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@julieo4 Perhaps the same effort that required captions be available on all TV broadcasts should be applied with the advent of “ Auracast” This technology could be life changing for those of us who are hearing impaired.
I once heard that a majority of people that watch TV whether it is network TV or other channels like Netflix use captions. Even those who are not hearing impaired complain about the inconsistent sound quality on different shows. Perhaps in an attempt to make new TV’s even thinner something had to give and sound quality was sacrificed.
Ironically hearing aid manufacturers are constantly trying to make hearing aids smaller and more discrete. It is no secret that the new Phonak I90 Sphere Ultra are bigger than other hearing aids. I for one chose this hearing knowing it was larger and packed with more technology. Maybe they will be able to make them smaller as AI advances continue but until then I would rather hear better in crowded restaurants and other venues.
I would love to hear others thoughts about this.
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@daveshaw It is too bad that there is such a negative stigma, embarrassment, whatever one might have, for admitting they have hearing loss and then wearing hearing aids that are "obvious" behind the ear ones. Even the industry promotes "low profile", "in the ear, hidden, nearly invisible...." reinforcing this negative thinking. These smaller HA won't have a telecoil. I want a hearing aid that still has a telecoil in it and eventually the new Auracast bluetooth LE. But several things have to also have this Auracast in them to work seamlessly with my hearing aids. Unfortunately, several HA maufacturers are starting to not make telecoils available with their HA and instead just putting in Auracast, which to me is very unsupportive of those who still want and need telecoils. Of course one likely has to ask their AuD to put in telecoils as it seems to be a rare AuD that automatically includes them or even tells their customers about them, frustrating. There are still thousands of places with hearing loops that won't be going away and it's still going to take years for Auracast to get installed in places. And when installed any current system should stay in place as well. Auracast will be wonderful when fully available and integrated, but it is still years away. The final criteria for it isn't coming out until Dec 2027 even.