Lies, Outrageous Lies & Hearing Aid Rip Offs, nanohearingaids.com

It isn’t often that we are moved to action against online hearing device retailers. Mainly because generally, they don’t actually set out to con the consumer. But there was no way we were going to allow nanohearing.com to continue to make outrageous claims about shitty equipment (Irish technical term). That is a con job if ever I saw one. So let’s talk about how they are making outrageous and untrue claims to trick US consumers to buy cheap amplifiers.

Nano Hearing Aids

So the image above shows their most popular product, the Nano CIC hearing aids. What is really fascinating about these amazing advanced technology hearing aids at a fantastic price is that they look very similar to thirty dollar hearing aids available on Alibaba. Hmmmmmmm. You can also read our latest article “Comparing the Nano Hearing .Com Hearing Aid to Cheap Alibaba Amplifiers” to find out just how similar these devices are.

America’s First Ever Recognised OTC Hearing Aids!

This claim is outrageously untrue, I mean shamefacedly rubbish. But like all good lies, it merges truth with complete bullshit (another Irish technical term). In an article on Know recently called “Are Over The Counter Hearing Aids Legal and Available? The Answers” I clearly spelt out that in fact OTC hearing aids do not exist and will not exist until the FDA gives clear guidance on exactly what they are. So this claim is a lie, an untruth, a fib.

FDA Letter

In fact, the FDA has written a letter to all hearing device manufacturers that cautioned hearing aid manufacturers against marketing their products as an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid. The letter states that the OTC hearing aid category does not currently exist, and until it is established, “no products that are claimed to address hearing loss are, or can claim to be, OTC hearing aids…Currently, hearing aids continue to be restricted devices, for which sales must follow applicable federal and state requirements.”

The letter by Dr Maisel emphasizes the fact that marketing of hearing devices cannot use the phrase “OTC hearing aids” in their marketing since the FDA definition of this hearing aid class—which would probably include severity of loss and other important safety, quality, and labelling requirements—has not yet been established.

Automatically Adjusting

Aye right, hahahahahahahahahahahah, I spit my coffee across my dining room table when I read this with laughter. Unfortunately, there is no hearing aid that automatically adjusts to a hearing loss. It is complete rubbish, it just isn’t technically possible. What does it do, read your mind? Maybe it has a secret and unknown technology that communicates on a genetic level with the damaged hair cells in your cochlea, or, maybe it’s more bullshit (see reference to Irish technical term)!

Hearing Tests Are A Marketing Myth!!!

I mean what can you say, honestly? So public health services all over the world are testing people’s hearing to fit hearing aids because it is good for their marketing? I mean this is perhaps the most shamefaced and damaging lie of all. A hearing test is a proven medical testing process that delivers the key information that is used to help people hear better. It really is as simple as that and to make an outrageous claim like this that some people may believe is outrageously unethical at best and downright scumbaggery (Irish technical term email me for definition) at worst.

Listen, I could go on and on pulling their website and their claims apart. But why bother, I mean the two outrageous lies above should speak to the overall veracity of Nano Hearing Aids. If they don’t stop and make you pause, I really can’t help you. 

Online Sites

It is rare that I resort to Irish technical terms on the blog and usually it is spurred by restrained fury. This is one of those cases, these people are ripping off people who need help. Not some cheap rubbish that is backed up by outrageous claims and a shiny website. The issue is that some people are desperate enough to try it, that is really what infuriates me.

We will support online hearing aid retailers when and where it makes sense. We are on record that we support Blamey and Saunders in Australia and we have laid out in the past why that is so. Don’t get ripped off by nanohearingaids.com.

Since I have put up this post we have been contacted by a few different people in relation to Nano Hearing Aids. One of my American colleagues has undertaken a Video on YouTube delivering a run down on them which you can watch below. 

Lies, Outrageous Lies & Hearing Aid Rip Offs, nanohearingaids.com

It isn’t often that we are moved to action against online hearing device retailers. Mainly because generally, they don’t actually set out to con the consumer. But there was no way we were going to allow nanohearing.com to continue to make outrageous claims about shitty equipment (Irish technical term). That is a con job if ever I saw one. So let’s talk about how they are making outrageous and untrue claims to trick US consumers to buy cheap amplifiers.

Nano Hearing Aids

So the image above shows their most popular product, the Nano CIC hearing aids. What is really fascinating about these amazing advanced technology hearing aids at a fantastic price is that they look very similar to thirty dollar hearing aids available on Alibaba. Hmmmmmmm. You can also read our latest article “Comparing the Nano Hearing .Com Hearing Aid to Cheap Alibaba Amplifiers” to find out just how similar these devices are.

