<div dir="ltr">I have both price versions. I think the $300 models are a bit better, i.e. more stable in operating, but not by much. Both tend to react with higher frequencies, so the tones will not be similar to normal voices.<div>Tom</div><div><img width="1" height="1" id="shtracking_1s2" src="https://tc1.shftrk.com/e/2m6o8VXY62Jd7WxB/5jpvMy1zmrk8G1BY/mxGkn85KGR4dXZvj" alt=" " style="display:none"></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 1:18 PM Russ Abbott <<a href="mailto:russ.abbott@gmail.com">russ.abbott@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">What's the difference between the $300 hearing aids I often see advertised -- even before the new FDA rule -- and the $2,000 hearing aids advertised on the Hearing Tracker site?</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font><u style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;line-height:20px"><br></u></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font><u style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;line-height:20px"> </u></font><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;line-height:24.75px"> </span>-- Russ Abbott <br>Professor Emeritus, Computer Science<br>California State University, Los Angeles<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:38 AM <<a href="mailto:thompnickson2@gmail.com" target="_blank">thompnickson2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I recommend this website. Not sure I want to know how they get paid. However, they are a constant stream of information about hearing aids, new models, etc. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Also, they have a questionnaire which then leads to recommendations for different hearing aids. Seems somewhat evenhanded. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Nick Thompson<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/</span></a><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Hearing Tracker <<a href="mailto:updates@news.hearingtracker.com" target="_blank">updates@news.hearingtracker.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2022 11:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:nthompson@clarku.edu" target="_blank">nthompson@clarku.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [Latest News] OTC Hearing Aids Are Finally Here, Phonak Audéo vs Audéo Life, and More<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100%;padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="background:rgb(247,247,247);padding:16.5pt 0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 6.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="84" height="84" style="width: 0.875in; height: 0.875in;" id="gmail-m_-4889350752359174278gmail-m_2222565503989527788_x0000_i1033" src="https://mcusercontent.com/596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69/images/137b2dda-f8a1-c861-e45d-d5e7c014da2a.png"><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h1><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">News Update</span><u></u><u></u></h1><h4 style="margin-top:6pt">- August 17, 2022 -<u></u><u></u></h4></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="background:0% 0%/cover white;padding:15pt 0in 22.5pt" id="gmail-m_-4889350752359174278gmail-m_2222565503989527788templateBody"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;background-size:cover"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=53d641e5d9&e=a0c7320791" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(44,136,197);font-weight:normal">FDA Clears Way for OTC Hearing Aids for People with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss</span></a><u></u><u></u></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">The US Food and Drug Administration finalized its rules for the creation of a new class of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids that is designed to make amplification more affordable and accessible to consumers (ages 18+) with mild to moderate hearing loss. Five years in the making, these new rules provide a path for consumers to purchase hearing aids directly from stores or online retailers without the need for a medical exam, prescription, or a fitting by a licensed hearing care provider.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=f475490c78&e=a0c7320791" title=""" t" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="564" height="317" style="width: 5.875in; height: 3.3055in;" id="gmail-m_-4889350752359174278gmail-m_2222565503989527788_x0000_i1032" src="https://mcusercontent.com/596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69/images/9b348687-9ac6-84bf-85e6-26302eb9d0a1.jpg"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td width="564" valign="top" style="width:423pt;padding:0in 6.75pt;word-break:break-word"><h3><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=23139a06c0&e=a0c7320791" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:150%;color:rgb(44,136,197);font-weight:normal">Phonak Paradise: Audéo vs Audéo Life</span></a><u></u><u></u></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">In this video, <em><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">HearingTracker</span></em> Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides an overview of the differences between the standard Phonak Audéo vs the new "waterproof" Life model. <u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=63de60f87b&e=a0c7320791" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(44,136,197);font-weight:normal">Opinion: Consumers 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style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;background:yellow">Press Release</span><br><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=f09d0b1951&e=a0c7320791" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(44,136,197);font-weight:normal">Google Maps Adds Hearing Loops to Website for Hearing Aid Telecoil Users</span></a><u></u><u></u></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">Google Maps is now including hearing loops in the accessibility information on its website, which should prove useful for users of hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other listening devices that employ a telecoil. <u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;background:yellow">Press Release</span><br><a 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Although I have produced several publications and presentations on cancer treatments and hearing loss, it is a completely different experience when you are the patient."<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;background:yellow">Product Review</span><br><a href="https://hearingtracker.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=596dc3d104cda2cbfb994bd69&id=6a7ebc4e3c&e=a0c7320791" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(44,136,197);font-weight:normal">Jabra Enhance Pro Hearing Aids from Costco</span></a><u></u><u></u></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">The Jabra Enhance Pro is available in three different model choices in eight different color options, and all are IP68 rated. Costco currently lists the rechargeable model starting at $1799.99 for a set of two hearing aids, but prices may vary by state.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.75pt 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt"><h3><a 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