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I can tell you that I have heard from the manufacturers that the encased rechargeables have dramatically reduced moisture repairs. I have no idea to what extent that has been offset by battery repairs. The cynical person would expect that the battery should die at exactly the day that the manufactures deem the hearing aids too old to repair.

I am not actually that cynical, however–I think that generally the manufacturers ARE trying to make the best possible product to beat out their competitors and increase their profits and that includes actively trying to increase reliability. They can always come up with other reasons for people to upgrade. :wink:

In reply to @Neville

This is pretty accurate; we don’t have enough sample data to be honest.

Forgetting Zen-Powered stuff, the first significant rechargeable we fitted in numbers was the Quattro: which despite being a sealed-case unit had a typical life of 18months to 2 years, but we insisted on a 5year Mfr warranty so the clients were covered.

Moving to Opn/S R, we initially found a similar-ish performance, but with the added issue of sweat ingress (though the Quattro certainly weren’t waterproof). The More batteries might have different chemistry and the Real might be different again.

The early Phonak result surprises me tbh as I thought the battery wasn’t that great especially with the high power consumption of the Bluetooth system.

@Um_bongo and @Neville: Have you any explanation for why my right More1 shows yellow in the morning, while the left is green? It will NOT turn green, even after being jiggled in its slot. It does, however, turn green immediately in the desk charger.

Is the SmartCharger defective ?

Reverse the aids in the slots.

If you get the same result, the battery capacity isn’t correct on full charge or the LED is faulty (green, orange and red are the colours).

If the same side doesn’t charge the charger is faulty.

That would be the second bad charger for you? Is this the same side as the first failure? If do, that could indicate an issue with that hearing aid stressing charger components.

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In reply to @Um_bongo

@Um_bongo: Well, I ran down the batteries on my hearing aids for a couple of hours this morning, and put them in my genuine Oticon ™️ brand SmartCharger. It took a little while for them to charge, but they both lit up green, with no issue.

So I don’t know what the problem is with that right hearing aid in my nightstand drawer. Perhaps it’s too close to another electrical device or the other charger I have in there, and there’s some sort of interference that’s affecting the LEDs. (I didn’t realize that these things detect the hearing aids when the hearing aids are coming close to the induction charger.) So I may be causing my own problems.

At any rate, thanks for the help.

[Perhaps when I returned the charger the first time, it wasn’t an issue with the product, but the way I was using it. It’s too late to undo that now, but I’m not gonna freak out over what’s happening with the new charger. I think that it must be something. I’m doing wrong so I will amend my ways.]

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@Um_bongo: I believe the mystery is solved. This time, when my audiologist ordered me new molds, he ordered power moulds with canal locks… These are very comfortable provide an excellent seal, and my hearing has improved threefold from my old acrylic molds. So this is a positive step, but the power moulds are bigger and don’t really fit well into the little tray in the genuine, Oticon brand, SmartCharger.

I think (and I have confirmation because it just did it again) that if the mould is not properly seated in the tray, it lifts the body of the hearing aid a little bit out of the charging slot. I think this was my issue all along.

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Oticon Real2 now released for the US market. From the web site it’s "real"ly clear the the name “Real” is just a catchy marketing thing to do… lol

The highlights seem to be:

  • With better access to speech and exceptional speech clarity, you can follow conversations with more awareness, focus and control

  • Reduces wind and handling noise* with our Wind & Handling Stabilizer

    • Proven to increase speech clarity in windy situations*
    • Minimizes distracting handling noise (i.e, your hair or glasses touching the hearing aid)

At present @prodigyplace, I am using my older Marvel aids, with custom (flesh coloured acrylic) molds, and 105db receivers, they are ultra comfortable, and these never back out, I was informed by my A.uD, they are made via 3 D printer, they are by far the best molds I have ever used, I don’t even know I am using them, I have never had a single problem with them, they have a tiny 1mm vent… I would be inclined to go with your A.uDs suggestion, comfort is a wonderful thing… Cheers Kev :grin:

Our write up and video found here:

New Oticon Real Hearing Aid with Polaris R Chip Platform Improves Clarity and...4

Today, Oticon launched its new Oticon Real hearing aid that provides access to the full spectrum of real-world sounds with exceptional detail and clarity while protecting against sudden disruptive sounds so users can stay comfortable and sharp in the...

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