on the charger, the lid touches the “strings” used to remove them from your ear and then they are not properly seated to be charged up.

Usually, this only impacts one ear so it’s awkward going with one charged hearing aid and one barely charged hearing aid. My ear canal seems to be irritated by the hearing aids. I’ll get a sudden sensation to itch my ear.

Then, I’ll ignore the itch and eventually the need to itch goes away. I’ve had a low grade pain in my left ear occasionally. I gave my ears a “vacation” from hearing aids a few days ago and left the Eargos out for a couple days.

That seemed to help.

I am extremely pleased with my new X2R hearing aids. Simple to operate, fit perfectly, and the sound control is great. I had a pair of hearing aids that ran over $5,000. In crowded situations I could barely understand talking from different people.

Given the same conditions, with the X2R hearing aids, I don’t have that problem. They are truly remarkable. Thank you NANO!.

Having worn “name brand” hearing aids for 8 years, I was pleasantly surprised to find a product that was affordably priced for someone on a fixed income. This aid is smaller, therefore less noticeable, than previous over the ear aids that I have owned.

It also has more fine tuning features to get the exact help needed. The multiple buds meant that I could find just the right fit, instead of having to “adjust” to something that wasn’t quite right. I have even recommended these to my 93 year old father-in-law.

The two for one special with a charger was the deal sealer! Two hearing aids and a charger for less than half of the cost of ONE “name brand” hearing aid. And they work better!.

I’ve been using Eargo devices for about 18-months and I’m mostly satisfied with them. I was using a pair of behind-the-ear Widex devices prior to switching to the Eargo devices. For my hearing loss profile (moderate upper sound frequency range loss and tinitus) the Eargo devices are effective.

I like Eargo’s in-the-ear form factor and that they’re rechargable. The Eargo app that runs on my SmartPhone is also convenient. The app allows you to modify the sound profile to better fit your needs.

There are also several situational settings (TV, Music, Restaraunt, etc. ) that optimize the devices for their respective use and environment. My first Eargo purchase was the Neo Hi-Fi model. I was mostly happy with them but when the Eargo 5 was introduced a year later I upgraded.

The sound quality of the Eargo 5 is somewhat better. You can also change programs using the Eargo app while wearing the devices which you couldn’t with the Neo Hi-Fi’s. The Neo Hi-Fi’s seem to hold a charge longer than the 5’s however.

The charge in the 5’s is usually good for no more than 12-hours and for some reason, the right side dies first. The Neo Hi-Fi’s charge lasts closer to 14-hours. Warrantee service is good. I had problems on two occasions with my Neo Hi-Fi’s.

Eargo replaced the device, no questions asked, on both occasions. I recommend you give them a try.

Do not waste your money. For this price you can go to an Audiologist and get a hearing aid that works and fits YOUR EAR. My father got these, after I begged him not to. Not only do they not work well, one got stuck in his ear and needed to be surgically removed.

That was with following all directions after he had been using them for about a month, and he still can’t hear like before. Total waste. If you have $2000 to spend on these, you can go to an Audiologist, get an exam, get real hearing aids.

There are plenty of payment plans as well for those who have difficulty. You only get two ears, hearing degrades over time, my dad worked around large aircraft his whole life, this is expected. Do not sacrifice safety to save a few dollars.

Go to an Audiologist who will fit you and determine what you need. Some people even think they need a hearing aid when all they need is a buildup of wax removed. Some genuinely do need a device, but you need to be fitted for it.

These sadly, do not work and are too small for my father. Let me make that clear- this product got lodged in my dad’s ear canal, all he did was use it. He had to have it surgically removed, costing thousands more.

It also caused more damage to his eardrum. DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR AND SEE AN AUDIOLOGIST!!! I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!.

Sad excuse for actually functional doctor-prescribed aids—and not that much less expensive. These, whatever they claim, are little more than shockingly unsophisticated amps. The controls are likewise imprecise, they actually let you go from 1 all the way up to 4.

