Maybe 1 week
At the beginning the inside semi open « domes « were vibrating when high frequencies or big bass. But the audiologist adjusted and no more annoyance. It’s like listening as without aids but with better sound quality and open soundstage.
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Initial thoughts were that the bluetooth for media isn’t that great. But, using the AirPods max over the hearing aids works very well, as long as you remember to bluetooth to the AirPods and not the hearing aids.
There is plenty of bass, but obviously the missing mid range and top range is compensated for, along with the channel imbalance, so the overall presentation is very different. That might come across as very clear, with less bass, but in reality I think it’s just that everything is now there and your auditory processing has to adjust to that.
Interesting, because with mine there is definitely no bass at all. And I don’t get why you should have bass but no midrange - why obviously? (I’m talking about playing to them by Bluetooth from a phone etc, like you would with earbuds)
I think we’ve got our wires crossed 
. I’m talking about the Phonak listening to loud speakers. Yes, as a Bluetooth device from a phone, they are clear but without any weight. For Bluetooth, the AirPod Pro 2 with the hearing adjustments are much better, though I thought using my AirPod Max over the Phonak were better again.
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Ah! Now makes sense to me!!! Yes, that is rather what i thought, the AirPods with hearing correction possibly providing the best currently available away-from-home solution for people with hearing loss (of which I suspect there are more than as yet know it!).
I have no complaints at all with my hearing aid assisted Wi-Fi listening – I just wish I knew about it maybe a couple of years earlier! (I did do a phone based hearing test about five years prior to getting aids, when I had virtually no loss up to 13kHz in one ear and approaching 16kHz in the other, And repeating at the time of getting aids, the app recorded not far different from the official measurement.)
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How long did it take you to adjust to listening to your system through the loud speakers using the new hearing aids @Innocent_Bystander? How about you @davidhendon?
Primarily I was aware of a source at my ears as well as in front of me. That diminished with time: after a couple of weeks or so (vague memory) it became an infrequent awareness, and after maybe a month or maybe two never really noticed anymore.
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Not long at all Mike. Mainly I just had to persuade myself that it sounded better to me listening with the hearing aids than listening without. But this is all a long time ago, maybe 15 years since I started wearing them all the time rather than just sometimes.
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So with the AirPods do you tune the pods to the frequencies that your ears are deficient in? Sort like an equaliser….?
The HAs I have will only amplify the frequencies where I’m lacking… not all of them….so listening to music via the stream is not the best. Lacks bass as I’m ok with the lower frequencies….
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What are the news? Phonak impressions ?
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Mostly, though you don’t need to do any tuning yourself. You either take a hearing test through the AirPods and your iPhone or scan a pdf of your own test results. You then simply turn on the hearing aid feature, if you are using them as a hearing aid. You can also turn on the media feature so that any streaming and phone calls played through the AirPods are automatically adjusted for your hearing profile - this feature works really well and is much better than using Bluetooth and the HA’s for media. Though for my Apple TV, im using AirPod Max’s over the HAs, which I think is even better for media - though I need to test that more.
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Yes, I’m really pleased thanks. I’m on my fifth day and feel that I’m adapting to them quite quickly and I’m am noticing them less. I had them in for 14 hours yesterday and went to a Christmas party with Miss Mike and could hear much better in a very noisy environment.
Music is vastly better really - transformational. Very overwhelming initially, but my brain is adjusting quickly, which is very nice. So much more detail, clarity and soundstage. No going back, and I’ve been missing a lot from the system without knowing it.
I’m still having to adjust volume and balance a bit for different environments, so might need to adjust settings when I go back to the audiologist in a few weeks. I did have to go back to the clinic, as the left receiver cable was faulty, so they replaced that on Friday.
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Good news! Normally it takes 2 months to completely be adjusted. I had to come back every 2 weeks to the audiologist for little changes. After one month he programmed me the music set up. So I have a set up for all days and another for music. I have just to press one little button on top of the aid.
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So I’m concluding that you prefer the HAs for normal day to day activities annd music and the pods for music streaming straight your ears…so to speak!
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Yes, very much so.
I’m actually using AirPod Max over the HAs, but need to do more comparison of that against the AirPod Pro 2. That’s mostly for TV and movies with Spatial Audio.
I plan to use my HD800 over the HA for serious music sessions, but haven’t tried that yet.
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I missed this over the holiday, but seems the TGA finally approved the Airpods’s Hearing Test & Aid function for Australia just before Xmas…
Just need to wait for Apple to enable in their next phone update, wouldn’t be long I’d imagine – it’s not Naim! 
@Pete_the_painter I remember you were thinking about them for Mrs Pete possible use…?
How you getting on @Mike_S with your Phonak’s after a bit more time…?
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Good thanks, I’m pleased with how I’ve adjusted. Finding them more comfortable now, without noticing them even for longer times. I haven’t jumped in the pool with them on either 
Social interaction is a revelation, don’t miss a thing, can here MIL as clear as a bell 
Music is a real winner, I was missing so much.
I’m turning the volume up a bit as well. They were set at 85% of my hearing loss as a lead-in and I’m using +1 on the settings now, when I had to dial them back to -1 at first. I think that means I’m adjusting to the higher (normal) volume levels. Balance is a bit off for music. I’ve a follow up with the audiologist next week, so will get those fine tuned.
Certainly, I’m very happy now that I’ve done it.
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UK now supported.
Phil
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It’s been announced today that the UK Government will allow them to be used.
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