I’ve always given a grain of salt to reviews that were made by people who sell hearing aids or work in the industry.
I don’t mind the source, but mainly their reviews are useless IMO.
They just keep repeating what manufacturer say and I can’t (in most of them) find much (if any) useful information from user perspective.
Like, if something was really better and compared to what, or you had some annoyance, how was the environment you’ve tested them, did you make parallel tests with some other.
Like, the video of the guy describing how his client heard things while his wife was in the kitchen, that was interesting information. Like, I could relate with the environment he described and what the struggles are. Not just ‘my client hear more, so he’s happy now’ type of review
Well you know there is a feeling that we have to keep the “sheep in the dark”. As far as rating various hearing aids that come out. Why not use a common survey for each new aid that come outs and rank an aid “great to average to poor” for various categories. Heck I can think of ten to fifteen solid categories where new aids could be ranked. But the question is who does the ranking? The manufacturer (OMG), an independent health organization (non-profit) that specializes in hearing loss (oh yea), or a given website that is here today, gone tomorrow (don’t think so).
You know car and driver ranks cars. motor trend ranks cars, but (OK) this is a ha website. Well then the buying public should be able to see a new aid ranked in various categories by some independent source that puts “truth” a head of “pump”. I mean it’s really needed with new aids coming out every six months or so.
The Hearting Tracker site has all the major hearing aids rated by anybody who wants to fill out a survey. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), there is little difference between the ratings. The only trend I’ve seen is that when hearing aids first come out, they tend to get higher ratings, but then after awhile after more surveys accumulate, they all settle in in the mid 80’s.
Has anyone been able to get there hands on the Oticon more hearing aids? How long did you have to wait for delivery? How have you found them? Currently debating the key players as an upgrade from my danalogic e61 basic hearing aids to something with as it sounded so much better than sound through just the tube into the dome! I’ve managed to try the widex and phonex just wanted any feedback on the Oticon! My fav so far is the Paradise as it connected to my laptop without the need for anything in between!
It looks like a couple of folks have reported back on their initial impressions of the More. Maybe one or two others are looking to trial soon. Then there is also a YouTube review by an on an actual patient.
If you search the forum, you’ll find the relevant posts.
I have the Oticon More, delivery usually takes about a week or less. Just like you,I tried the Phonak Paradise but its just not for me, Keep in mind though I came from using Opn1 so I’m used to the Oticon paradigm. I think thats the reason why I like the Oticon More more than the Paradise. The Bluetooth part hands down the Paradise is much better, it connects to anything you throw at it, the Oticon more you will probably need the connect clip which I don’t have. You may want to try the phone bluetooth connectivity on the Paradise, when I was trialing it,it’s just not as clear as I want it to be. Otherwise either one will be good as long as you have an Audi that’s know how to program them.
Hello. I received my Mores about a week ago. I’m sad to say that I will be returning them. The battery life is horrible for me. As one of the posters said earlier about also being blind, I too am blind and I rely heavily on streaming all day. The difference between me and the other guy is that my hearing is borderline severe to profound. Which is somethng like 90 decibel loss. I am currently wearing the Resound Quattros and have worn Resounds ever since they became MFI hearing aids. The Resound rechargeables can last almost a day and a half even with the heavy streaming I do. I wanted to try the Oticons and I actually love them. No static while streaming with bluetooth. Audio streaming very clear. Environment sounds very clear. Have not had a chance to test in noise though. Will be able to try it when I go to Church this Sunday hopefully. I have to shake my head on Oticon sacrificing battery life to make the hearing aid more discreet so that people don’t know we wear hearing aids. Really? Why do we even care if people knew we wore hearing aids. We can at least hear! Plus these aids are so small that even if they doubled the size of these Mores, it would still be one third of the size I used to wear not 5 years ago. I’ve worn hearing aids for 50 plus years so could give a flip caring about people knowing I wear hearing aids. I think more tech you can put in an aid the better. Who is with me?! LOL
I highly recommend the Oticons even though I’m not going to get these. Maybe when/if they come out with disposables later and even then they will need to be at least size 13 batteries. Not sure how long even those will last.
