Earsmate E16 Hearing Aid

Didn't last long – Earsmate E16 Review So, after about 6 weeks one of them no longer connects to Bluetooth. I've left the original review, in case you're interested. I was a bit worried about getting a cheap pair of off the shelf hearing aids. My last pair cost $6,000 in 2019 and these cost $189 in January 2025. I needn’t have worried as far as I can tell up to now. I bought them from a very helpful ebay seller called cherryout069.

I really like that I am now responsible for my own hearing aids and that I can carry out hearing tests at home and then let the app adjust the hearing aids. My ears need to be tested fairly often these days because my hearing is deteriorating quite quickly.

The app is free, or included in the price, and I installed it before I ordered these hearing aids so I could check it out first. It looked professional and comprehensive.

The hearing aids are comfortable after trying a couple of pairs of domes. Even before I did a hearing test and adjusted them they were very good. After connecting them to bluetooth, I tried the app. It was pretty easy to connect and use. When I had done the hearing tests and ‘used’ (applied) the results, things were even better.

Noise cancelling/reduction is better than any other in-ear device I have tried, including my latest earbuds.

They are still new so I can’t report on how well they will last. They claim to have a life of three years, which seems a bit short, but my expensive ones are considered worn out after five years.

Any bad things? Well, the charging case doesn’t show how much charge is left in either the charger/case or the hearing aids. The app refuses to show the charge in the hearing aids, but my phone shows that in the bluetooth notification, if I have them connected. Like any in-ear devices, I find them a bit fiddly to handle.

I just need to add that the seller and manufacturer were not at all helpful after I'd bought them.