Why all the options???

[nussy]

I have a pair of Tego Pro hearing aids. It has four programs. The first one is for normal listening...the second uses the directional microphone and cuts down on the background noise so I can have conversations in noisy environments. The third is for phone use.....Why did they put a 4th on in? I had it disabled because I could not see any difference between the firs program and fourth one.

Are there any Tego Pro users in here? Can I have your feedback? I recently switched from Starkey. Too many feed back problems with Starkey for me.

[Admin]

The use of multi memories can be a difficult decision for both user and audi. I love using automatic instruments such as the Phonak Savia and Eleva which can also be configured manually also and remote controlled.

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The other option is the new Balance from Sonic Innovaitons. They also claim to have automatic switching.

I will be in Minnesota at their factory this week and will report more about it.

The Tego's are a better aid compared to Starkey, in my opinion, yet I would also look at Phonak and Sonic Innovations if I were in your situation.

[aprsl]

I tried a pair of Tego Pro CIC's but returned them. Too much occlusion in one ear and a lot of feedback. Now wearing Phonak ITC's. Great performance.

[ZCT]

It is common for multi memory hearing aids to have three or four programs available. Your hearing professional should only activate them as necessary.

Personally when I fit a multi memory digital aid I activate only two programs, one for normal use, and one for background noise situations. If a patient has areas in their life that they still struggle with I add additional programs.

Lazy specialists sometimes just leave three or four default programs active that the factory programmed. This seems like a bad approach to me. I like to keep it simple, unless my patient indicates otherwise. Only a small handful of my patients use more than three programs.

As for your comments on Starkey, I don't see any evidence that Starkey has any more issues with feedback than any other brand. I've fitted many different technologies and I don't believe it is fair to suggest that one brand is any more susceptible to feedback than another.

Now, within each brand some models ARE more susceptible to feedback than others. A good hearing specialist should take that into account when considering your loss and the specific model of aid he or she is going to recommend. It is not a brand issue, it is a model issue, along with a few other factors.