Ease of Use: Overall, we found the Soundbright Discovery to be very easy to use. Setting up the hearing aids is easy and intuitive with good directions. Help is available from online and email or chat. The left and right hearing aids are clearly differentiated. There are preset programs available to select an ideal hearing situation, which can be chosen from the app and the device itself. Volume can be controlled from the app and from the device itself. You can stream phone calls and music directly to the hearing aids. This model is not water resistant.
Performance: Performance is very good for daily use. It has a rechargeable case that uses a USB-C cable. The battery runtime should last 17 hours. Charging the device should take 2.5 hours and charging the case should take 2.5 hours. In tests, this model was able to reduce noise very well, but not as much as other models. In practice, some found minimal improvement in understanding dialog in movie and TV programs compared to when not wearing hearing aids, and a little improvement in hearing speech in a noisy environment. They agreed that they could wear this model more frequently, and agreed that they had confidence wearing it. We found it generally comfortable to wear. It seemed more discreet than other models.
Sound quality: This model showed excellent sound quality in tests. It exceeded FDA requirements for amplifying lower-pitched sounds. It exceeded FDA requirements for amplifying higher-pitched sounds. There was slightly less harmonic distortion and noisy interference created in loud environments. Sound delays during hearing aid processing were reasonable. Audibility evaluations suggest this model can provide the right amount of amplification at the lowest or highest volumes.
