Oticon Opn S 1 miniRITE R - Rechargeable

After 4 years of struggling with a hearing aid that was "free", this is a huge improvement. I am very satisfied with both Oog voor Oren and the quality of the devices. You must always remember that it remains an aid, so do not expect miracles.

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Telephone contact is pleasant

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For some years now my hearing loss has forced me to wear hearing aids.
Until recently I used hearing aids that were partially reimbursed by the health insurance company. However, understanding from people around me left a lot to be desired and to replace my "old" hearing aids, I have been trying out the latest (and most powerful) hearing aids from Phonak, Oticon and Resound over the past few months.

It's easy to see why they are so popular.
Due to competitive pricing and broad support of different brands I went with IntoEars hearing clinic (OogvoorOren.nl).

The audicien there spent considerable time and effort in 5 sessions to arrive at the best choice and fitting. It should be noted that the audicien was very receptive to my feedback and took it into account each time in an update of the fitting. No effort was too much when doing the very important Real Ear Measurement several times and accurately. It also proved possible in the trial period to try 2 different brands simultaneously and side by side.
My choice fell on the Opn S1 hearing aid from Oticon.
Oticon's philosophy is to preserve the natural sound experience as much as possible, using the ability of our brain to perceive a hearing aid generated sound image as natural as well. To this end, the 'normal' surrounding sound is transmitted through the open ear buds, but supported by focusing and amplifying the most important sounds and suppressing disturbing noise. Using the 2 microphones on each unit and coordination of both units, the (constantly changing) ambient sound is analyzed in real time and a variable microphone beam is formed which, depending on the situation, is kept as wide as possible and directed to the desired sound source(s).
The adjustment, adjustable for 16 frequencies and 3 sound levels, i.e. soft, medium and loud sounds, provides an accurate compensation for my hearing loss and together with the fine sound definition of the receiver, intelligibility (my main objective) is greatly improved for me and with retention of a mostly open sound experience. Despite the open character, ringing is effectively suppressed. I even seem to suffer less from my tinnitus.


To get rid of the hassle with batteries, I have chosen the rechargeable version. The battery capacity is sufficient for 24 hours of use. It is recommended to charge the devices every day. For this purpose, an extremely handy charger is included, which charges the fixed Li-ion battery without contact. By means of double action and sufficiently large buttons, operation on the device is very easy. The volume range is more than sufficient and there are 4 program choices for practically all circumstances. Operation can be set according to choice, e.g. program selection on the left and volume on the right. With well-chosen alert tones for volume, program and battery status, the overall operation is very user friendly. The lights on the units are a bit dim.


The device has Bluetooth capability for operation with a phone app, but streaming via Bluetooth is currently only possible with Apple iPhones and not (yet) with Android phones. This would become possible in the future, which is not only important for streaming music but also for updating my settings remotely, i.e. without an extra visit to the audiologist.


In summary, I am more than happy with this, although quite expensive and not reimbursed, choice. But what is the price of an understandable human conversation ?