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Mixed thoughts but when someone is border line severe to profound, you really should judge a hearing aid on how well it helps you hear in general. At home, outside, in public, etc. Sure I can understand the needs and benefits of hard core streaming, but to me that aid requirement pales when compared to hearing others talk and understanding them without straining.
I think actually, that it’s easy to underestimate the needs for some out there who stream a lot, particularly those who work in offices - conferencing etc/travel a lot and stream on the move/spend a lot of time on the phone etc. This guy is blind and I would imagine that streaming is a lifeline. It’s also his perogative I guess to assess what a hearing aid does according to his needs. If it does not stream for more than 5 hours and he can’t use it at the end of the day, then it’s no use to him.
Exactly right. It is a lifeline for me to stream. For my Work, I use a screen reader that has speech to let me know what I am typing or reading. Being a computer programmer it is vital I know what I’m hearing. Voice Over on the iPhone is speech to let me know what I’m reading/typing. I am single living alone so no real socializing until the weekend for when I get with my friends. My friends are not embarrassed to get right into my ear to loudly tell me what is going on if there is a lot of noise going on at the time. So during the week I’m streaming audiobooks or talking to friends or family on phone.
I’m afraid that if I forget to do a quick recharge and if I’m out at night, the battery goes down then I’m basically blind and deaf. With the hearing loss I have and without hearing aids, I’m basically just plain deaf.
Now don’t get me wrong on the Resounds. They are fine hearing aids. I’ve used them for several years now and would prefer them over Phonak. Resound gives me their Surround Sound scheme that is vital to the blind. For me, Resound and Oticon are probably on the same level as far as understandability. I just find that the More has given me lots more highs that are easier to hear. Like I can hear the beeps on my microwave, washer and dryer lots better but it is not vital for me. So anyway, I would recommend either Resound or Oticon for the blind because of the being able to tell from which direction sounds are coming from. So you got to look at the whole package. Resound just gives me the assurance that I’m not going to be stuck somewhere not being not able to see or hear where I’m at.
Best regards.
Hi Daniel,I get where you are coming from in your particular situation. I also imagine that you will be hanging on to your old Resounds, so that in the event the new ones are out of action, you can switch to the old without too much fuss or impact on your work etc. I too do a lot of streaming, and I admit that one of the reasons I’m going to opt for the More is because of my ability to use my existing OPN 1’s as a solid backup option, and particularly when away from my home environment with limited charging opportunities.
I’d be really interested to hear how you’ve found the differences between walking out and about in your environment using the resounds and Mores. I still haven’t got the settings quite right and going back for a tune up today, but when I bump up the volume I have a very good sound picture of everything I need to know.
Finally, what is the Resound’s app accessibility like when compared to the More?
Cheers, Henry
@daniel.e.norris Can you tell us at around how many hours you’ve used the More during the day that the battery quits working for you? This would be a good data point for us to know how long it’d last with almost constant streaming all the times.
It sounds like you’re already aware that doing a quick recharge during the day, even just for 1/2 hour like maybe when you have lunch and don’t need your hearing aids, can replenish 25% of the charge for you. So that would be a strategy to extend the battery life for the day, although it’d require some discipline to remember to do it, at least until it becomes a good habit.
I think @henry.macphillamy brought up a good point about using the old pair of hearing aids as a backup strategy, but of course only you can decide if it’s worth making the trade-offs between the new and old hearing aids or not.
I am currently trying to find my first after my hearing loss 10 months ago. Took some time to get a doctors appointment here in Norway for a while because of the shut corona-shutdown in March, but I’ve tried some HAs since August. I’ve tried the More for a few days.
First I tried the ReSound Quattro which I wasn’t impressed by. Then the ReSound One that made me hear a lot more than the Quattro, but I would rather say too much. I work as a teacher and have two toddlers at home, so a lot of various sounds they produced grated on my nerves, even though I also heard speech quite well.
Then I moved onto the Phonak Paradise where the sound improvement was a lot more subtle than the ReSounds. They felt a lot more natural than the ReSound, although the sound isn’t as augmented (hard to explain I guess). I was/am however annoyed with the app, the use of other programs than auto is unstable (can suddenly switch back to auto if I get a notice on my phone). I’ve read that I can just turn off the notifications on my phone and no problem, but that’s not an option… I guess they will fix that some time in the future though.