America’s First Ever Recognised OTC Hearing Aids!

This claim is outrageously untrue, I mean shamefacedly rubbish. But like all good lies, it merges truth with complete bullshit (another Irish technical term). In an article on Know recently called “Are Over The Counter Hearing Aids Legal and Available? The Answers” I clearly spelt out that in fact OTC hearing aids do not exist and will not exist until the FDA gives clear guidance on exactly what they are. So this claim is a lie, an untruth, a fib.

FDA Letter

In fact, the FDA has written a letter to all hearing device manufacturers that cautioned hearing aid manufacturers against marketing their products as an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid. The letter states that the OTC hearing aid category does not currently exist, and until it is established, “no products that are claimed to address hearing loss are, or can claim to be, OTC hearing aids…Currently, hearing aids continue to be restricted devices, for which sales must follow applicable federal and state requirements.”

The letter by Dr Maisel emphasizes the fact that marketing of hearing devices cannot use the phrase “OTC hearing aids” in their marketing since the FDA definition of this hearing aid class—which would probably include severity of loss and other important safety, quality, and labelling requirements—has not yet been established.

Automatically Adjusting

Aye right, hahahahahahahahahahahah, I spit my coffee across my dining room table when I read this with laughter. Unfortunately, there is no hearing aid that automatically adjusts to a hearing loss. It is complete rubbish, it just isn’t technically possible. What does it do, read your mind? Maybe it has a secret and unknown technology that communicates on a genetic level with the damaged hair cells in your cochlea, or, maybe it’s more bullshit (see reference to Irish technical term)!

Hearing Tests Are A Marketing Myth!!!

I mean what can you say, honestly? So public health services all over the world are testing people’s hearing to fit hearing aids because it is good for their marketing? I mean this is perhaps the most shamefaced and damaging lie of all. A hearing test is a proven medical testing process that delivers the key information that is used to help people hear better. It really is as simple as that and to make an outrageous claim like this that some people may believe is outrageously unethical at best and downright scumbaggery (Irish technical term email me for definition) at worst.

Listen, I could go on and on pulling their website and their claims apart. But why bother, I mean the two outrageous lies above should speak to the overall veracity of Nano Hearing Aids. If they don’t stop and make you pause, I really can’t help you. 

Online Sites

It is rare that I resort to Irish technical terms on the blog and usually it is spurred by restrained fury. This is one of those cases, these people are ripping off people who need help. Not some cheap rubbish that is backed up by outrageous claims and a shiny website. The issue is that some people are desperate enough to try it, that is really what infuriates me.

We will support online hearing aid retailers when and where it makes sense. We are on record that we support Blamey and Saunders in Australia and we have laid out in the past why that is so. Don’t get ripped off by nanohearingaids.com.

Since I have put up this post we have been contacted by a few different people in relation to Nano Hearing Aids. One of my American colleagues has undertaken a Video on YouTube delivering a run down on them which you can watch below. 

Lies, Outrageous Lies & Hearing Aid Rip Offs, nanohearingaids.com

It isn’t often that we are moved to action against online hearing device retailers. Mainly because generally, they don’t actually set out to con the consumer. But there was no way we were going to allow nanohearing.com to continue to make outrageous claims about shitty equipment (Irish technical term). That is a con job if ever I saw one. So let’s talk about how they are making outrageous and untrue claims to trick US consumers to buy cheap amplifiers.

Nano Hearing Aids

So the image above shows their most popular product, the Nano CIC hearing aids. What is really fascinating about these amazing advanced technology hearing aids at a fantastic price is that they look very similar to thirty dollar hearing aids available on Alibaba. Hmmmmmmm. You can also read our latest article “Comparing the Nano Hearing .Com Hearing Aid to Cheap Alibaba Amplifiers” to find out just how similar these devices are.

America’s First Ever Recognised OTC Hearing Aids!

This claim is outrageously untrue, I mean shamefacedly rubbish. But like all good lies, it merges truth with complete bullshit (another Irish technical term). In an article on Know recently called “Are Over The Counter Hearing Aids Legal and Available? The Answers” I clearly spelt out that in fact OTC hearing aids do not exist and will not exist until the FDA gives clear guidance on exactly what they are. So this claim is a lie, an untruth, a fib.

FDA Letter

In fact, the FDA has written a letter to all hearing device manufacturers that cautioned hearing aid manufacturers against marketing their products as an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid. The letter states that the OTC hearing aid category does not currently exist, and until it is established, “no products that are claimed to address hearing loss are, or can claim to be, OTC hearing aids…Currently, hearing aids continue to be restricted devices, for which sales must follow applicable federal and state requirements.”

