Review of Phonak, Rexton and Starkey Hearing Aids

1. Phonak:

Phonak is a Swiss manufacturer of hearing aids that are small, light weight, and possess generous power. They automatically adjust when the sounds from the environment change. These heating aid devices come in many colors to match most all skin and hair colors. Phonak makes hearing aids for persons with mild to moderate hearing loss.

While most Phonak customers were satisfied with their purchase, some did complain that background noise was filtered along with voice sounds.

Phonak offers eight different hearing aids to choose from. They are: Micro Eleva, Extra Unio, Micropower, Excelia, Nadia, Andeo, Savea Art and Eleva.

This company has received the Medical Design Excellence Award and specializes in assisting hearing impaired children. A customer review posted on Amazin.com states that he is experiencing problems having the device adjusted properly. Whether this is an audiologist error or a device malfunction is not known. Phonak offers its customers a warranty of one to two years. In addition, this customer reports that you should find someone familiar with the device or expect to pay numerous fees for several adjustment visits.

Phonak micro Savia Art CRT Hearing Aid by Phonak AG Hearing Instruments Buy new: $2,295.00 (regularly $3,999.00) found at Amazon.com

2. Rexton Hearing Aids:

Rexton has been in business for over 50 years making affordable hearing aids for the hearing impaired. They have a range of audio friendly hearing aids including BTE (behind-the-ear), CIC (completely in the canal) to Full Shell models. Their catalog currently includes the Revera, the Calibra, and the Targa. They come in half shell, ITE, mini canal and completely in the canal shells.

Rexton offers hearing aid warranties from one to two years depending on the product. All Rexton hearing aids carry a TWO-YEAR loss policy. Rexton’s home base is located in Minneapolis, and they offer hearing aids for the needy, as well as programmable analog hearing aids.

At Amazon you can find Rexton’s most affordable device, the Rexton Arena 1P Digital BTE for the amount of $319.00.

Rexton HearClearly hearing aids set of two with remote for $1989 also at Amazon

3. Starkey:

In operation since 1973, Starkey operates thirty-five facilities in 24 countries.

Starkey offers the Destiny which is a mid-level device, the ELI which is high end and Bluetooth compatible and finally, the new Destiny 1600 which comes with its own self help diagnostic tool which informs the wearer of its performance.

For the Destiny 1600, Starkey was awarded the Brand of the Month in June 2008. This model comes in BTE, ITE, ITC and CIC types and has the ability to automatically adjust to changes in the environment.

Every Starkey hearing aid is programmed to eliminate whistling as well as featuring adaptability, logging, memory, autophone and low battery warning. Each device comes with a free trial and one year guarantee.

Starkey products can be found and purchased at Precisehearing.com or Amazon. However, the site boasts of low prices, so there is no price listing. Customers interested in purchasing a Starkey product must call for a current price listing.