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I have had Oticon Moores for almost 3 years now, and find them great in every situation except for watching TV with my family. The volume that they set the tv to is not quite loud enough for me, and sometimes I will ask them to turn it up but after watching tv with my parents who need it way louder than is comfortable for me, I don’t want to do that to my family all the time. I mentioned it to my audiologist who made a new program for me but it seems to make all the ‘house’ noises (fan, water running, etc) very sharp and loud which I think makes it even harder to hear the voices on the tv. Does anyone have any suggestions for improvements I can get het to make? I realize that the real answer is probably a TV streamer, but I’m not a big fan of streaming for too long.

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I’ve not got Oticon, but there’ll certainly be a TV Connector available which will work independent of the speakers

I use the “external mic” indicated for my Jabra . I place it near the speakers of the TV and it feeds the sound directly into my ears while it continues to broadcast, as usual, into the room-at-large. That means I can hear better, but the sound remains the same for others.
I see the Oticon external mic is called a “ConnectClip”. You should be able to find one cheap-ish on eBay. Didn’t bother to see how much they are new, but doubtless cheaper than a “tv streamer”, while offering additional functions, and overall more satisfactory.

TV Streamers work so much better than a mic. You can adjust the tv volume level you are hearing thru your aids while simultaneously being able to adjust the volume of the ambient sounds, like your wife

I copied the “TV” program my audiologist made, in the app for my hearing aids. I adjusted the settings on the copy to what worked best for me the next time I watched TV, and selected that only the forward microphones would be used, so that if I’m looking at the TV, the TV is what I’m hearing most.

In reply to @PeterH

yes, there is a TV box and I know that is likely the best answer. I find I like streaming short videos but for something like a movie I’d prefer to just be able to ‘hear’ it not stream it. But I probably just have to accept it.

@Chirp said:

I might ask my audi to change my TV program to focus on the forward mics

Have your audi add the Lecture Program, it’s available in the Genie 2 fitting software, and it’ll help quite a lot.

Nothing beats a TV streamer (very happy with my Phonak). The next best thing is probably to have your TV speakers very, very close to where you sit- ideally a pair left and right of your sofa, perhaps. As dialogue is important, these do not need to be huge bass-pumping monsters.

I have the More ! also and use the Oticon tv streamer. Best way ever to watch tv. But, if I didn’t have the streamer I would probably use the Oticon Compaion App to control my hearing aid volume Oticon Companion app2 My wife who doesn’t need hearing aids uses Bluetooth ear buds that are inexpensive. Gives her much better clarity that just turning the tv volume up https://www.amazon.com/ZIUTY-Wireless-Bluetooth-Headphones-Waterproof/dp/B0F8BLGGD5/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JES4AIGWHIDY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CCvu0CH23UaSO1z9qJ1VXC0Gk5ZQi8QTe1M2-TLzGRumliEQJvU2bgVqNqDRktcj5OnCIzsF3xI8QNQ3khTzYGLNfsWt0kSh8f23U4L6qHpZ1o7zImChw04X_i4XMn_vL9UC5saC53NZjFrfQMQPrP_yEScDAc_MaXHlgjn_gEnqU0O-Wyz0gcM2dxyhT3y4j-CIRh05omsJT2Eijj4dLWaQ5Z090Sv_skajbaKavS4.nrlYvww_G9LnUT3oUpp_WAjf5GMDYun5anyrx4gQ124&dib_tag=se&keywords=bluetooth%2Bbuds%2Bwireless&qid=1756812142&sprefix=Bluetooth%2Bbuds%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-3&th=1

Sounds very good. If you are a perfectionist you may then need to adjust your TV’s AV synchronization (probably need a -300 ms offset or so). On a Firestick there is a bouncy ball animation that helps you set this precisely.

Are you using the Oticon TV Adapter 3.0 and it’s connected correctly to your TV volume output? If you are and also have the Oticon Companion 1.5.2 App on your phone, you should be able to adjust the volume going to your ’s independent of the TV volume used by your parents. The app has many different volume adjustments, and these are made only for your HA’s.

In reply to @RobHooft

We have a “sound bar” speaker at the base of the TV. It’s connected via cable as the sole audio output, and has a speech clarity mode that works pretty well, so we get dialog emphasized rather than sound effects. This is our second one, and has better audio quality than its predecessor - which was on its last legs after years of service before we got hearing aids.

I prefer your suggestion about speakers, but that would probably be self-defeating when the dog would start howling! :rofl:

Thanks for this reminder - I had heard good feedback about using a soundbar for this purpose (I had heard good feedback from the Sonos soundbar in particular) but had totally forgotten.

In reply to @joesan

No, I’m not. I know it might not be possible, but I was looking for suggestions that would avoid streaming directly to my hearing aids. I like streaming for short periods of time, but after a while I find it too much.

Ok. Follow up.

Borrowed my sister’s

Bose SoundLink speaker.

Paired it with my Samsung TV

Placed it next to me on my right. That’s what I call my good ear, no distortion.

Works great. Can really hear the TV. I may buy one for myself.

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