The letter by Dr Maisel emphasizes the fact that marketing of hearing devices cannot use the phrase “OTC hearing aids” in their marketing since the FDA definition of this hearing aid class—which would probably include severity of loss and other important safety, quality, and labelling requirements—has not yet been established.

Automatically Adjusting

Aye right, hahahahahahahahahahahah, I spit my coffee across my dining room table when I read this with laughter. Unfortunately, there is no hearing aid that automatically adjusts to a hearing loss. It is complete rubbish, it just isn’t technically possible. What does it do, read your mind? Maybe it has a secret and unknown technology that communicates on a genetic level with the damaged hair cells in your cochlea, or, maybe it’s more bullshit (see reference to Irish technical term)!

Hearing Tests Are A Marketing Myth!!!

I mean what can you say, honestly? So public health services all over the world are testing people’s hearing to fit hearing aids because it is good for their marketing? I mean this is perhaps the most shamefaced and damaging lie of all. A hearing test is a proven medical testing process that delivers the key information that is used to help people hear better. It really is as simple as that and to make an outrageous claim like this that some people may believe is outrageously unethical at best and downright scumbaggery (Irish technical term email me for definition) at worst.

Listen, I could go on and on pulling their website and their claims apart. But why bother, I mean the two outrageous lies above should speak to the overall veracity of Nano Hearing Aids. If they don’t stop and make you pause, I really can’t help you. 

Online Sites

It is rare that I resort to Irish technical terms on the blog and usually it is spurred by restrained fury. This is one of those cases, these people are ripping off people who need help. Not some cheap rubbish that is backed up by outrageous claims and a shiny website. The issue is that some people are desperate enough to try it, that is really what infuriates me.

We will support online hearing aid retailers when and where it makes sense. We are on record that we support Blamey and Saunders in Australia and we have laid out in the past why that is so. Don’t get ripped off by nanohearingaids.com.

Since I have put up this post we have been contacted by a few different people in relation to Nano Hearing Aids. One of my American colleagues has undertaken a Video on YouTube delivering a run down on them which you can watch below. 

Lies, Outrageous Lies & Hearing Aid Rip Offs, nanohearingaids.com

It isn’t often that we are moved to action against online hearing device retailers. Mainly because generally, they don’t actually set out to con the consumer. But there was no way we were going to allow nanohearing.com to continue to make outrageous claims about shitty equipment (Irish technical term). That is a con job if ever I saw one. So let’s talk about how they are making outrageous and untrue claims to trick US consumers to buy cheap amplifiers.

Nano Hearing Aids

So the image above shows their most popular product, the Nano CIC hearing aids. What is really fascinating about these amazing advanced technology hearing aids at a fantastic price is that they look very similar to thirty dollar hearing aids available on Alibaba. Hmmmmmmm. You can also read our latest article “Comparing the Nano Hearing .Com Hearing Aid to Cheap Alibaba Amplifiers” to find out just how similar these devices are.

America’s First Ever Recognised OTC Hearing Aids!

This claim is outrageously untrue, I mean shamefacedly rubbish. But like all good lies, it merges truth with complete bullshit (another Irish technical term). In an article on Know recently called “Are Over The Counter Hearing Aids Legal and Available? The Answers” I clearly spelt out that in fact OTC hearing aids do not exist and will not exist until the FDA gives clear guidance on exactly what they are. So this claim is a lie, an untruth, a fib.

FDA Letter

In fact, the FDA has written a letter to all hearing device manufacturers that cautioned hearing aid manufacturers against marketing their products as an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid. The letter states that the OTC hearing aid category does not currently exist, and until it is established, “no products that are claimed to address hearing loss are, or can claim to be, OTC hearing aids…Currently, hearing aids continue to be restricted devices, for which sales must follow applicable federal and state requirements.”

The letter by Dr Maisel emphasizes the fact that marketing of hearing devices cannot use the phrase “OTC hearing aids” in their marketing since the FDA definition of this hearing aid class—which would probably include severity of loss and other important safety, quality, and labelling requirements—has not yet been established.

Automatically Adjusting

Aye right, hahahahahahahahahahahah, I spit my coffee across my dining room table when I read this with laughter. Unfortunately, there is no hearing aid that automatically adjusts to a hearing loss. It is complete rubbish, it just isn’t technically possible. What does it do, read your mind? Maybe it has a secret and unknown technology that communicates on a genetic level with the damaged hair cells in your cochlea, or, maybe it’s more bullshit (see reference to Irish technical term)!

Hearing Tests Are A Marketing Myth!!!

