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Yeah that would work LOL…The 4 folks I know with ’s 3 ladies and 1 guy, you would never know they had them, the processor sits on the bone just behind the ear, I know they have them, and I have looked many times in their company, I have never spotted any of the 4, not even the slightest glimpse, they are totally camouflaged…. Cheers Kev :wink:

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@SpudGunner said:

Netanel, I just did a quick “Quack” of "bone bridge transplant ", and I don’t blame you for wanting to avoid that route. Also, I would be inclined to wait for a CROS device for More - I believe that the DNN in More would be very helpful for balancing the input from the 2 devices.

Believe me, I’m not nearly as expert as other Members here , so this is purely my layman’s opinion: I doubt that any CIC device will have sufficient power to effectively treat the loss in your right (good) ear. Who led you to include this in the options you’re contemplating?

@alfredhaddad36 said:

But I only eat for a few more weeks (experience expires).**

What does this mean? Sorry, but I don’t understand.

Intended when my trial period with the current device ends.

I know that a device is not the most effective for my hearing loss, but all my life I have managed relatively well, “knew” my hearing limitations, and adapted myself to the situation.

It’s clear to me that a louder hearing aid is better, so I made the transition to Oticon More Ric, and although I feel an improvement in hearing (especially those far away from me), but So I had to go back to the problem I’m complaining here, I can not understand the speech of people around me (Those near me - around 2 meters)

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@kevels55 said:

Hi @alfredhaddad36, sounds like this “Bone Bridge” is a BAHA “Bone Anchored Hearing Aid” ? It is for conductive loss, I have 4 friends with BAHA’s, each of them are perhaps more vain than the other, so looks are important, they each disguise them well, by growing their hair slightly longer…… Cheers Kev.

Wow, I have not yet met people with bone marrow. And indeed it is true I mean .

Unfortunately growing hair is not an option (bald :-()

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Well I have in the past just accepted the aids kept quiet and managed to survive. M new Audiologist told me something the very first appointment, just remember that your health depends on your availability to hear and understand what you hear. Never just accept your poor hearing keep pushing for what really works for me. And my Audiologist has done his part of the bargain to make that happen.

One other thing….The beauty of the system is, if you have a conductive loss, you might be hard pushed to realise these folks have a profound hearing loss, they are that good, because their hair hides the actual processor, unless you know about their loss, you might be blissfully unaware they have anything other than a very mild hearing loss…. Cheers Kev :wink:

@kevels55 said:

One other thing….The beauty of the BAHA system is, if you have a conductive loss, you might be hard pushed to realise these folks have a profound hearing loss, they are that good, because their hair hides the actual processor, unless you know about their loss, you might be blissfully unaware they have anything other than a very mild hearing loss…. Cheers Kev :wink:

If you can send me pictures (from your friends), I’ll be happy
The images I see on the internet, the processor is something very tangible and present.

I haven’t seen any of them since at least 4 years or more, but I am in contact with 2 via Facebook, I will ask them to send images if possible? One hopefully showing the processor, and one disguised? Cheers Kev :wink:

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@alfredhaddad36 said:

And sorry again, I took the focus from your post

Natanel, Chuck @cvkemp, who began the thread, is good with this being the temporary home for your complaint . But perhaps we’ll start one of your own in Hearing Loss, maybe.

Just stop worrying about it, please. We’re all good! :joy:

[Believe me - you would know it - if I, in particular, wasn’t good with it, LOL!]

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@alfredhaddad36 said:

went to a doctor for a CI test (for my left ear - weak side).
He suggested I have BoneBridge transplant surgery, I’m trying to postpone the end in that sense, Because of the look it will create for me.

You might want to start a new thread in the Bone Conducting Hearing Aids forum.
Reading your post leads me to think I would get a second opinion on that surgery for sure.

I will have to get use to the extra battery drain of the More1 aids. While it is more it isn’t bad enough that I could run the batteries completely down.

Yes I have had remote sections a few times with my OPNS1 aids and yes the updates I am talking about are the firmware. When dealing with programs updates my Audiologist said that programs can’t be added, just changes to programs and a program can be deleted

Even streaming sounds clearer, sharp, and more understandable speech. I have noticed that my blood pressure is down and so is my stress, and I am less tired at the end of the day. This past weekend and yesterday was full of family, friends, church, meetings, and great times at our favorite restaurant.
While the OPNS1 aids were a greater step up from the OPN1 aids in volume and clarity, the More1 aids is a large step up in overall understanding of not only the spoken word but also instrumental music and song. It really is more change than I had expected. Most of the changes in what I hear is just slight changes that add up to much larger changes. What I notice more than anything is now what was distortion at pikes of volume in speech and music in the OPNS1 is so much more clearer and detailed sound. What I always assumed to be just my hearing loss and not the artifacts of the aids is now proving to be just that artifacts of the OPNS1 aids and not the limitations of my hearing.
Sorry if I am not explaining it correctly.

Quite to the contrary, Chuck @cvkemp. These are abstract qualities, and are difficult to describe, but I think you’re doing a great job, personally.

More importantly, you put in great effort to do these posts so others can benefit from your experience. Thanks for that.

FWIW, I agree that the More actually does live up to its hype by clarifying and prioritizing the sound picture by means of the .

You have no idea how happy I am for you.

Some else I am noticing; I don’t notice my tinnitus as much even at night when I take the aids off. I really do find the fact I am not noticing my tinnitus strange.

Hi CVkemp, I won’t be able to afford the level 1, do you think the level 2 would be almost as good as your experience with the level 1?
Do you know if I’ll be able to use the charger that I have for the opn 1 ?
I find it very frustrating with the masks and shields with hearing loss, next to impossible to understand anyone!

@innerharmony said:

Do you know if I’ll be able to use the charger that I have for the opn 1 HA?

The OPN 1 rechargeable battery system is the ZPower Silver-Zinc battery based system. The OPN S and the More uses a different in-house Lithium-ion battery based system. So the More charger is not compatible with the OPN 1 charger, although if you mean OPN S, then it’s probably the same charger between the More and the OPN S.

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