Hi!
I’m new here. I’ve been using hearing aids my whole life as I have profound hearing loss on both ears.
I’ve been using the Oticon Opn1s since 2019 and frankly they were life-changing (with some caveats of course). As they’ve recently began faltering and technology has moved very fast in the past few years, I find myself a bit overwhelmed with the options. Any recommendations? Should I stick with Oticon or try Phonak/Resound, etc?
I would love for something that makes it easier to be able to have a conversation with someone in noisy places or social settings or even manage to distinguish the songs playing in a concert or the radio without having to take them off (as it seems the HA automatically put the singer’s voice on the same level as the bass, the drum etc and make it hard to distinguish anything).
FYI I still use shells instead of dome as when I first got them and tried them out the better fitting domes hurt my weirdly-shaped ear.
Cheers
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Technology has advanced a lot in the last years, specially in regards to speech in noise. The most talked HA for speech in noise is the Phonak Sphere.
People tend to stick with the brand they currently have because they are used to the sound profile. That said, the best thing for you is to test them and choose the one you like the best.
It would be good if you post your audiogram , you will get better recommendations that way
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