Our lab tested the EarCentric EasyCharge using standardized acoustic measurements and real-ear verification to evaluate this budget-priced prescription behind-the-ear hearing aid. Below you will find our complete findings across speech clarity, feedback control, and sound quality metrics.
Dr. Steve Taddei, Au.D. — Lab Director & Reviewer
Dr. Abram Bailey, Au.D. — Fact Checker / Editor
The EarCentric EasyCharge is a budget-priced prescription hearing aid with excellent feedback handling but significant speech clarity limitations.
Top 85% of Prescription Hearing AidThe card below displays how this device measured in speech-in-quiet, speech-in-noise, own voice naturalness, music fidelity, and feedback management. The purple SoundScore graph is the overall result, and the five graphs after it break it into individual measurements for the selected fit. Each curve shows how scores are spread across all tested hearing aids, and the dot and number mark the score for EarCentric EasyCharge.
Every hearing aid is lab-tested in two states — as it sounds out of the box, and after professional tuning. Switch fits to update the five metric graphs below.
How clearly speech comes through in calm, one-on-one surroundings.
Speech understanding against loud background noise — the toughest everyday test.
How natural your own voice sounds while wearing the aids, without a boomy, plugged-up quality.
Sound quality of music streamed to the hearing aids over Bluetooth.
Resistance to the whistling and squealing caused by acoustic feedback.
Lab Assessment
Quality data starts with quality recordings. HearAdvisor worked with GRAS to build a no-compromise front end so every test is repeatable and reliable.
Amplification Analysis
The graph below plots measured insertion gain against prescriptive targets across the frequency range. This visualization shows how closely the EasyCharge matches the amplification profile intended for standardized hearing loss configurations.
Audio Samples
These audio samples were captured through our acoustic test manikin under controlled laboratory conditions. A reference recording without hearing aid processing is included for direct comparison to the aided output.
How this hearing aid sounds in our lab scenes. Compare it out of the box and after professional tuning.
Scene type: Conversation
4 lab recordings of this product. They demonstrate relative processing in our lab and cannot predict an individual fitting outcome.
Testing Details
Our technicians documented fit characteristics and device behavior during both Initial and Tuned test conditions. The notes below detail the specific configuration used for each measurement session along with any relevant fitting observations.
In initial fit testing with a power dome with slits coupling, the EasyCharge achieved a normalized score of 2.7/5. Speech performance was limited, with both speech in quiet and speech in noise scoring 1.0/5—well below category averages. Own-voice comfort scored 1.9/5, also below the 2.70 category average. The clear strength was feedback handling at 5.0/5, providing stable, whistle-free operation. Music streaming was not functional in our testing, scoring 0.0/5.
Professional tuning with the same power dome with slits coupling yielded identical results to initial fit, with a normalized score of 2.7/5. All component metrics remained unchanged: speech in quiet and noise at 1.0/5, own-voice at 1.9/5, feedback handling at 5.0/5, and music streaming at 0.0/5. The lack of improvement between fit conditions suggests the device has limited adjustment capability to better match prescriptive targets.
Initial Fitting | Tuned Fitting | |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Coupling | Power Dome with Slits | Power Dome with Slits |