I mean what can you say, honestly? So public health services all over the world are testing people’s hearing to fit hearing aids because it is good for their marketing? I mean this is perhaps the most shamefaced and damaging lie of all. A hearing test is a proven medical testing process that delivers the key information that is used to help people hear better. It really is as simple as that and to make an outrageous claim like this that some people may believe is outrageously unethical at best and downright scumbaggery (Irish technical term email me for definition) at worst.

Listen, I could go on and on pulling their website and their claims apart. But why bother, I mean the two outrageous lies above should speak to the overall veracity of Nano Hearing Aids. If they don’t stop and make you pause, I really can’t help you. 

Online Sites

It is rare that I resort to Irish technical terms on the blog and usually it is spurred by restrained fury. This is one of those cases, these people are ripping off people who need help. Not some cheap rubbish that is backed up by outrageous claims and a shiny website. The issue is that some people are desperate enough to try it, that is really what infuriates me.

We will support online hearing aid retailers when and where it makes sense. We are on record that we support Blamey and Saunders in Australia and we have laid out in the past why that is so. Don’t get ripped off by nanohearingaids.com.

Since I have put up this post we have been contacted by a few different people in relation to Nano Hearing Aids. One of my American colleagues has undertaken a Video on YouTube delivering a run down on them which you can watch below. 

Lies, Outrageous Lies & Hearing Aid Rip Offs, nanohearingaids.com

It isn’t often that we are moved to action against online hearing device retailers. Mainly because generally, they don’t actually set out to con the consumer. But there was no way we were going to allow nanohearing.com to continue to make outrageous claims about shitty equipment (Irish technical term). That is a con job if ever I saw one. So let’s talk about how they are making outrageous and untrue claims to trick US consumers to buy cheap amplifiers.

Nano Hearing Aids

So the image above shows their most popular product, the Nano CIC hearing aids. What is really fascinating about these amazing advanced technology hearing aids at a fantastic price is that they look very similar to thirty dollar hearing aids available on Alibaba. Hmmmmmmm. You can also read our latest article “Comparing the Nano Hearing .Com Hearing Aid to Cheap Alibaba Amplifiers” to find out just how similar these devices are.

America’s First Ever Recognised OTC Hearing Aids!

This claim is outrageously untrue, I mean shamefacedly rubbish. But like all good lies, it merges truth with complete bullshit (another Irish technical term). In an article on Know recently called “Are Over The Counter Hearing Aids Legal and Available? The Answers” I clearly spelt out that in fact OTC hearing aids do not exist and will not exist until the FDA gives clear guidance on exactly what they are. So this claim is a lie, an untruth, a fib.

FDA Letter

In fact, the FDA has written a letter to all hearing device manufacturers that cautioned hearing aid manufacturers against marketing their products as an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid. The letter states that the OTC hearing aid category does not currently exist, and until it is established, “no products that are claimed to address hearing loss are, or can claim to be, OTC hearing aids…Currently, hearing aids continue to be restricted devices, for which sales must follow applicable federal and state requirements.”

The letter by Dr Maisel emphasizes the fact that marketing of hearing devices cannot use the phrase “OTC hearing aids” in their marketing since the FDA definition of this hearing aid class—which would probably include severity of loss and other important safety, quality, and labelling requirements—has not yet been established.

Automatically Adjusting

Aye right, hahahahahahahahahahahah, I spit my coffee across my dining room table when I read this with laughter. Unfortunately, there is no hearing aid that automatically adjusts to a hearing loss. It is complete rubbish, it just isn’t technically possible. What does it do, read your mind? Maybe it has a secret and unknown technology that communicates on a genetic level with the damaged hair cells in your cochlea, or, maybe it’s more bullshit (see reference to Irish technical term)!

Hearing Tests Are A Marketing Myth!!!

I mean what can you say, honestly? So public health services all over the world are testing people’s hearing to fit hearing aids because it is good for their marketing? I mean this is perhaps the most shamefaced and damaging lie of all. A hearing test is a proven medical testing process that delivers the key information that is used to help people hear better. It really is as simple as that and to make an outrageous claim like this that some people may believe is outrageously unethical at best and downright scumbaggery (Irish technical term email me for definition) at worst.

Listen, I could go on and on pulling their website and their claims apart. But why bother, I mean the two outrageous lies above should speak to the overall veracity of Nano Hearing Aids. If they don’t stop and make you pause, I really can’t help you. 

Online Sites

It is rare that I resort to Irish technical terms on the blog and usually it is spurred by restrained fury. This is one of those cases, these people are ripping off people who need help. Not some cheap rubbish that is backed up by outrageous claims and a shiny website. The issue is that some people are desperate enough to try it, that is really what infuriates me.

