Phonak Lyric4 (XXS)Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613389603279), received between Jul 9, 2025 and Apr 24, 2026 — classified as 6 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method” (2 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryApr 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  UPON REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM THE PATIENT'S EAR, THE HCP OBSERVED A YELLOW TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. THE HCP RECOMMENDED THE PATIENT SEES AN ENT.

  Patient problems: Ear infection

  MAUDE report 24984086 ↗
• InjuryApr 23, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  UPON REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM THE PATIENT'S EAR, THE HCP OBSERVED A YELLOW TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. THE HCP RECOMMENDED THE PATIENT SEES AN ENT.

  Patient problems: Ear infection

  MAUDE report 24964817 ↗
• InjuryOct 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION THAT LYRIC DEVICE WAS REMOVED AFTER 20 WEAR DAYS. UPON THE REMOVAL THE HCP OBSERVED BLOOD IN THE EAR CANAL.

  Patient problems: Ear infection

  MAUDE report 23378747 ↗
• InjuryAug 12, 2025Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

  IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT A PATIENT INGESTED LYRIC HEARING AID.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 22785963 ↗
• InjuryJul 25, 2025Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

  IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT A PATIENT INGESTED LYRIC HEARING AID.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 22606862 ↗
• InjuryJul 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION THAT THE PATIENT HAS REMOVED THE DEVICE DUE TO PAIN IN THE EAR CANAL THEY WERE EXPERIENCING. UPON REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE THE PATIENT NOTICED BLOOD AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, WHERE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OTITIS EXTERNA. TREATMENT WITH A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN APPLIED. THE EAR HAS NOT HEALED YET, THEREFORE NO NEW HEARING AID HAS BEEN FITTED SO FAR.

  Patient problems: Ear infection

  MAUDE report 22455732 ↗