I am a relatively long time HA wearer (2009) and tend to frequent this site when something new comes out primarily to come up to speed on the latest. I don’t often post so please be gentle.
I was originally a Phonak wearer (out of the recommendation of my provider) then moved on to Oticon Alta Pros for the benefit of better bluetooth connectivity as I spend 90 % of my day on the phone. Decided to try the OPNs recently specifically for the iPhone integration.
I’ve been trailing the OPNs for a few days now and have decided to purchase.
In general I share other’s experience on overall sound quality and would say that there is something “natural” about these HAs that the Alta Pros couldn’t deliver. Speech comprehension for folks behind me (like when people are seating in the back seat of a car and I’m driving), as well as speech in noisy situations is much better than with the Alta Pros.
From another thread…
I wanted to chime in here (seemed more relevant) as I have had this experience as well where the HAs would bounce back and forth between the right/left side and then normalize. Spent quite a bit of time troubleshooting and, while not trouble free, I think I’ve narrowed the bouncing back and forth to another bluetooth device (a Panasonic DECT phone) that was connected to my phone as a secondary headset. My issues would only happen at home where this Panasonic phone is and I realize this is not the same as Grandpa’s reported. When I removed this device on the iPhone (Forget this Device) the issue went away for the most part. Still figured I mention it in the hopes it might help others figure this out.
I have had some connectivity issues where the HA’s don’t re-connect when powered up or successfully go between iOS devices (iPhone/iPad) as they should but i believe this is all related to iOS and not the haring aids… YMMV.
I’ve also had the clicking that folks report and think this is somehow related to bluetooth interference with other devices such as 2.4Gz cordless phones, wifi routers, etc. For me, moving away from sources of interference makes the voice quality improve when this happens.
Waiting anxiously for the ConnectClip to come out as according to what I’ve read this is what will enable me to connect my office phone to the OPNs using my existing Plantronics Bluetooth MDA200 hub and Plantronics SSP2714-01 bluetooth adapter.
Hope this helps.
Thanks all for the various posts as it helps tremendously to see other’s experiences.
Thanks