But four … what? it’s too vague, too sloppily designed. You can’t hone in or adjust because it lacks precision mechanisms ( Go from … 1 to 4’). And the one size fits all is a joke. These were so painful and so large one ear bled.

Bit the. O. won’t replace any part of it. You must buy it again! And the relentless ads telling me to get them (when I already had them, unhappily) were so annoying I blocked them. The staff is nice.

But there’s not much they can do for you. The product is inferior and infuriating. Once I had an eager young woman who was going to adjust my settings. She was sincere. She did it on her end, tho I had to call from mine to find out if she had: there’s nothing to be done to make it more orecise.

Amps in a fancy expensive package: If that’s what you want, give them thousands of dollars and they will give you play hearing aids.

Having lost all of my hearing in my right ear I was fitted with cross hearing aides by an ear doctor at a reduced cost of $2,500. The cross system transferred sound from the aide in my right ear to an aide in my functioning left ear.

That did little good as all sound initiated from one side. Those wore out within 5 years and I replaced them with a pair of hearing aids (both for the left ear) from MD HearingAid Company. Each of those perfomed considerably better than the prescribed hearing aid and were comfortable to wear and use.

My initial hearing aids from MD used batteries that had to be changed regularly. As the state of the art transferred to rechargeable hearing aids (the Volt) I replaced the batteries with the built in rechargeable battery and purchased a pair from MD during one of their many sales offering other accessories as part of their packaged bargain.

During the years I have been an MD customer, I have found their products to be exceptional; their representatives to be friendly and helpful; and their service to be as fast and efficient as any company I have ever dealt with.

I have recommended their product to others in my advancing age group and recommend to others via this review. This is a FIVE STAR +++ company selling unparalleled hearing enhancement!!.

The number one thing shoppers should know before buying hearing aids is that at some time you are going to lose one or both. This is a guarantee. Take a walk in the woods and brush against tree branches and one is caught and pulled from your ear without you realizing what has happened.

Sometime later you realize you are missing your hearing aid and you have no idea what happened to it. Or. you are wearing a sweater or pullover and you take it off and your hearing aid gets caught in the fabric and thrown across the room again without you realizing what happened.

Or. you step into the shower and slowly soak in the warm water and then load up your hands with shampoo and start to wash your hair when your fingers discover you forgot to take out your hearing aids.

Oops! All these things and more have happened to me over the last 10 years of wearing hearing aids. I have spent $8000 over the years. I finally decided try MD hearing aids. The best $400 I ever spent.

I know. the $4000 pair have Bluetooth which allows you to adjust the volume from your phone rather than turn to little knob on the HD hearing aid. I find the quality of the sound from my MD hearing aids is just as good as the sound from the expensive ones I have had in the past.

I got 95% of the value of the expensive ones for 10% of the price.

I just received these and I’m already satisfied. I was told I would get 2-day shipping. Since I ordered them late Thursday I thought they’d be here, maybe, Monday but no they arrived on Saturday – in 2 days.

They are so very comfortable, the sound is incredible and the device behind the ear is so small in comparison to others I’ve tried. I was wearing a pair of in-ear amplifiers that I was constantly having to adjust as they moved around when talking, chewing, yawning, and they would drop out unexpectedly, and sometimes they made my ear tender.

The new ones stay where they’re put. I’m sure I’ll love them all the more at the end of 45 days. What little interaction I’ve had with customer service has been impressive. Thanks, Neosonic, for being there for those of us who need you!.

I bought these for my husband after he tried other inexpensive hearing aids and he has thanked me many times over for the wonderful gift. He said the sound is so clean and he has directional hearing again for the 1st time in years.

Other cheap hearing aids had a canned sound and didn’t last for more than a few months, since I have a soft speaking voice we both became frustrated with the crappy products available in our budget. I really hope they last.

