I'm also profoundly deaf, using two BTE hearing aids as well and your comment is 100% what I'm frustrated with as well. My hearing aids are CONSTANTLY "adjusting" noisy environments for me - Usually exactly when I don't want them doing a damn thing. I'm very good friends with my audiologist, but it would take hours upon hours in her office, fiddling with all the various controls and options, to get things perfect. I want to be VERY clear too, it isn't a problem of have too many controls, that's actually an amazing benefit... The problem is that we can't reasonably expect audiologists to really spend the hours upon hours of time making minute tweaks and adjustments to capture that perfect hearing aid experience. It would just be SO much easier if after wearing them for months and I suddenly noticed my "noisy environment" adjustments were actually annoying, I could go in and make adjustments on my own.
It's also infuriating how sub-par the accessories market is. I have a compilot air 2 (bluetooth add-on) that lets my hearing aids connect to my phone, car, computer, etc. It's great, but at $300 I really expected it to work for more than a couple of hours... It also has to be clipped within 12 inches of BOTH hearing aids? My phone communicates through bluetooth across the house to my computer... Is there really no way around having to clip this dongle on the neck of my shirt? It doesn't bother me now, but damn. People in meetings and in public constantly think I'm recording them or something. Nevermind the disgusted look I've gotten at a urinal. It's just... Not ideal.
It's also infuriating how sub-par the accessories market is. I have a compilot air 2 (bluetooth add-on) that lets my hearing aids connect to my phone, car, computer, etc. It's great, but at $300 I really expected it to work for more than a couple of hours... It also has to be clipped within 12 inches of BOTH hearing aids? My phone communicates through bluetooth across the house to my computer... Is there really no way around having to clip this dongle on the neck of my shirt? It doesn't bother me now, but damn. People in meetings and in public constantly think I'm recording them or something. Nevermind the disgusted look I've gotten at a urinal. It's just... Not ideal.