B2 OTC Hearing Aids Powered by Bose with Cleaning Care Kit Bundle - Rechargeable Bluetooth, App Control & iOS Call Streaming, Self-Fit, All-Day Comfort, Noise Reduction for Mild to Moderate Loss

I'm updating this review after almost a year of using these hearing aides daily. My review stands as it was first submitted. I had some minor issues, but got excellent customer support from the folks at Lexie. The product lives up to all of my expectations and more. I will caution first time hearing aide users to be patient because you have to adjust to the feel and sounds that you will hear, but over time you'll find that your brain becomes adjusted to the devices and you'll never forget to insert them first thing in the morning. So far, I'm amazed at how much Lexie's helped me. I've had them in for almost a week and I have no complaints. Feeling them in my ears is kind of weird and when I think about them I feel like I want to scratch my ears, but only if I'm thinking about them. I wore them while playing music with friends and they really helped in that regard. I could clearly hear my guitar and also my voice when I was singing. I feel they will improve my music abilities. It is kind of cool to hear things that I haven't heard in many decades like my feet resulting from the leaves when I'm walking outside on a nice dry day. The creeks of my house floor boards when I'm walking around the house, And, I no longer have to turn down the base and turn up the volume and treble on my sound system to understand a narrator reading an audiobook. In fact, I don't have to slow down the speed of the book either as I have had in the past to understand. I was slowing it to .9 or .8 of normal speed. And, the free Lexie app is very easy to use and they were easily set up for use. For now I'm only using 45 percent of the amplification, and I have set the treble up to just about 5 or 10 points, and that works fine. I usually insert them after I take a shower in the morning and I usually take them out late in the afternoon, unless I'm doing music or listening to an audiobook later in the day. They charge in three hours and the charge is supposed to last for about 15 hours. Overall, I think it was a great investment. I'm very satisfied.

Got these for my 88 year old dad who has hearing loss from age and Chemotherapy...unequal (more in one ear than the other). He has used them for over 1 year now. Here are the pros/cons: PROS: - Very helpful hearing improvement except in extremely noisy/chaotic sound environments. - Good integration with app on iphone - Nice simple app for iPhone which provides nice BASIC controls (this could be hugely improved with a graphic equalizer/tone control for each ear) and "one click" memorized volume/tone settings for different environment (office, home, TV, Church, Music Hall, restaurant) - Battery life great - Battery charging easy (nice little case and magnetic dock) - Cleaning and maintenance pretty easy (order the little kit with brush, extra ear escutcheons, wax guards) CONS - Performance in noisy environments is a huge area for improvement - There seems to be room for improvement in the integration of turning the units on/off and the way the app enables adjustments. You should NOT have to turn the units off and then back on again to make adjustments with the app...this is hugely disruptive/confusing when you are in a restaurant for instance, and suddenly need to turn the volume down. My dad just takes the aids out and gives up instead of fumbling around with his 88 year old hands in a crowded environment. - Lexie/Bose has not made a substantial upgrade to the app in over a year. The pace of upgrades is glacial and does not instill confidence in overall product management at the company. The app and app/aid integration is one area that can be hugely improved with software updates...as noted above: a graphic equalizer/tone control for each ear is an obvious/logical mega-improvement and "one click" memorized volume/tone settings for different environment (office, home, TV, Church, Music Hall, restaurant) would also be a no-brainer. - The company provides ZERO information on what happens when the BUILT IN rechargeable batteries start wearing out. So far (at the one year point) they seem to be going strong, but they do not appear to be replaceable and there is no information provided by the company on expected LIFESPAN or recharging cycles, so this is starting to cause WORRY..."are these things charging properly?" - The company is NOT providing updates on new product development. Will there be a Lexie B3? When? What new features will be provided? Will my dad be able to rely on Lexie/Bose to grow with him as his hearing continues to age/decline, or will this be a one shot deal and then off to the $5,000 Oticons?