We will support online hearing aid retailers when and where it makes sense. We are on record that we support Blamey and Saunders in Australia and we have laid out in the past why that is so. Don’t get ripped off by nanohearingaids.com.

Since I have put up this post we have been contacted by a few different people in relation to Nano Hearing Aids. One of my American colleagues has undertaken a Video on YouTube delivering a run down on them which you can watch below. 

In an article we undertook quite a while ago called “Nano Hearing Aids, An Outrageous Hearing Aids Rip Off Site, nanohearingaids.com”, we explained why the devices from nanohearingaids.com were an outrageous rip-off and pointed out the blatant lies that they tell consumers. Anyway, we pointed out that those Nano CIC hearing aids looked just like cheap Alibaba amplifiers that could be bought for around thirty dollars. Dr Cliff Olson a highly respected Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing care and hearing aids in Phoenix, Arizona went one better. He got his hands on both the Nano CIC and the cheap Alibaba amplifier. He ran a load of diagnostics on the devices and surprise, surprise, they are almost identical. Let’s talk about what he found out and the video he undertook.

Who is Dr Cliff?

First of all, let me tell you who Cliff Olson is and why his opinion matters and can be trusted implicitly. Cliff has dedicated himself to producing high-quality educational videos which allow consumers to be informed about hearing aids and hearing care. His Youtube channel is by now famous and he has over 27,000 subscribers. His videos get thousands of views. Cliff knows what he is doing and he prides himself on giving clear unbiased info.

What Did He Do?

So Cliff ordered the two separate devices from Nano and Alibaba. When they turned up, he did a physical comparison between the devices. In essence, apart from the branding, the two devices were exactly the same. More than that though, they were both packaged with an accessory pack that was exactly the same right down to the little screwdriver to turn the volume control. But hey, that could simply be a coincidence, you know, these things happen. Sometimes if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a swan in disguise right? Well, no, actually, it’s usually a duck.

Electro-Acoustic Testing

Cliff undertook electroacoustic testing of the device using an industry standard testing device (hearing industry). What he found out was fascinating. The Otometrics hearing instrument test box allows us to measure the Diagnostics of hearing aids with an extremely high level of accuracy by doing a diagnostic test.  With the equipment, Cliff could directly compare the output of the Nano hearing aids with the Alibaba amplifiers in a very controlled environment that eliminates variability of measurement. 

He ran the Nano hearing aid through the diagnostic testing sequence first and he found that he couldn’t complete the full usual set of tests because the volume control on the Nano hearing aid was only set for two levels of volume, minimum and maximum, there was no in-between. It seems that even though the Nano devices have volume wheels they only have two volume settings maximum volume and minimum volume no matter how much he adjusted the volume wheel.

After completing the testing with the Nano hearing aid he undertook the test sequence with the Alibaba amplifier There was a striking similarity between the results of the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices right down to the exact same issues with the volume control occurred with the Alibaba devices just like they did with the nanos. The finished output comparison between the nano devices and the Alibaba devices showed the numbers are almost identical almost as if he was testing the exact same device. Imagine that?!

Performance in The Ear

Cliff, not being one for half measures then used a real ear testing device to see how both the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices actually worked in the ear. Yes, you guessed it, exactly the same, identical performance from both. However, we learned a rather worrying thing from this test. Cliff set the targets for a normal sloping to moderate sensorineural hearing loss which is a very easy type of hearing loss prescription to match. He found that the outputs from both devices set to low volume just didn’t match the targets needed. Even worse, the ouputs on the maximum volume could in fact further damage someone’s hearing.

Cliff Olson finished off his video by saying that he couldn’t advise anyone to even try either of the devices. He, like us is an unbiased source of information who is simply concerned that consumers get good solid easy to understand information. While it is difficult to say that these devices are the same device without deeper investigation, the simple fact is this:

• Same crap build quality
• Same volume wheel functionality
• Same crap sound
• Exactly the same electro-accoustic characteristics
• Exactly the same output curves in the ear

In an article we undertook quite a while ago called “Nano Hearing Aids, An Outrageous Hearing Aids Rip Off Site, nanohearingaids.com”, we explained why the devices from nanohearingaids.com were an outrageous rip-off and pointed out the blatant lies that they tell consumers. Anyway, we pointed out that those Nano CIC hearing aids looked just like cheap Alibaba amplifiers that could be bought for around thirty dollars. Dr Cliff Olson a highly respected Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing care and hearing aids in Phoenix, Arizona went one better. He got his hands on both the Nano CIC and the cheap Alibaba amplifier. He ran a load of diagnostics on the devices and surprise, surprise, they are almost identical. Let’s talk about what he found out and the video he undertook.

