I’ll chime in to let others hear my experience with the Phonak Lyric ha. I’ve had them now for 8months. They are kind of implanted in you ear canal. You only need to change them about every 2 months (my case.. others will vary). I love mine as I can hear very clearly 100%of the time with no clumsy, for me anyway, handling of the other types of ha. Yes expensive. Mine were $3,600 for a one year subscription. All follow ups and replacements included. I hope this helps others who may be considering Lyric.