After a couple of months I was actually quite pleased with Paradise, but my audi said that Oticon came with new HAs and suggested I tried them too. So that’s what I am doing now.
To sum it up, for me the ReSound sound wasn’t good, but it has the best app. The streaming sound quality was also very poor for me.
The Phonak was the most natural sound and much better streaming quality sound. The app has a lot more to offer than the Oticon, like an equalizer feature, as soon as they fix the issue mentioned above. They can also connect to any bluetooth device which is a plus. And I’ve understood they get a lot of good feedback for their Roger equipment. I also like that the HA mic functions as the phone’s mic when I talk on the phone. So I can answer and speak on the phone just by using the HAs while the phone is in my pocket.
So far I hear rather well with the Oticon, but the sound is less natural than the Phonaks. But I’m thinking I can get used to these. No EQ in the app is really disappointing. The streaming sound quality I find quite equal to the Paradise.
I’m going to keep trying these for a week or two just to have tried them more “properly”, but I will most probably go for the Paradise. It’s good to have tried a few though, as I wont get new ones for 6 years!
I’ve been told that everyones hearing loss is different, but those are my experiences regarding those HAs.
After a couple of months I was actually quite pleased with Paradise, but my audi said that Oticon came with new HAs and suggested I tried them too. So that’s what I am doing now.
Ahhh, in Norway they must just pick new ’s off trees - take a bit - and if not tasty discard. Unfortunately in the U.S. you have to make a decision to buy an aid or not within 45 days or so after testing. Not after a couple months. I’m all for comparing one HA to another - performance wise and cost wise, but in all honesty most if not all Audi’s are not going to let you trial a hearing aid for three, four months and then just let you jump ship (at not cost) to try another hearing aid. Too many posters on HT sound like they spend half the year doing “musical HA chairs” just jumping from one hearing aid to another at no cost and certainly no complaints from audi’s. Well speaking from experience most Audi’s will allow someone (in U.S.) to trial two different aids at most. Try to push for a third trial with a different aid (over a two, three, four month period) and you’'ll probably get a cold stare along with “my time is precious”. Now that’s in the U.S but maybe in Europe or (certain European countries) the aid testing policy is different.
Hi Henry.
Always keep a backup pair in case you need to send your primaries intot he shop or whatever. I also thought of swapping out to the Resounds and let the Oticons recharge but that is not appealing to me. I want to put them on and then forget about them.
When I first got fitted and was standing outside the building waiting for my Lyft, I heard my name clearly from the Lyft driver who happened to still be in his car and calling to me with the window rolled down. The area is always noisy with construction going on. With the Resounds, I do have to listen hard for my name.
When walking in my Condo complex, I can hear the cars passing pretty clearly but the Resounds does the same pretty well. The Oticons are just a little clearer.
As they say, the Oticons gives you more sounds to concentrate on. I think I will definitely give the disposable battery a try when those comes out. Although I am spoilt with not having to worry about changing batteries every other day. Well maybe like every 3 days I think what I used to do.
As far as the apps. I don’t like either one. The Resound app is horrible as far as accessibility. I can do a few things but I can’t get to the really good stuff like creating my own program settings, change the bass, mid and treble…
The Oticon app is a little better but I think there are still several buttons that are not visible to Voice Over. I’m using the iPhone by the way.
I tried for years to get Resound to make it accessible but big tech never responded.
Something else I’d like to comment on about the Music programs on both hearing aids. I like the music on the Resound much better. Streaming music on the Oticon sounds really good but when I’m playing the piano, it doesn’t sound all that great through the external microphones. I suspect that probably filters are turned on and needs to be turned off on the music program. With the Resounds, the music sounds more mellow and smoother.
But that is just me. And don’t base your choices on what I say. I have absolutely no idea what natural sounds like. I lost my hearing way back when I was around 8 years old and now I’m in my uh-hum 60s. So I can’t remember what natural sounds like. Natural for me is as soon as I get used to the current hearing aids I have on. So even if you fit me with aids that is the most natural sounding I would say ‘Gee this don’t sound natural or don’t sound good to me at all’ LOL
So it is just whatever your brain get used to.
Danny
Florida
UK
