I purchased Philips hearing aids from Costco and they have been great for hearing birds as well as the service from Costco. The Philips hearing aids Costco sells have exactly the same specifications as the Oticon top of the line hearing aids sold by Otyologists. Same manufacturer but different brand names for same hearing aids. Two things I learned in looking for hearing aids primarily for hearing birds is 1) usually only the top of the line hearing aids from manufacturers hear sounds above 8,000 hz (8,000-10,000hz range) and some of the bird sounds are above this frequency, 2) using the music setting of the app that comes with the hearing aids greatly increases the sensitivity of the hearing aids to bird sounds as the setting is designed to hear in all directions from the user and not primarily forward. My wife has had the same experience with her Widex hearing aids. We hear many more birds when the settings are for music. I now hear golden crowned kinglets, brown creepers and other high pitched birds with ease.
>
On Jan 5, 2025, at 12:02 PM, via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>
Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to
>
tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
>
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>
http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>
tweeters-request at mailman11.u.washington.edu
>
>
You can reach the person managing the list at
>
tweeters-owner at mailman11.u.washington.edu
>
>
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>
than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..."
>
>
>
Today's Topics:
>
>
1. Re: Pine siskins (Kersti Muul via Tweeters)
>
2. Summer Tanager issue (Randy Robinson via Tweeters)
>
3. AIDS to hearing Birds & Spouses (LarryG via Tweeters)
>
4. Re: AIDS to hearing Birds & Spouses (Thomas Dorrance via Tweeters)
>
5. Re: Hearing Aid advice (Zora Monster via Tweeters)
>
6. Re: AIDS to hearing Birds & Spouses (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters)
>
7. Washington Bird List Reports for 2024 - time to send them in
>
(Matt Bartels via Tweeters)
>
8. Long tailed Ducks at Redondo (Andy McCormick via Tweeters)
>
9. Re: Pine siskins (Greg via Tweeters)
>
10. Tulalip Marina this am (Samara Hoag via Tweeters)
>
11. Seahurst COLO and HARD Persist, Interesting Sea Lion..
>
(Tom Benedict via Tweeters)
>
12. Winter 2024 TUVU report - (Nov/Dec) (Diann MacRae via Tweeters)
>
13. Re: Summer Tanager issue (Doug Santoni via Tweeters)
>
14. Re: Summer Tanager issue (Tom Benedict via Tweeters)
>
15. ?AirPods as Hearing Aids: New Features Announced?
>
(Dan Reiff via Tweeters)
>
16. Bird Friendly Coffee and Cocoa (Avery Meeker via Tweeters)
>
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
Message: 1
>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:07:21 -0800
>
From: Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Pine siskins
>
Message-ID:
>
<CAC1Nfw-pf4TVwOhZpnkzoYMyrA8Z47A7o96qx5fPUGxU5EQXhw at mail.gmail.com>
>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
I have so many siskins here...
>
Draining the tube feeders in 2 hours ?
>
>
Kersti E. Muul
>
>
ED -SALISH WILDLIFE WATCH
>
Urban Conservation & Wildlife Biologist/Specialist - Response and Rescue
>
Washington Animal Response Team, BCS and MMSN referral
>
>
Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified and USFWS
>
marine certified
>
>
Birds Connect
>
Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader
>
Climate Watch Coordinator
>
>
Animal Care Specialist/Animal & Off the Grid First Aid Certified
>
-------------- next part --------------
>