I am having trouble programing mine. I spent 1,000 for one and had it reprogrammed twice now. It has three different programmable settings. I can hear people most of the time but I just can’t understand what some of them are saying. With the hearing aid I still can’t understand them but only louder. I was told depending on the details your your hearing loss hearing aids don’t work very well for some people. I had some trouble in school as a kid. When tried to spell words like I heard them it didn’t work. Phonics didn’t work for me all the time.
Hearing Comprehension....understanding when a person speaks and what they are saying.
I've been clinically deaf for many years...have tried numerous hearing aids, and suffered through sever inter ear infections...
FINALLY..a doctor tested me and I qualified for a cochlear implant...I received my first implant in March 2010 and then had my second done in Oct. 2011...the greatest thing I have ever done..not only do I hear, but I UNDERSTAND what I hear...I am not a young person either, so I was concerned if I could adjust...AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM..I highly recommend any one with a sever hearing loss to look into COCHLEAR IMPLANTS...