in today's video i'm going to review the
phonak
lyric hearing aid version 4.0 it's the
world's
only invisible hearing aid by the end of
this video you'll know why it's worth
you going out there and giving it a
trial
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so let's see how this looks when it's in
the ear
i hope this works oh hey
hey he's got lyric in his ear right now
can you see it thanks bye
thanks so i'll cover a few different
things in today's video
first of all who lyric is suitable for
i'll go into a little bit of detail on
the pros of wearing lyric and some
feedback from patients
also why it can be beneficial from a
tinnitus point of view
and then i'll go into a little bit of
detail on pricing i can guarantee you
that 95 percent of people watching this
video will never have even heard of
lyric
but at the same time you'll have seen
thousands of videos
advertising invisible hearing aids now
why is that when lyric is the only
actual
invisible hearing aid that's out there
the reason being is because
manufacturers
are inherently bad at advertising to
those with hearing loss
but what they actually do is they
advertise and educate
audiologists who do the fitting of the
hearing aids but the thing is when it
comes to lyric
is that it's so specialist that not all
audiologists or audiological practices
have access to it
so if in the past you've been to an
audiological practice
which is one of the big nationals then
actually they're tied into a specific
manufacturer
and they have a limited portfolio
depending on what deal they have with
which particular manufacturer
that's why it's worth looking for a
local fully independent practice with no
commitment to a particular manufacturer
because they're more likely to have
access to a greater portfolio of the
hearing aids that are out there
and you're more likely to get impartial
advice on the best hearing aid for you
suitability lyric is suitable for those
with a mild to moderate hearing
impairment i'll put the fitting range up
next to me now
if your audiogram falls within the gray
area on this graph
then technically you could be suitable
for wearing lyric
in terms of the state of your ears
ideally we'd have ears that haven't been
through any form of surgery
it comes in seven different sizes
ranging from extra extra small to extra
extra large
and the seals are made of a nice
comfortable material and designed to be
as comfortably fitting in your ears as
possible
the end game is to ensure that your
lyric feels like it's not even in place
and what will genuinely happen over time
is that you'll forget that you've got
anything in your ear whatsoever
prose of lyric lyric really is the
world's
only 100 invisible device it's inserted
under microscope
we put it in the ear canal four
millimeters from the eardrum
and from any angle that's not possible
to see it whereas the standard in the
ear hearing aid will still be visible
if you actually look down the ear canal
not only that but it's the world's only
extended wear hearing device and what
that means is it will be inserted into
the ear canal and left in there for
between two to three months at a time
and then after that period of time the
battery normally goes so it's a case of
coming back into the practice and we
replace it
what that means from your perspective is
that there's no maintenance to do
we don't need to change filters don't
need to change batteries you would sleep
in it shower in it and just go about
your daily business wearing it
it is water resistant rather than being
waterproof so if you wanted to swim in
it what we do with our patients
is we take an impression of the ear
whilst the lyric is in situ
and we make a custom made hearing plug
so you'd be able to swim in it without
any problems
patients absolutely love the hassle-free
element when it comes to lyric
because it's a 24 7 hearing aid it means
you don't technically have to
turn off your hearing aids or turn off
your ears before you go to bed
so that if you're in bed with your
partner and you're talking you can still
hear them
if in the night your baby starts crying
you don't have to rely on your partner
to be able to hear them
and so for me lyric also screams
independence for the user
this is why it's dubbed the contact lens
of the ear so
after that two to three month period
we'd remove it under microscope
it normally dies because the battery
needs changing or the microphone itself
is covered in wax
and then we'd insert a new one this is
all done without any form of surgery
lyric can also help with tinnitus as
well if you're a tinnitus sufferer like
me you'll know that that time just
before you go to bed of a night time
where it's perfectly silent around you
that's the worst time where my tinnitus
really turns up
so if you've got a hearing aid in your
ear and you're not spending any time
without your hearing aids
then of course that void is filled in
terms of that silence
and so it can really help in terms of
managing your tinnitus at the same time
pricing so the pricing of lyric works
quite differently to a conventional
style of hearing aid
it's a subscription-based hearing aid
rather than purchasing it outright
and so for lyric it's 1500 pounds per
ear per year there are clinics out there
that do charge a little bit more as well
though so i can't guarantee the pricing
structure associated with that
that cost does include all of your
future ongoing appointments when it
comes to those lyric changes
any future assessments that you might
need or any fine-tuning or any
adjustments
it can be paid on a monthly basis or
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