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Eargo 7 reviewI have been wearing the Eargo 7 hearing aids for just over 3 months and so far am very satisfied with the sound and quality of these OTC hearing aids. I have mild to moderate hearing loss and have worn prescribed CIC hearing aids for over 10 years, so I can offer a good comparison between the two options.Sound: The Eargos are my third pair of hearing aids and I find the sound to be as good as the sound from the hearing aids I bought from audiologists (both were high end Phonak brand). Adjusting to new hearing aids can take some time as the sound will seem a bit harsh and unnatural at first as your brain adapts to the sound. After I wore the Eargos for about a month I redid the Sound Match adjustment and have been very happy with the sound since. This is definitely one of the pluses of the Eargos as you can redo the basic Sound Match on your own and if you need help, it is just a phone call away. No need to run to the audiologist and you can repeat each test sound as often as you need to be sure you are hearing it.Comfort: The Eargos are easy to insert and remove. They are not as perfect a fit as my old hearing aids made from a custom mold for my exact ear shape, but they are comfortable and nearly invisible. I prefer the sound with the closed petals (fuller, richer sound) and have persevered through the itchiness (it does get better, but you really have to keep wearing them and deal with the itchiness for a while).Programs: I love that you can set up programs for a variety of hearing situations in these tiny hearing aids. Using ultrasound from your cell phone to do this is genius as most CIC hearing aids can’t be adjusted for different settings. I am using TV, Restaurant and Music and still playing around with the adjustments to find what I like best. At first, I would switch to the TV setting for watching television, but now I find the normal setting works fine for most shows and only switch when there is a lot of background music as in movies. The Restaurant setting is great and really does make conversations in noisy restaurants more enjoyable. I find the Music setting especially good for instrumentals. You can also adjust the volume, treble and base to your liking for each of these programs and enable Sound Adjust+ which I prefer.Care: I have waxy ears and that was a problem with my custom hearing aids as I needed to take them to the audiology office often for a thorough cleaning. The Eargos are so easy to keep clean. I follow the recommended schedule and I bought the deep cleaning kit to start. You can find more alcohol wipes on Amazon for a very reasonable price and you only need a tiny bit of the putty for each deep cleaning.Fit: It takes some experimenting with different sizes and style of petals to find the best fit, but they fit pretty well for something that isn’t customized for your ears. For my right ear, I wish there was a half size between the medium and large closed petals.Case and battery life: Excellent! My Eargos last all day and I can get two days of charging without having to plug the charging case back in for a charge.The one problem I have had with the Eargos is the pull thread and I see others have had the same experience. The pull thread for my right hearing aid has already come off. Fortunately, I can easily remove the hearing aid with out the pull thread (most likely because of the shape of my right ear canal). I will see about warrantee repair service for this when I am back in the US.

I really like my new Eargo 7 hearing aids. I am 72 years old with moderate hearing loss – upper frequency loss, just a little worse than mild. I have been using an expensive pair with an in-the-ear receiver and a body that hooks behind the ear for about 5 years. I left my aids on an airplane, never to be seen again. I have two friends who like their Eargos, so I decided to give them a try. I’m very glad I did.I am a techie diy guy and I found the onboarding documentation, website, and videos to be very good. I understand from my friends that phone support is excellent, but I haven’t taken advantage yet.I feel the sound quality is equal or better than my old aids, which were an over-the-ear style. Music sounds much better to me with Eargos than with my old aids. I have an expensive high-end stereo, and I didn’t enjoy listening to it with my old aids. It sounds great now.The Eargos are much more discreet and out of the way. They aren’t noticeable, and don’t get hooked by glasses, hats, hoods, or a covid mask.The Eargos don’t have a streaming function, but I didn’t like the way that worked or sounded with my old aids, so I didn’t use it. I swap into apple airpod pros for that. It’s a nice combo now that the AirPods also have hearing correction.For me the Eargo 7s have been a major upgrade even though they were less expensive. I wear them a lot more. I probably used to wear my old one’s 4-5 hours a day. I wear the Eargo’s more like 14 hours a day. I put them on when I’m by myself—they expand my world.I did find there was a learning curve. They come with an assortment of “petals”. I used the large, closed petals for the first month, as recommended. They itched a little occasionally but were pretty good. When I finally tried the large open petals, I was immediately sold. No itching at all, and the sound is as good or better.