Who is Dr Cliff?

First of all, let me tell you who Cliff Olson is and why his opinion matters and can be trusted implicitly. Cliff has dedicated himself to producing high-quality educational videos which allow consumers to be informed about hearing aids and hearing care. His Youtube channel is by now famous and he has over 27,000 subscribers. His videos get thousands of views. Cliff knows what he is doing and he prides himself on giving clear unbiased info.

What Did He Do?

So Cliff ordered the two separate devices from Nano and Alibaba. When they turned up, he did a physical comparison between the devices. In essence, apart from the branding, the two devices were exactly the same. More than that though, they were both packaged with an accessory pack that was exactly the same right down to the little screwdriver to turn the volume control. But hey, that could simply be a coincidence, you know, these things happen. Sometimes if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a swan in disguise right? Well, no, actually, it’s usually a duck.

Electro-Acoustic Testing

Cliff undertook electroacoustic testing of the device using an industry standard testing device (hearing industry). What he found out was fascinating. The Otometrics hearing instrument test box allows us to measure the Diagnostics of hearing aids with an extremely high level of accuracy by doing a diagnostic test.  With the equipment, Cliff could directly compare the output of the Nano hearing aids with the Alibaba amplifiers in a very controlled environment that eliminates variability of measurement. 

He ran the Nano hearing aid through the diagnostic testing sequence first and he found that he couldn’t complete the full usual set of tests because the volume control on the Nano hearing aid was only set for two levels of volume, minimum and maximum, there was no in-between. It seems that even though the Nano devices have volume wheels they only have two volume settings maximum volume and minimum volume no matter how much he adjusted the volume wheel.

After completing the testing with the Nano hearing aid he undertook the test sequence with the Alibaba amplifier There was a striking similarity between the results of the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices right down to the exact same issues with the volume control occurred with the Alibaba devices just like they did with the nanos. The finished output comparison between the nano devices and the Alibaba devices showed the numbers are almost identical almost as if he was testing the exact same device. Imagine that?!

Performance in The Ear

Cliff, not being one for half measures then used a real ear testing device to see how both the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices actually worked in the ear. Yes, you guessed it, exactly the same, identical performance from both. However, we learned a rather worrying thing from this test. Cliff set the targets for a normal sloping to moderate sensorineural hearing loss which is a very easy type of hearing loss prescription to match. He found that the outputs from both devices set to low volume just didn’t match the targets needed. Even worse, the ouputs on the maximum volume could in fact further damage someone’s hearing.

Cliff Olson finished off his video by saying that he couldn’t advise anyone to even try either of the devices. He, like us is an unbiased source of information who is simply concerned that consumers get good solid easy to understand information. While it is difficult to say that these devices are the same device without deeper investigation, the simple fact is this:

• Same crap build quality
• Same volume wheel functionality
• Same crap sound
• Exactly the same electro-accoustic characteristics
• Exactly the same output curves in the ear

In an article we undertook quite a while ago called “Nano Hearing Aids, An Outrageous Hearing Aids Rip Off Site, nanohearingaids.com”, we explained why the devices from nanohearingaids.com were an outrageous rip-off and pointed out the blatant lies that they tell consumers. Anyway, we pointed out that those Nano CIC hearing aids looked just like cheap Alibaba amplifiers that could be bought for around thirty dollars. Dr Cliff Olson a highly respected Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing care and hearing aids in Phoenix, Arizona went one better. He got his hands on both the Nano CIC and the cheap Alibaba amplifier. He ran a load of diagnostics on the devices and surprise, surprise, they are almost identical. Let’s talk about what he found out and the video he undertook.

Who is Dr Cliff?

First of all, let me tell you who Cliff Olson is and why his opinion matters and can be trusted implicitly. Cliff has dedicated himself to producing high-quality educational videos which allow consumers to be informed about hearing aids and hearing care. His Youtube channel is by now famous and he has over 27,000 subscribers. His videos get thousands of views. Cliff knows what he is doing and he prides himself on giving clear unbiased info.

What Did He Do?

So Cliff ordered the two separate devices from Nano and Alibaba. When they turned up, he did a physical comparison between the devices. In essence, apart from the branding, the two devices were exactly the same. More than that though, they were both packaged with an accessory pack that was exactly the same right down to the little screwdriver to turn the volume control. But hey, that could simply be a coincidence, you know, these things happen. Sometimes if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a swan in disguise right? Well, no, actually, it’s usually a duck.

