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In reply to @Jeffrey_J

Oops, I bought Oticon Reals in 2023, which is year before last now that it’s 2025. I’m happy with them and generally pleased with how they sound to me. For music listening, mainly in the car, I use a custom music program my audiologist set up because I couldn’t stand the built-in MyMusic program.

The Reals were my first choice and were available with a 312 battery, so I didn’t have to compromise on battery in order to get my preferred aids at that time.

I wear unvented super-soft silicone earmolds made by Microsonic, a third-party earmold company.

There is a proper term for the metallic sound you describe (and very well at that). I don’t remember what it’s called but I think it’s at the threshold of feedback. It might be Ring Modulation, but that’s a guess.

Could also be just “tinny” because you have a lot of high end. The comb filtering you mention tends to suggest otherwise though - meaning the mix of your own voice with the amplified version of same. Maybe a pro can chime in…

I need to go back to square one. I’ll be asking the audiologist how should I be hearing? Let her take it from there.

In reply to @Jeffrey_J

You can also ask audiologist to add separate spheric in Loud noise option to the phonak phone app that you can activate yourself when needed. Just remember to turn it off when not needed as it drains the battery

I think a one hour adjustment limitatation may not work to your benefit. Find out how much your audioligist will charge for fine tuning after the first fitting. It took me 3 visits and calls directly to Phonak by my audiologist to get the adjustments I needed to understand speech in quiet and noisy settings. Now I LOVE them. Best if luck. They are wirth the money.

I have had Genesis Edge for a year. Also one very bad ear and one good. I have a in bad ear so only a Mike on that side. Closed earmold on good ear helps. Edge helps in noisy rooms but yes a tinny sound. Not so bad in regular mode. Will likely switch to Sphere in a couple years as AI seems to be better in noise than Starkey from what I read here.

In reply to @Mimi53

It’s good to see the experience you and others have had. I’ve worn ’s for over 20 years. I hope that we as a group can help lead the way to better hearing.

I’m really impressed that Phonak brought out a 5.0 Receiver for my Paradise P90R’s. It is wonderful having good again. Thanks Phonak for my Power 5.0 Receivers

And I’m really impressed that Phonak replaced my 2 hearing aids and charger. They work much better than the Paradise P90R’s they replaced, and I used for 3 years.

I’m most impressed with the feedback from people here who have the new HA’s. It gives me hope that my next hearing aids will be much better than the last 2 sets of hearing aids.

I spent several days with my schizophrenic brother. I couldn’t understand him most of the time. Every word he speaks is important to me; he’s 70 and we are the last two members of our Family. He’s a kind gentle man, and I’m blessed he’s still alive. He has attempted to take his life 7 times.

Summary. I need hearing aids set up so they work as well as they can be. I’m grateful for progress; I just want to hear.

Love my Spheres, best one I ever had. Still have Phonak Marvels, KS10 (Paradise), Lumity and now the Spheres, best ones ever. BTW all of the ’s still working.

There is much discussion here re the Phonak Infinio sphere I90 but has anyone also tried both I 90sphere and I70 Sphere.
What do I lose, especially in the noisy restaurant environment if I save some bucks and opt for the I70 spheres. Also does anyone have been able to compare the speech in noise with I90 spheres with plain I70 or I90s using a Roger On in mic? Do the spheres do a better job in the noisy restaurant the the Roger On?

Pure conjecture from me. You’ve got pretty decent low frequency hearing so I’m guessing you use open domes. The Spheres are going to have a tough time using open domes because a lot of outside noise will be leaking into your ears. I would expect Roger On with your hearing aid microphones turned off would serve you much better in noise. Possibility that Spheres with open domes and Active Vent receivers MIGHT serve you well.

Thanks, MDB. There has been a late development in that My wife, one of whose old Benefons has just died, has just been offered a trial of I90 Spheres to be fitted next week. So, with a little fiddling by me to connect her new to my Roger ON in, I will be able to get a first-hand opinion, which I will post here. Her Audi said it was impossible to have 2 x people paired simultaneously to the Roger ON in, but from what I have read here, he is not correct, Yes?

You seem to be correct that you can have 2 people paired to the same Roger On. (Phonak Support Community5)
However, note that both sets of hearing aids will need Roger receivers.

The audiologist claimed she would have to erase my Starkey info on her computer to set up the Phonak hearing aids. I was not able to tell if they went into Sphere mode for the time I had them.

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