Digital Hearing Amplifiers - Rechargeable BTE Personal Sound Amplifier Pair with USB Dock - Premium Gold Behind The Ear Sound Amplification - by NewEar

As noted elsewhere, this is just a hearing amplifier, it is not programmable to your specific hearing loss, but having said that, it's one of the BEST models I've come across in many years of searching out affordable hearing assistance. They're small, comfortable (there's several silicon tips that can go into the ear canal or just sit at the opening like earbuds), you can adjust the volume and one of the biggest selling points for me is that they're rechargeable and they come in a set.The instruction manual notes that they can take up to 7 hours to charge by USB in their cradle (included, along with a charging brick), but so far mine have usually taken about 3. I've worn them for up to 10 hours at a time without noticing any sound loss, and the manual indicates that the battery life is about 16 hours of run time, depending on volume. At this price, of course, one could always get two sets and swap them out as needed. NOT having to buy and replace (and recycle) wee batteries (that I'm forever dropping on the floor and then losing track of) is one of the best parts of these devices.Unlike wearing glasses you will probably need to get used to them first-- I was a bit overwhelmed and very distracted by hearing all sorts of background noises I simply wasn't able to hear before, and I had to scaffold my wearing of them over several weeks before I got used to hearing things I've previously not heard or hearing some things at a much greater volume. From what I understand, though, this is a common experience for anyone who is using amplifiers / aids for the first time-- If you've never heard your clock tick or people mumbling in the background, you might need some time to adjust.Again, though, for the price, these are perfect and have become a daily necessity.

The media could not be loaded. Unable to charge the both (left & right) unit with the supplied charging base dock. Although Charging dock looks fancy but looks like it both earpieces do not to make good connection with the base. I this this the bad design or base dock is defective. i would assume if base was good then at least one of the earpiece would have been charing.Symptom: After Inserting both earpieces to the dock, when dock base it connected to the power bank or supplied power adapter, green lights turns on and it goes off. after that no matter what you do, lights don't turn either green or red. BTW, if earpieces are not inserted, unplug then plug the base to the charger, both green light turns on and goes off. Tried connecting single and both, both ports but no luck.As per little instruction booklet: "red light should turn on, and unit will take 7 hrs to charge, and when charged lights will turn green.This unit o going back. I may update the review. if i re-order...Thanks,

Having experience with one set of very expensive programmable hearing aids and a number of inexpensive amplifiers, these have easily been the best overall. (Many mishaps with lost, laundered and dog-chewed devices.) The expensive ones were good but not that good, and unaffordable to replace. What I like about these, besides the price, is the ease of use. The controls are a simple on/off switch and an up/down volume dial. The part that goes behind the ear is pretty small, unlike some others. For people with small ear canals, the ear piece fits and is very soft. Instead of a hollow plastic tube that carries sound to the earpiece, an insulated copper wire powers a speaker in the earpiece itself, which lets you bend the wire around the curvature of the ear for a tight fit. Have not used these much in noisy settings, so can't comment on that, other than that noise cancelling in previous ones was pretty ineffective. Have had these for two or three months with no problems. It is a bit challenging to seat them into the charger - you just have keep gently wiggling until they go all the way in. A light tells you when it's charging. I wonder about the durability of the copper wire if it gets bent this way and that too many times, but so far it's fine. Highly recommend.

Let me start by saying, yes, you do get what you pay for. However, for what these are, they are amazing. I have suffered from significant hearing loss from birth and it was recommended of course to get a very nice digital pair of hearing aids running somewhere around $3-6k. Most medical insurances of course will not cover hearing aids, so I have just not used anything for a very long time. Out of curiosity I tried these, and for $30 I have to say they work surprisingly well. When you put them in it does create a sort of "room" effect, I describe it as your own personal soundstage, so you hear a slight hiss as a baseline. After a few moments I do not even notice. They do amplify all sound, at the volume you want, and also (attempt) to digitally process very loud noises out, such as car doors shutting. This does make them impossible to wear if you are driving with the window down, the digital processor just can't handle that much interferance. But! Indoors, social situations, absolutely amazing. I highly recommend. Build quality is not superb, so I do not expect them to last long! Will update if they stop working soon!

My ear quit working (infection) and my hearing aid died! I got these to be able to function and they work better than I hoped. As amplifiers I give them 4 stars, really should be 3 but if you are on a budget these are amazing. When I got in my work van they screeched and I would turn them off until my destination. Video said to take off my hat but no way, it's cold in the morning! If i wanted to keep my expenses down, I could live with these. They are not hearing aides but they may work for you. My hearing aides are. 1600.00 That's a big spread. Depending on your needs, these may work.