When they arrived I attempted to link them to the phone app. One would link but the second would appear then disappear. I emailed support and received a response basically inferring that I must be an idiot if I couldn’t get them set up.

I again followed the same instructions multiple times with the same results. When I would insert the right hearing aid I could hear it beep when I changed volume but later it would appear to be dead.

I’d put a new battery in and sometimes it would work for a while, an hour later or next day dead again. I switched battery I knew worked from the left one and still dead. I went to support website and found article that indicated using a needle to pry up battery connection.

I tried that, nada. I called support. I was told to return both. I tried to explain what steps I’d taken to isolate problem and was told to consult an audiologist. I said issue was that right hearing aid did not work and I only needed a replacement for that one.

The guy said he’d email an RMA and to return both. He apparently then hung up on me. I received the RMA, I returned both. I can only say this is the most bizarre customer service I have ever encountered.

I made this purchase based on my favorable experience with purchase of an AccuVoice AV205 Sound Bar a few years ago. To say I am disappointed with my VoiceBud purchase and your customer service would be an understatement.

These hearing aids are great, for the price. I used to have the expensive name brand type over 6yrs ago that were about $2100 for the pair. Finding out that it’s life span is about 5yrs so needed to find another pair.

Saw your internet ad and took a chance. At that time you had a $100 discount which made my decision for me. They were good and allowed me to hear well at my job which is loud, hot and stressful. As a Broiler Chef I have to endure the heat from my 550°F broiler oven so one less distraction of trying to understand the orders being called out is good.

Now is been about 6-7 months and my right hearing aid is breaking! It only picks up intermittent sounds and crackles which is angering me because I now cannot hear as well as I did in the beginning and don’t have the cash to buy another! I mean why would I even consider buying another if it’s only gonna break in 6-7 months!!?? I hope am Audien Hearing Representative reads my review because as a 50 something year old man who’s hearing, which had been damaged, is at a low 40db (normal average hearing is supposed to be in the mid 60s or higher) making me clinically deaf, I just can’t justify paying $150 – $250 every 6-7 months!! I might as well save up for the authentic audiologist recommended and very expensive hearing aids, which I can get a pair with Bluetooth and over the wire software updates for $1700 and they’ll last for 5, 6, 7 years!! Please understand that if you are using these for your everyday hearing, maybe working in an air conditioned office or some such non-labor job or retirement, then they would be great! But if you work a hard labor job outdoors in the high heat or you work in the culinary industry where it is very hot, sweaty, cold, freezing, stressful environment, then these might not be for you! I mean how can anyone justify paying $250 for anything that will only last you half a year!!? Oh, and the right hearing aid, I’ve tried both ear cushion adapters and both DO NOT fit well! One is way too small unable to sit in my ear and falls out of my ear, and the other larger one is too big, so I have to push it more into my ear canal, but with multiple movements I have to make at work, it pops out of my ear making it the one that is very unstable and I nearly lost it so many times that I can’t count! Hopefully, someone at Audien reads my review and considers what I’m saying! I guess I would buy another pair if you offered previous customers your $100 discount, but would make them a little bit more robust and durable with maybe an “in between” sized cushion adapters because currently you’ve only offered two extremes, small and large, but no middle ground!.

I have had substantial hearing loss all my life, but an ear infection in 2018 in my “good” ear resulted in a quick and steady decline. I finally decided to get a pair of hearing aids. I did a BUNCH of research over several months and finally settled on the Audien EV3.

My world has lit up into a sonar garden! I am hearing clearly in my bad ear for the first time in my life, and my hearing in my left ear has been restored. I am AMAZED! They are comfortable, affordable, rechargeable, and most importantly, effective.

Thirty-five years ago I was evaluated for hearing aids and told they would not work because of the kind of hearing loss I have. I took them at their word and did not consider the technological advances in the field.

I resigned myself to silence. I am so glad I took the plunge!.