Electro-Acoustic Testing

Cliff undertook electroacoustic testing of the device using an industry standard testing device (hearing industry). What he found out was fascinating. The Otometrics hearing instrument test box allows us to measure the Diagnostics of hearing aids with an extremely high level of accuracy by doing a diagnostic test.  With the equipment, Cliff could directly compare the output of the Nano hearing aids with the Alibaba amplifiers in a very controlled environment that eliminates variability of measurement. 

He ran the Nano hearing aid through the diagnostic testing sequence first and he found that he couldn’t complete the full usual set of tests because the volume control on the Nano hearing aid was only set for two levels of volume, minimum and maximum, there was no in-between. It seems that even though the Nano devices have volume wheels they only have two volume settings maximum volume and minimum volume no matter how much he adjusted the volume wheel.

After completing the testing with the Nano hearing aid he undertook the test sequence with the Alibaba amplifier There was a striking similarity between the results of the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices right down to the exact same issues with the volume control occurred with the Alibaba devices just like they did with the nanos. The finished output comparison between the nano devices and the Alibaba devices showed the numbers are almost identical almost as if he was testing the exact same device. Imagine that?!

Performance in The Ear

Cliff, not being one for half measures then used a real ear testing device to see how both the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices actually worked in the ear. Yes, you guessed it, exactly the same, identical performance from both. However, we learned a rather worrying thing from this test. Cliff set the targets for a normal sloping to moderate sensorineural hearing loss which is a very easy type of hearing loss prescription to match. He found that the outputs from both devices set to low volume just didn’t match the targets needed. Even worse, the ouputs on the maximum volume could in fact further damage someone’s hearing.

Cliff Olson finished off his video by saying that he couldn’t advise anyone to even try either of the devices. He, like us is an unbiased source of information who is simply concerned that consumers get good solid easy to understand information. While it is difficult to say that these devices are the same device without deeper investigation, the simple fact is this:

• Same crap build quality
• Same volume wheel functionality
• Same crap sound
• Exactly the same electro-accoustic characteristics
• Exactly the same output curves in the ear

In an article we undertook quite a while ago called “Nano Hearing Aids, An Outrageous Hearing Aids Rip Off Site, nanohearingaids.com”, we explained why the devices from nanohearingaids.com were an outrageous rip-off and pointed out the blatant lies that they tell consumers. Anyway, we pointed out that those Nano CIC hearing aids looked just like cheap Alibaba amplifiers that could be bought for around thirty dollars. Dr Cliff Olson a highly respected Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing care and hearing aids in Phoenix, Arizona went one better. He got his hands on both the Nano CIC and the cheap Alibaba amplifier. He ran a load of diagnostics on the devices and surprise, surprise, they are almost identical. Let’s talk about what he found out and the video he undertook.

Who is Dr Cliff?

First of all, let me tell you who Cliff Olson is and why his opinion matters and can be trusted implicitly. Cliff has dedicated himself to producing high-quality educational videos which allow consumers to be informed about hearing aids and hearing care. His Youtube channel is by now famous and he has over 27,000 subscribers. His videos get thousands of views. Cliff knows what he is doing and he prides himself on giving clear unbiased info.

What Did He Do?

So Cliff ordered the two separate devices from Nano and Alibaba. When they turned up, he did a physical comparison between the devices. In essence, apart from the branding, the two devices were exactly the same. More than that though, they were both packaged with an accessory pack that was exactly the same right down to the little screwdriver to turn the volume control. But hey, that could simply be a coincidence, you know, these things happen. Sometimes if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a swan in disguise right? Well, no, actually, it’s usually a duck.

Electro-Acoustic Testing

Cliff undertook electroacoustic testing of the device using an industry standard testing device (hearing industry). What he found out was fascinating. The Otometrics hearing instrument test box allows us to measure the Diagnostics of hearing aids with an extremely high level of accuracy by doing a diagnostic test.  With the equipment, Cliff could directly compare the output of the Nano hearing aids with the Alibaba amplifiers in a very controlled environment that eliminates variability of measurement. 

He ran the Nano hearing aid through the diagnostic testing sequence first and he found that he couldn’t complete the full usual set of tests because the volume control on the Nano hearing aid was only set for two levels of volume, minimum and maximum, there was no in-between. It seems that even though the Nano devices have volume wheels they only have two volume settings maximum volume and minimum volume no matter how much he adjusted the volume wheel.

After completing the testing with the Nano hearing aid he undertook the test sequence with the Alibaba amplifier There was a striking similarity between the results of the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices right down to the exact same issues with the volume control occurred with the Alibaba devices just like they did with the nanos. The finished output comparison between the nano devices and the Alibaba devices showed the numbers are almost identical almost as if he was testing the exact same device. Imagine that?!

