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Recent upgrade from Oticon OPN1 ITC to OWN 1 ITC.... need help with settings

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Has anyone switched to the Oticon Own 1 who can share their experience with getting used to the settings? My “prescribed” settings using my make everything feel too suppressed and quiet (I literally can’t hear loudly enough) and I get warping with certain sounds. My audiologist has tried to tweak things and while it’s a little better, I basically have to have the volume bumped up a level to be able to hear. I’m debating if I should just keep tweaking them or swap out to a different brand with an . Also, they weren’t able to put the bluetooth in them despite advertising the ITCS as bluetooth capable b/c it made the hearing aid way too big. I’d love suggestions or to hear your experience with the oticon own software.

Sounds like a programming/fitting issue.

The VAC+ (Oticon fitting formula) tends to prescribe fairly conservative gains. You can ask for a different prescription formula (like the NAL-NA2) and (if it hasn’t been done).

You mentioned warping, which is often caused by feedback—likely when the volume is turned up. It’s possible the aids are detecting this feedback, and the feedback manager is reducing their effectiveness.

When you say “I should just keep tweaking them”: Are you using Genie2 or are you referring to the tweaks done by your fitter?

With so little information, it’s hard to know what’s going on.

““I’m debating if I should just keep tweaking them or swap out to a different brand…””
Frankly, I think you should get a different fitter (after all, you are paying $$$ that includes the aids and the fitting). The magic of a hearing aid lies in the programming and fitting, and it seems those aren’t working for you.

My experience is a bit dated, but I found some techs are better than others at fitting Oticons by refining the program settings. I got excellent advice on this forum back when I was trialing my OPN1s. I found that you may have to go in with specific requests, otherwise they may be reluctant to venture beyond the standard settings and minor “tweaks”. That said, things have likely changed over the past 8 years!

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