My mom is going to demo the Phonak Naida Lumity. Currently has Phonak bolero marvel. She has always used a clip-on, but with past hearing aids, the Roger Pen and Roger Select did not help much. Reading this forum I see positive reviews for Roger On, Roger Select, and Roger Table Mic. She is elderly, so her “noisy” environments are usually dinners at home, friends and restaurants, or social events. Plus I would like a better TV solution. First Phonak TV connect worked great for her. Second one did not. Any recommendations on which accessories to demo?
From reading the forum, I see she will also need a receiver. Any recommendations there as well? She is not super tech savy, but better than the average person her age in part d/t her hearing loss. She uses the phonak app for her current aids, but just the basics. That said, she got her current HA in Nov 2019, then Covid arrived 3 months later, so she was not out in various environments such as movies, restaurants, so I don’t know how much she would have advanced with the myPhonak app if that had not happened.
Thank you.
I have all three, the Roger On iN, Roger Select and the Roger Mic ll. In the table position I can not hear any difference between them. The Roger On has the advantage of being able to be used as a pointer. I find that especially great when I am talking one on one in a noisy environment or in a doctors office where everyone still wears masks. The Roger On can also be clipped to the talker. That is especially good in the car when I am driving and my wife is beside me or in the back seat. As you know, the Select can also be clipped to the talker but I find that is a little more awkward. In short, used in the table position I would rate them about the same but the Roger on gets my vote for pointing and wearing. The table mic ll is the best in restaurants or meeting. If you are only using one it is probably similar in performance to the Select or Roger On. The great benefit is that you can use two or three and network them together to place them around a large table or in a room with people seated in different places. Since you already have the licenses (also called receivers) which were necessary to use the Select your mother already has, she will not need additional licenses/receivers for other Roger mics. I purchased two used Table Mic ll’s on Ebay for $199 each. Like your mother, I already had licenses/receivers from a previous purchase. So my solution is the Roger On for normal every day use (I always have it in my pocket) and the table Mic ll’s when I am at a restaurant or meeting. The Select is just sitting on a shelf unused. The Roger on is also an excellent TV connector when the base is connected to the TV with an optical cable. Your mothers Select can also be used as a TV connector. Just connect the base to the TV with an optical (Toslink) cable. I just tried that and it works well.