Performance in The Ear

Cliff, not being one for half measures then used a real ear testing device to see how both the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices actually worked in the ear. Yes, you guessed it, exactly the same, identical performance from both. However, we learned a rather worrying thing from this test. Cliff set the targets for a normal sloping to moderate sensorineural hearing loss which is a very easy type of hearing loss prescription to match. He found that the outputs from both devices set to low volume just didn’t match the targets needed. Even worse, the ouputs on the maximum volume could in fact further damage someone’s hearing.

Cliff Olson finished off his video by saying that he couldn’t advise anyone to even try either of the devices. He, like us is an unbiased source of information who is simply concerned that consumers get good solid easy to understand information. While it is difficult to say that these devices are the same device without deeper investigation, the simple fact is this:

• Same crap build quality
• Same volume wheel functionality
• Same crap sound
• Exactly the same electro-accoustic characteristics
• Exactly the same output curves in the ear

In an article we undertook quite a while ago called “Nano Hearing Aids, An Outrageous Hearing Aids Rip Off Site, nanohearingaids.com”, we explained why the devices from nanohearingaids.com were an outrageous rip-off and pointed out the blatant lies that they tell consumers. Anyway, we pointed out that those Nano CIC hearing aids looked just like cheap Alibaba amplifiers that could be bought for around thirty dollars. Dr Cliff Olson a highly respected Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing care and hearing aids in Phoenix, Arizona went one better. He got his hands on both the Nano CIC and the cheap Alibaba amplifier. He ran a load of diagnostics on the devices and surprise, surprise, they are almost identical. Let’s talk about what he found out and the video he undertook.

Who is Dr Cliff?

First of all, let me tell you who Cliff Olson is and why his opinion matters and can be trusted implicitly. Cliff has dedicated himself to producing high-quality educational videos which allow consumers to be informed about hearing aids and hearing care. His Youtube channel is by now famous and he has over 27,000 subscribers. His videos get thousands of views. Cliff knows what he is doing and he prides himself on giving clear unbiased info.

What Did He Do?

So Cliff ordered the two separate devices from Nano and Alibaba. When they turned up, he did a physical comparison between the devices. In essence, apart from the branding, the two devices were exactly the same. More than that though, they were both packaged with an accessory pack that was exactly the same right down to the little screwdriver to turn the volume control. But hey, that could simply be a coincidence, you know, these things happen. Sometimes if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a swan in disguise right? Well, no, actually, it’s usually a duck.

Electro-Acoustic Testing

Cliff undertook electroacoustic testing of the device using an industry standard testing device (hearing industry). What he found out was fascinating. The Otometrics hearing instrument test box allows us to measure the Diagnostics of hearing aids with an extremely high level of accuracy by doing a diagnostic test.  With the equipment, Cliff could directly compare the output of the Nano hearing aids with the Alibaba amplifiers in a very controlled environment that eliminates variability of measurement. 

He ran the Nano hearing aid through the diagnostic testing sequence first and he found that he couldn’t complete the full usual set of tests because the volume control on the Nano hearing aid was only set for two levels of volume, minimum and maximum, there was no in-between. It seems that even though the Nano devices have volume wheels they only have two volume settings maximum volume and minimum volume no matter how much he adjusted the volume wheel.

After completing the testing with the Nano hearing aid he undertook the test sequence with the Alibaba amplifier There was a striking similarity between the results of the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices right down to the exact same issues with the volume control occurred with the Alibaba devices just like they did with the nanos. The finished output comparison between the nano devices and the Alibaba devices showed the numbers are almost identical almost as if he was testing the exact same device. Imagine that?!

Performance in The Ear

Cliff, not being one for half measures then used a real ear testing device to see how both the Nano devices and the Alibaba devices actually worked in the ear. Yes, you guessed it, exactly the same, identical performance from both. However, we learned a rather worrying thing from this test. Cliff set the targets for a normal sloping to moderate sensorineural hearing loss which is a very easy type of hearing loss prescription to match. He found that the outputs from both devices set to low volume just didn’t match the targets needed. Even worse, the ouputs on the maximum volume could in fact further damage someone’s hearing.

Cliff Olson finished off his video by saying that he couldn’t advise anyone to even try either of the devices. He, like us is an unbiased source of information who is simply concerned that consumers get good solid easy to understand information. While it is difficult to say that these devices are the same device without deeper investigation, the simple fact is this:

• Same crap build quality
• Same volume wheel functionality
• Same crap sound
• Exactly the same electro-accoustic characteristics
• Exactly the same output curves in the ear