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For around 20 years, I’ve worn Phonak SuperFront and then Phonak Digital HAs.

Around 15 months ago, I tried the Oticon Xceed 1 SP but very quickly went back to my Phonak HAs.

I’m now wearing Oticon Xceed 1 UP HAs thankful of the UK NHS. Had them for a little while now.

I actually feel like I’ve got my life back. Instead of just hearing noise, I can actually pick out individual noises like cars etc.

Sounds seem clearer as well which is a bonus. My Phonak HAs, were just unclear and blocked sound out even with all features turned off.

Side note: my has got worse.

Love that I can stream my iPhone to either ear or both. My Phonak Marvels wouldn’t allow this.

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Love that I have only going to my right where Phonak, it had to go to both HAs.

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This Equaliser looks interesting Altho I don’t feel I need it.

How do I make this stay tho as when I closed the App, it went back to normal?

Do I need to not fully close the App? I’ve just been playing around with it since.

Pretty sure I’ve been set to VAC+ Altho not 100% sure.

I’m very happy.
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Hi Zebras,
So glad that you like your xceeds.
I went from my old Dynamo’s to xceed 2 and love them.
I also hear sounds that I haven’t heard before.
When I first started wearing them I was going around the house and kept asking my husband, what these sounds were that I kept hearing. I didn’t realize just how much I was missing.
Now I know with my loss, I will always have problems, but these xceeds were still a BIG improvment.
Good Luck with yours.
Laura

@zebras glad you are getting on well with them have you had any chance to see how they do with background noise yet. It would be interesting to know how they deal with the background noise compared to phonak?

Great news @Zebras Very happy for you. I am hoping that there is a chance at next upgrade I will get the Xceeds in place of my Dynamos.

I am finding that the Dynamos are better in quite a few situations over my KS10s. As you say, there is more sound. But the fact that it is a super-power hearing aid is significant I think.

Just a question - were your Marvels a with a custom receiver, or a with a mould? This also may be significant.

@glucas said:

were your Marvels a RIC with a custom receiver, or a BTE with a mould? This also may be significant.

They were the Phonak Sky M70 SP.

I’ve never had .

In reply to @LRav

@LRav said:

It would be interesting to know how they deal with the background noise compared to phonak?

I’m picking up way more background noise but in a good way.

Sounds are so much clearer but speech is still difficult due to my .

In reply to @Laura_B

@Laura_B

I think when I tried the Oticon Xceed 1 SP it was the audiologist’s programming that didn’t make it sound amazing.

I saw a new person when I had the Xceed 1 UP programmed.

I know I’m not hearing but I feel hearing with the Xceed unlike the Phonaks.

:slight_smile:

@Zebras said:

Many things I like about the Oticon’s

@Zebras: Congratulations!- Grandma SpudGunner used to say: Nobody ever regretted choosing the best that money could buy! (I miss my grandma sometimes …)

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It’s always a great feeling hearing noises that you haven’t heard in a long time. I am wanting to know the same about how to make the changes in the app stay. I am testing out a pair of Mores until the new model comes out. My old hearing aids were the Oticon opn 1 's. This app is new to me but so far I think it’s great.

I just wondered how their experience would compare with the More. I noticed mention of speech being still difficult. My is not as severe so hopefully I will have better results.

I’m glad it works for you. Over the years when it came time to buy new aids, it’s never been a matter of brand loyalty to me. It’s instead been more a matter of what do I hear best with. Right now for me it’s phonak. But I’ve worn in the past Starkey, siemans, resound…

My Phonak M90 R’s are still crankin’ like champs for me, so I’ll stick with 'em but I’m very happy for you! Out of curiosity; how are they for speech recognition?

In reply to @hass5744

@hass5744 said:

it’s never been a matter of brand loyalty to me. It’s instead been more a matter of what do I hear best with.

Just for the record: my current preference for genuine Oticon brand hearing devices is a function of -

  • the Surround Sound/BrainHearing approach that Oticon takes, and
  • the apparent abundance of local fitters who prefer, and are well-acquainted with Oticon devices and their idiosyncrasies.

I had an abominable experience with Sonova’s Unitron Blue product line (specifically forced program changes and beam forming) and slave retail ourlet chain Connect Hearing. I won’t be going back to them anytime soon. I just couldn’t hear with those .

@SpudGunner said:

the apparent abundance of local fitters who prefer, and are well-acquainted with Oticon devices and their idiosyncrasies.

Unfortunately my current audiologist prefers Phonak but there are other Oticon experts should assistance be needed.

In reply to @hass5744

@hass5744 said:

it’s never been a matter of brand loyalty to me.

I’m not really either.

I’m in the UK and my hospital have always given me Phonak’s so always thought that was the best for me.

They’ve since got an Oticon Contract which is why I got Oticon.

Each hospital chooses or gets issued their contracts.

I know the whole of Wales, only hands out Resound on the NHS, which is not good quality in terms of breaking down and even sound. NHS Resound model is far behind in technology.

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