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Costco's Phillips aids vs Sennheiser Sonite Rise

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Please help me to better understand and compare these two aids. Have any of you actually trialed both?

Just watching a Dr Cliff video about Oticon's new reveal aids. This really has me wondering if I should loosen my fixation on Phonak. I never before really understood the philosophy taht he's saying they have.... to help focus on clarity in background noise, as opposed to Phonak focusing on removing the background noise

I trialed Oticon's aids 7 years back before going with Phonak Marvels. What I remember was the soumnd was better with the Oticons and they handled wind noise and such much better

But as an android user I did not want to deal with the connectclip or whatever it was called

and maybe even more than that I very much prefer the Phonak Autosense. Except for some very occasional experimentation, I NEVER had to even think about changing programs with my marvels except in the rare cases when I wanted to turn on .

It seems like as long as I have a newer android, that part has been fixed with Oticon (Phillips). I would have to upgrade my phone, but that's not a big deal since my phone is pretty long in the tooth now anyway. I'm happy to do that if it means a good hearing aid experience

How is the Phillips program switching? Is it automated and seamless now?

I'm still well within my return window for these Sennhesier aids that I'm trialing. I haven't been back yet for my follow-up adjustements so the jurry is still out, but so far I can't say that these are offering the improvement I expected jumping over two generations of aids, going all the way form Marvel to Infineo....

I understand that the phillips is now something like 2-year-old tech...so that's probably not in their favor for this comparision....

And that leads me to wonder will Costco likely get a newer oticon/phillips offering fairly soon?

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I’m new to hearing aids so I can’t help you much, but I can give you my limited experience.

I started with the 9050 and used them for six weeks. I was having constant floor noise hiss which never got better. The didn’t seem to be interested, as my low and mids are normal and I just have high frequency loss in the moderate to moderately severe zone. He told me not to bother with aids at all. So I went to another Costco and the person there made the adjustments that the first person said couldn’t be made, and there wasn’t much difference. So the second person suggested the Rise.

They have much less hiss, but it still hasn’t gone away entirely after 3 and a half months. I’m starting to think that this is the best I can get as the current fitter seems to be very competent and thorough. And it doesn’t bother me much at all, often i don’t even have any.

Also, as I have open domes and normal low and mid, the noise in restaurants doesn’t seem to be reduced by the aids, as I still hear it. I think the noise just goes right through the open domes. But the Rise has let me hear highs for the first time and I like that.

Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.

I went from marvel to sennheiser sonite rise also and one thing I noticed is that I have more power. I can hear someone outside better and from a further distance than before. I have not noticed much difference with speech and noise either. The streaming with the android phone is outstanding. I also purchased the partner mic and find that very helpful. Edit: I have the sennheiser r not the rise.

I am a first time wearer. Been wearing the 9050’s for a couple weeks with bass domes. Going in next week to get my ear molds. Will also buy Sonite Rise to compare. I am not happy with the 9050’s. On a scale from 0-10:

amplification 8/10

clarity 5/10

floor noise 2/10

connectivity (to Apple devices) 1/10

speech in noise. 0/10

These scores are based on my expectations which may not be realistic considering this is my first experience. Also, my ratings may change with ear molds and fine tuning.

@Jackhammer , any updates on your trails? Did you end up trying your molds with the Phillips aids? With the Sonite Rise?

I've been trialing the Sonite Rise, and I've been struggling to get them dialed in. Costco seems to throttle or limit the appointments, and so far they still haven't been dialed in to my liking. The initial fitting was ok in calm/quiet situations but horrible overall. A couple weeks later at the first update visit he made some changes that got it pretty close. My first aids seven years ago took several visits before they were dialed in and my brain was trained for the new normal.... So yeah, it takes some time and effort to get right... & I wonder if your experience has been similar. Did they got them dialed in a little better for you before you jumped over to the Sonite Rise?

In reply to @bradw

IOS 27 eliminated connectivity issues and static eliminated by turning off directionality software. Yes, I did get acrylic molds for the 9050’s. I trialed Rise for a couple weeks and liked them except app with classic Bluetooth is clunky. Decided to experiment with 9050’s for a couple months. If I go with Rise (or any other model) I will get molds.

After research, I see the Sonite Rise does not have tcoil or so I went with the 9050's. I am forward looking and tired of all the bluetooth connectivity issues (primarily re-connection issues) with the KS 10.0 aides I am wearing by putting auracast transmitters on my computers and tv's. Really looking forward to movie theater tcoil ability and I purchased a Avantree Voyager so I can plug it into the tcoil receiver headphone port and have auracast. It can be used anywhere there is a 3.5mm port.

Fingers crossed as I get them and the earmolds next week. The audiologist squirmed when I wanted earmolds because they can be "trouble" but I have been wearing earmolds for the last 8 years. I am guessing it is a personal issue on making the cast mold properly. I noticed he never wanted me to move my jaw while setting.

I am interested in where you get the Avantree Voyager and how you use it. Does it go into a port at headphones at a movie theater? Or does it connect with one of the hand held devices with captions? I go to movies and plays with headphones and would be interested.

I have the Sennheiser and Costco just started offering the roger mic for a much lower cost than I have seen it at the Audiologists offices. I have just ordered one and I hope that will help with the speech in a group setting.

Postal did not deliver the Voyager today or could give you more information. Yes, it is advertised to take a 3.5mm plug source and give bluetooth and output. I specifically want it for movie theaters as bare hearing aids are pretty lousy for it. Works on airline ports.

Amazon https://a.co/d/05wYMavl7

The version has auracast. The other version is bluetooth only. I am putting auracast transmitters on my tv. Lot more range than bluetooth.

Thanks I will look into it. I am adding all the accessories that I can. Just ordered a roger mic from Costco. They are now carrying it at a very reduced price compared to the Audiologist office.

Thanks for the information on Roger devices being available at Costco at reduced price. Could you let us know which Roger mic you chose and its cost? Is it the Roger ON 3?

It is an Easy Line Roger Mic for $579 plus tax. It is the one compatible with my Sennheiser hearing aids I bought at Costco. I ordered it in the store and I will be picking it up next week.

is it true that the phillips 9050 hearing aid can offer more bandwidth than the Sonite Rise for high frequencies before getting into feedback issues?

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