I started the original Headset with Hearing Aids thread back in 2021. I’m now wearing Costco Kirkland 10.0T hearing aids which are made by Sonova / Phonak in Switzerland. The key to using T-coil is the ability to mute the hearing aid microphone. This makes the hearing aid itself act like a hearing protection earplug and when using a ANR headset you actually get two means of noise attenuation – hearing aids, when muted, acted as passive noise reduction and then of course the ANR headset. I have also upgraded to Lightspeed Zulu3. Audio quality and noise reduction in the RV-12 is very good…
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Jim Stricker - EAA #499867
PPL/ASEL 1970 - Sport Pilot since 2007
80 hrs Flying Aeronca Chief 11AC N86203
1130 hrs Flying 46 Piper J-3 Cub N6841H
Bought Flying RV-12 #120058 Oct 2015 with 48TT - Hobbs now 850
LSRM-A Certificate 2016 for RV-12 N633CM
Special Thanks... EJ Trucks - USN Crew Chief A-4 Skyhawk
MJ Stricker (Father - CFI) - USAAF 1st Lt. Captain B-17H
Been flying with hearing aids (Siemens) since 2010. I’m on my 3rd set, fully digital, behind the ear. I fly with Bose A-20’s, as well as my wife’s Lightspeed Zulu’s and a DC non ANR.
From day one, I’ve not had any issues nor have I needed special programming. I have 3 settings, Normal, Noisy and TV, all manually or Bluetooth adjusted. Before engine start I enable noisy setting and drop volume 2 clicks, then its go fly. No issues hearing ATC, ATIS or intercom chatter. Lucky I guess?
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