@Jueltrae @aeva Phonak app is crappy, although the DSP is pretty good. (Oticon's is better but neither are as good as my earbuds). When I call Phonak support, they seem to be inured to complaints about s/w and wifi. And I have to make an audiologist appointment just to check that the firmware is up to date (fortunately, no charge, but it's a waste of everyone's time).

@grammargirl When I got hearing aids that connect to the phone with Bluetooth, I discovered how many apps misuse the sound API (spoiler: most of them).

@wordshaper @grammargirl Some of the problems in the US are probably due to HIPAA regulations, altho' I suspect that misunderstanding the privacy details of HIPAA is part of it. (But badly written regulations are pretty common in the US, and there's zero or negative incentives to fix them)