Slight, mild, moderate, severe
Completely ITC
Oticon Own is the world’s first in-the-ear hearing aid with an on-board Deep Neural Network (DNN)*. What does this mean? Technology that provides you access to more sound and reduces listening effort.**
**only available now in Oticon 1, 2, and 3
yep they have been out since late August or early September. I am actually hoping to get a set of the OWN1 aids this fall or winter.
@cvkemp: Chuck, I’m sorry to ask this again (I think I’ve asked once before, but I forget your answer) … and you’re sort of the current point man on the Own.
Are they disposable or rechargeable?
Totally disposable batteries. The smallest versions without connectivity have the size 10 batteries the larger ones with or without connectivity have the size 312 batteries. Connectivity is totally optional in the ITC, half shell and full shell, and you can get either but not both, bluetooth or t-coils.
Thanks for that, sir.
I definitely want connectivity. And prefer not having any buttons or volume control on the aids, but doing so will prevent true hands free operation, so I may go with the button for hands free.
Just a note on these: the 312 ITC directional with the aerials in it is fairly compact. The faceplate is still one of the best in the industry imho.
Delivery (in the U.K.) isn’t particularly quick (probably due to latent demand), but fitting (and REM) is way easier with the wireless ITC. The 90dB receiver one I fitted seemed to be a shade down on actual power, but in all other respects, including connectivity it was great.
@Um_bongo: I can’t see the antennas. Are they internal, or do they protrude?
They are internal, the aids are very compact
Mine should be here next week. One button and two mics per aid. 2.4GHz and e-2-e NFMI. I prefer buttons for changing programs, volume and mute. Black faceplates for a change.
We’ll see if my audie got it right. New people and new model so there are lots of opportunities for screw-ups.
It’s a never ending stream of buzzwords in this field. In many other fields the next big thing is usually accompanied by some numbers like GHz, TB, MPG, but here it’s all gibberish. Go back and see an ad from 10 years ago. Same gibberish.
I have been wearing aids for 18+ years, I understand. I also understand the terms because I am a retired IT professional
@cvkemp: I have never experienced any skin problems from my aids, other than the odd ear canal pimple.
Is there anyone here having already tried the OWN and also the opn before? I am curious whether hearing with the Own is different compared to to opn (ITE HS).
I wasn’t very clear in my disdain for HA marketing. In other technologies the bravado is measurable parameters, expressed in numbers. For hearing aids it’s just feel-good phrases.
Well we all are individuals, we all have different hearing loss issues and we all have different environments, and we all have different likes and dislikes. I have a difficult hearing loss but I want to hear my full environment. Others may not have my issues and don’t want to hear anything but someone speaking to them. I don’t see that there is a lot that can be a true measurement. So yes hearing loss is subjective and hearing aids are subjective in the ears of the person wearing them.
Aids you love I may dislike, the aids I love others do dislike them. It is just the way the cookie crumbles.
