iBstone K17 Hearing Aids, Rechargeable Hearing Aids to Assist Hearing for Seniors Adults, Mini Completely-in-Canal Digital Hearing Devices with Noise Cancellation, OTC, Pair

I recently bought the iBstone Rechargeable Hearing Aid, Mini Completely-in-Canal Hearing Amplifier for Seniors with Noise Reduction, Pair, Beige on Amazon, for $149.I want to say what an amazing product this is. But first, I am in my 70’s and quite deaf, in fact my doctor said I was deaf as a post! Family life was getting difficult and my wife was having to repeat things, annoying her and me. At meetings at work I found it hard to follow most of what was being discussed. I would often mistake what people said as something else – sometimes quite humorous, but not what makes for easy living.I am used to wearing in-canal hearing aids. For several years I used the brand sold by Walmart, at first just in my left ear, and these worked pretty well, but as my hearing got worse I was having to turn up the volume to full, which gave a lot of feedback and whistling. In the end I gave up. The Walmart aids were $450 for each side.So when a buddy bought the iBstone pair for a much better price I was tempted and started reading the reviews. A lot of what people said made sense, some of it I’d not considered before. So I bought a set. Wow!I unpacked them, turned up the volume and pushed them in. They fitted in my ears pretty good, especially the left one. I could hear! The rattle of my belt buckle, the click of my laptop mouse, were all new sounds. I went outside. There was this strange background noise, a sort of distant humming, all around! What could it be? Then I realized I was hearing the noise of the traffic on the road nearby. I had never heard that for a long time.What all this leads to is that this is a superb product, well packaged and manufactured, a quality feel and a lot of attention to detail and design. For instance the old Walmart aid had a volume control on the outer face which often got turned up too much when fitting the aid in the ear. These aids are flat across the face and you can push them in without changing anything.One important aspect is the confidence these aids give me when with other people. I never had that since I went a little deaf. Now I can hear what they are saying. I can answer with 99% certainty I am on the right subject, can inject some humor into the conversation without the fear that I have missed the point somewhere.So, here’s the run-down:They are small and really fit into the canal.They come with a silicon mushroom cover. The purpose of this is to separate the microphone on the outside from the speaker on the inside, thus reducing feedback completely. It also helps keep the aid in the ear. I find if the aid starts to move out, I get feedback but a quick push and it’s back in and silent again.They stay put in the ear and don’t whistle when I laugh or eat my food.They come with three different cover sizes to adjust to different ear size. I found the smallest was best for one ear with the middle for the other. I bought a box of spares, just in case.You need to be patient with these and adjust the volume and then try the aid for a few hours. The volume adjusts with a small screwdriver which is fiddley and means you can’t adjust it when it is in your ear (unless you have help) but with a few tries you will soon find the right level.You also need to experiment with the position of the aid in the ear. Some people find 5 o’clock, some 7 o’clock works best. Just turn them slightly and try them out. Stretch the ear and work your jaw when putting them in, to help get them properly nested.I thought my hearing was bad but these have given me hope that it’s not so bad after all, because I cannot wear them at full volume – they are too loud! I have them about half way.Oh, and they have rechargeable batteries - another great advantage over my old ones. Fit them into the neat little charger which you can connect to your laptop and take them out when the lights go from red to blue. There is a written warning about over-charging, but you can always buy a timer for a few bucks to monitor this if you want to. Batteries were such a hassle with my old aids.Summary – a great product at a great price!

works. I can hear in a restaurant at the office and don't have to huh all the time. the in your ear is pretty comfortable but gets better after a short time., and the best part i didn't have to pay a month SS check.

I have mild hearing loss in both ears at a fairly young age, because of the punk scene lol. Now, in my left ear I cannot hear a certain range of tones which makes hearing women's voices especially difficult. But these hearing amplifiers are good nuff for me. They don't adjust pitch or anything like that, but they amplify the sound enough that I can hear higher pitched sounds again. So much so, that I already plan to buy a backup pair for emergencies. I don't want to go back to missing out on so much.Birds, music, being able to hear the conversation at dinner, my children's whispered voices, our cat making that eek eek eek sound when he sees a bird outside. I didn't even realize they had gone. I guess ya just don't notice because it's so gradual.Anyhow, that being said, I gotta let you know that I have no idea what a $5000 pair of hearing aids sound like, so I have no basis for comparison, but the sound on this lil guys seem great. Sure it's going to sound DIFFERENT.... seeing as how you've got a cyborg ear now, but overall it's not very tinny unless you turn it all the way up.And really important.... Take your good ole sweet time figuring out which size bell you need and which volume level you need. And that goes for both ears. Take your time to adjust your volume during the few hours a day you wear them at firstFor example, it took about a week for me to learn my left ear canal is smaller that my right. But thankfully by then I'd learned which volume levels work for me, so that's good.It's alot to get used to. Seriously. There's sound coming at you.... all the SUDDEN.... from all directions.I swear my fridge is like BREATHING or SOMETHING. Also, the traffic in front of my house is now a freight train. I can at long last, hear the dog chewing her butt again.And lastly, definitely practice driving somewhere safe until your brain is accustomed to things like cars with no mufflers and road noise again.

I have used an Otofonix Elite behind-the-ear amplifier for a few years. I like the sound quality and comfort, but it's a bit annoying to have to change the battery every 6 days, and the piece that fits inside the ear needs to be replaced once or twice a year.This iBstone Rechargeable Hearing Amplifier was reasonably priced, and seemed to solve those two problems.But the additional problem is that the iBstone Rechargeable Hearing Amplifier fits completely inside the ear, which is very isolating because everything sounds synthetic rather than natural. But even worse, it can't be used with a telephone due to the screetching feedback when the phone is placed near the ear. In fact, there was screetching feedback any time I put the Amplifier in, took it out, scratched my ear, etc.It may be the only alternative for someone with profound hearing loss, but for someone who justs needs a little amplification, it wasn't worth the trade-off.If I had no other alternative I might be more positive, but the Otofonix Elite suits my needs much better. Fortunately, the seller offered a full refund, so there was no harm in trying. If you already have an in-ear hearing aid, this might be something to consider.