I purchased the EV3 hearing aids. I am a retired medical doctor with high frequency hearing loss and have worn hearing aids for 20 years. My last pair cost $5000 and were needing replacement. My health insurance does not cover hearing aids.

The EV3’s work better and speech is much more intelligible than my old ones. I had tried a different pair from another company advertised in a magazine about 2 years ago and they were useless. All sounds were amplified equally and speech understanding was not improved.

The last time I had to have one of my hearing aids repaired, it cost $500. The EV3’s are unbelievably affordable and the rechargeable batteries will save a lot of money. I would not hesitate recommending the EV3’s to friends or family with high frequency hearing loss.

I do not know how they would perform for other forms of hearing loss, but high frequency hearing loss is very common in older people. It might be a good idea to have an exam to see what type of hearing loss you have.

With the very reasonable cost and ability to return the EV3’s within 30 days, there is not much risk in trying them.

I have worn hearing aids for 17 years. I have purchased 3 pairs during that time for obscene amounts of money. My second pair was from the fairly reasonably priced big box store and they just wore out.

I purchased their “newer technology” pair of aids 4 months ago, but they never fit right and never worked right. I returned them for full refund and started research and pricing elsewhere. Some places wanted $6,000 for hearing aids I know they made for less than $300.

I then discovered these at Walmart. They were half the price of the big box store. They work wonderfully and fit fine. I knew that with the no questions asked return policy, I had nothing to lose by trying them.

I am so glad I did. They cost thousands less than my first pair and work and feel much better. I strongly recommend them.

These aids seem to be very well made aside from the fragility of the battery door. You will be instructed to completely install each bat. before donning aids. This alone will protect the door from damage.

They are reasonably priced, I hardly notice them, I hear the clock ticking, the birds singing and I am once again closer to perfect pitch. Great aids, so far. I have a moderate hearing loss. I recommend this product.

I hope they work for you.

These replaced a different brand that was bigger and therefore less comfortable. The sound quality is very good, but the right ear worked fine and the left ear quickly broke, nothing but static. I’m awaiting a replacement from the manufacturer.

Shoppers should be aware that these have only a volume control, no frequency adjustments. Also no on/off switch. I open the battery compartment at night when I take them off in order to extend battery life.

I’ve had the one ear for a couple of weeks and the battery is holding up okay. Also, while there is some feedback, it is much much softer than what I experienced with my previous pair (the different brand ones).

Assuming I get good replacement service, I would recommend these for moderate, high frequency hearing loss.

I am so happy with my NANO cic. I took insurance but if ever I lose my NANO in the future without insurance, I will still buy the same. I went to other distributors and to hear the difference between a bird chirping and a motor engine would cost me $ 9,0000.

00. Nano is 10 x cheaper. They even sell hearing amplifiers not hearing aids at Walmart for $400. 00 would you believe that. NANO hearing aids are the greatest.

I tried a similar set of hearing aids from Costco that worked well for sound amplification, but they kept on falling out. The audiologists at Costco were dumbfounded until one of them realized that my jaw muscles were pushing them out when I spoke loudly or ate.

There was no warning and I was so afraid that I would lose them that I returned them. The Nano hearing aids make a whistling sound when they start coming out of my ears warning me to push them back in, a great feature for me.

I am pleased with the sound amplification. The Nano hearing aids were $2100 less than Costco’s. What a bargain!.

I suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss. I have been wearing a Neosonic’s hearing amplifier on my left ear for a few days. I am still adjusting to using it. This is the first one I have ever used.

I had a hearing aid until a few years ago, so I have something to compare it to. The issues for me are loudness, ease of control, comfort, and clarity. It performs excellently on the first three counts.

The clarity is good, but then this is not a hearing aid fitted to my particular hearing loss across a range of frequencies. I find that the hearing amplifier makes a difference in noisy surroundings.

