Hearing Problem Help

[Jim Robertson]

I am 67 and my hearing is not as good as it once was. I am looking for the best after market headphones. Are they Vance's Headphones or Gray Ghost? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[unearth]

I'm 67 also with failing hearing, but I haven't used either one of those headsets. I have Pro Golds that I use with my CTX and the WS4's with my Deus. Both seem to have plenty of volume. I have used my Pro Gold headphones, when the weather turns cold, with my Deus to help keep my ears warm. Hope this helps.

 

[Jim Robertson]

Thanks I have the WS4's but need a set of headphones to use the WS4 unit on but want to be sure which set is better. Thanks Jim

 

[martygene]

i too have hearing problems from shooting artillery in Nam without any hearing protection. I use the WS5"s and like them very much. They sound great and are very comfortable. I had a pair of Vance headphones and they sounded great but were very uncomfortable for me so I sent them back. If you can find someone in your area to borrow a pair of either of those do that.
GL & HH

 

[sprchng]

Assuming you are looking for headphones for the Deus,,,,,,,,,
The Vance muffs sounded fine but fit terribly.
I would suggest that you buy the adapter clip ($22) from XP that will clip on to your WS4 module and experiment with other wired headphones plugged into it until you find the ones that work best for you. I have found the 150 ohm speakers sound sluggish when plugged into the module set-up but 32 ohm speakers like XP has in their wired backphones sound wonderful.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I've used several different headphones on my Deus - the "Vance Muff's" have the best sound quality hands down - plenty of volume there too !

 

[CZconnoisseur]

I've successfully mated a Deus control box to a wireless hearing aid relay using the 1/8" headphone jack. The signal goes from the Deus - to the wireless HA relay - to the hearing aids. There is ZERO LAG with the setup I used and the audio quality isn't lost going from box>relay>hearing aids.

This setup eliminates the need for either the WS4 or WS5, and should you still have trouble hearing the higher tones, there's an independent volume adjustment via rocker switch on the hearing aids.

 

[beepsilver]

I've successfully mated a Deus control box to a wireless hearing aid relay using the 1/8" headphone jack. The signal goes from the Deus - to the wireless HA relay - to the hearing aids. There is ZERO LAG with the setup I used and the audio quality isn't lost going from box>relay>hearing aids.

This setup eliminates the need for either the WS4 or WS5, and should you still have trouble hearing the higher tones, there's an independent volume adjustment via rocker switch on the hearing aids.

This man knows what he's talking about....he does this for a living!

 

[Sleepyjim]

I am hard of hearing and I love my Vance, they are awesome.......


Jim

 

[OregonJim]

CZ, could you give more info on the HA relay? I use Phonak HA with blue tooth capability, so your setup might work for me.
Thanks

 

[CZconnoisseur]

The Phonak relay will work provided you have a 1/8" headphone jack. Simply connect the Deus control box to the relay with a male-male 1/8" jack and you're in business. You might play with the volume control on the relay and/or hearing aids to get the most optimum response from those fringe targets.

 

[martygene]

The Phonak relay will work provided you have a 1/8" headphone jack. Simply connect the Deus control box to the relay with a male-male 1/8" jack and you're in business. You might play with the volume control on the relay and/or hearing aids to get the most optimum response from those fringe targets.

i tried that CZ and it works but I didn't like the tones as much so i went back to the WS4's. do you like it that way all the time?

 

[CZconnoisseur]

The Phonak relay will work provided you have a 1/8" headphone jack. Simply connect the Deus control box to the relay with a male-male 1/8" jack and you're in business. You might play with the volume control on the relay and/or hearing aids to get the most optimum response from those fringe targets.

i tried that CZ and it works but I didn't like the tones as much so i went back to the WS4's. do you like it that way all the time?

Whoever programs your hearing aids could increase the gain between 100-800Hz, or maybe up to 1000Hz, in that specific wireless program ONLY. I had to play around a little with this part of it but the relay and hearing aids I work with have a different type of sound processing. Admittedly I've been away from Phonak for more than 3 years now, but the principle is the same between brands.

I don't use hearing aids but it happens to be my profession, and the pairing of a metal detector to hearing aids is exciting for me since they can take the place of headphones in many cases. In August we started using a new software platform with all of our new hearing aids, and when XP comes out with v4 I will start using them while hunting. I'll be able to wear a sock cap over the hearing aids rather than the WS5s - since it's getting closer to that time of year. I have a big head and the WS5s get a little tight after 4-5 hours...so there's more than one reason for the pairing.

For the hard-of-hearing folks one has to base-program the aids to that person's hearing loss, and then bias whatever the Deus tone settings (Full Tones, 2, 3, 4-tone, etc) are to that hearing aid program. There's some trial and error, but some people do have trouble hearing 1000Hz tones.

 

[martygene]

very cool CZ.. i will talk with me audiologist to see if they can tweak mine to do things like you say. it would be very cool not to have to wear any haeadphones at all and be able to hear great Deus tones.

The Phonak relay will work provided you have a 1/8" headphone jack. Simply connect the Deus control box to the relay with a male-male 1/8" jack and you're in business. You might play with the volume control on the relay and/or hearing aids to get the most optimum response from those fringe targets.

i tried that CZ and it works but I didn't like the tones as much so i went back to the WS4's. do you like it that way all the time?

Whoever programs your hearing aids could increase the gain between 100-800Hz, or maybe up to 1000Hz, in that specific wireless program ONLY. I had to play around a little with this part of it but the relay and hearing aids I work with have a different type of sound processing. Admittedly I've been away from Phonak for more than 3 years now, but the principle is the same between brands.

I don't use hearing aids but it happens to be my profession, and the pairing of a metal detector to hearing aids is exciting for me since they can take the place of headphones in many cases. In August we started using a new software platform with all of our new hearing aids, and when XP comes out with v4 I will start using them while hunting. I'll be able to wear a sock cap over the hearing aids rather than the WS5s - since it's getting closer to that time of year. I have a big head and the WS5s get a little tight after 4-5 hours...so there's more than one reason for the pairing.

For the hard-of-hearing folks one has to base-program the aids to that person's hearing loss, and then bias whatever the Deus tone settings (Full Tones, 2, 3, 4-tone, etc) are to that hearing aid program. There's some trial and error, but some people do have trouble hearing 1000Hz tones.

 

[DJW]

I have ReSound equipment. The hearing aids are Bluetooth capable and I have been able to mate them with the IPAD Mini and IPOD, can get music from either directly into the aids. Also able to mate with cellphone. Don't know how yet but will be working to see if I can get the Deus coupled with them.

 

[CZconnoisseur]

I have ReSound equipment. The hearing aids are Bluetooth capable and I have been able to mate them with the IPAD Mini and IPOD, can get music from either directly into the aids. Also able to mate with cellphone. Don't know how yet but will be working to see if I can get the Deus coupled with them.

You may need a male-to-male 1/8" headphone jack to pair your Bluetooth remote to the Deus remote. Then you're in business

 

[squirrel1]

For hunting in iron,,,so I can discern tone better,,,Vance phones better to me than grey ghost.
Had both,,,gave the grey ghost to a friend.

Keep audio report up,,at least level 5 or higher.