I can notice a distinct difference between a couple of the four modes of use. I find I use the first mode in quiet surroundings, and the second in noisy ones. Noise created by the electronics is absent, which means no hissing sound.

The unit is easy to adjust for both volume and modes when worn. I don’t have a problem wearing my glasses with it. I like that it can use it with either ear. They were generous enough to send me a drying jar for the amplifier and a card type magnifier, free of charge.

This is the 3rd hearing aid I’ve bought. The first was a $2500 blue tooth enabled, fitted buy a pretty audiologist, delicate instrument with multiple hearing modes. I wore it hiking regularly (because I liked to listen to music via my phone) but I perspire and the moisture got to it and ruined it.

I bought a $250-300 HA on Amazon. Long story but I lost it. I found this one in the $300 range and I thought I’d give it a try. You can see I’ve had the whole spectrum of expensive to cheap and I’m hard on hearing aids.

Over had this I’ve for 3 weeks and I really liked it. Pros: -good sound (actually the best sound. Not scratchy or no buzzing) -comfortable -rechargeable-no need to buy batteries Cons: -larger than other models but not too big -loud sounds hurt I’m happy with my purchase.

I’d definitely buy again mostly because of the good sound quality.

I purchased the Neosonic MX in May and have been wearing them for about six weeks. I have never worn or used a hearing aid before. It took me about seven to ten days to get completely used to having them in my ear.

Now, I do not think about them at all and take my hearing for granted. I can hear in all environments, conversations, the phone, in crowds, and watching TV. I have recommended them to a friend who was impressed with the difference they have made for me.

My friend is a long time user of hearing aids and was not happy with the past results he had. He purchased the MX and immediately saw a difference and has been using them for about a week. He is constantly praising them and cannot believe the difference in his hearing quality.

My father’s hearing aid went bad. His hearing is bad. We needed something to get him by until his hearing aid is repaired. Though not as good as his hearing aid, this have my father about 50 to 60 percent of the hearing from the regular hearing aid, and as such, we are glad to be able to use it.

As everyone’s hearing is different (i. e. each person needs different specific frequencies amplified), your experience may differ. It happens that for my father, this is a ‘good to use in a pinch’ alternative for his regular hearing aid.

And for my father, his other ear is pretty much deaf, so this devise is the only one being used at the time in his good ear.

It amplifies ambient sound very well. Note, it does not claim to be a hearing aid. I bought a second one so that I could have both on at the same time. I do not use them like a hearing aid device. I use them infrequently and for short periods of time.

I purchased these for my husband, who due to an ear infection, went deaf. They worked. we were able to put the TV volume back to 15 instead of 59!! If these didn’t work I would of needed to buy ear plugs!! Hoping the deafness is temporary, but grateful to find this product.

I am so thrilled with my eBlue hearing aids, and remote! I sent in my hearing test audiogram, and Audicus programmed it to each ear. I’d had surgery to remove a tumor from one ear, so the hearing loss in each ear was completely different.

I also ordered a remote control, it controls the volume and program switching on both hearing aids. I couldn’t wait to try them out. They cost $700 less than the least expensive similar pair at a place where an audiologist would adjust them if needed.

That place charged $2000 for two hearing aids and remote. Well they worked perfectly! As soon as I put them in my ears. The TV volume went from a volume setting of 35 to 21. I am sitting here and I can hear every single word on the TV, from across the room.

I had been reading closed captioning subtitles for several years. Now I can hear the TV perfectly! Spoke on the phone just fine (I do not have the Bluetooth option). Spoke to neighbors outside just fine.

I hear noises like my shoes on the pavement, the whistle at the schoolground several blocks away Can’t wait to hear crickets tonight! I’d thought maybe crickets were disappearing due to global warming, but people told me no, crickets are very loud this time of year.

I am just thrilled. I am so happy. Thank you Audicus! I highly recommend Audicus to everyone that has any hearing problems. And their online help has been so very helpful, answering all my questions.

Thank you again.