I have a good friend down in Missouri who is an HIS that dittos everything Justin says here. He sells and services all brands. My audiologist echos the same sentiments though perhaps a bit less vehemently. I spent a long time doing my research before I settled on Oticon and I did that BEFORE I spoke to anyone about them or joined this forum. I asked my audiologist what she would have recommended if I hadn’t simply told her I wanted the Alta2 Pro. She told me that Oticon was her favorite but that she has very good results with Siemens and Phonak. She also said that the new Widex Unique looks very, very promising but hasn’t had the opportunity to fit one yet. She is not too fond of Starkey though she does fit them for those that come in wanting them. They do not handle Resound. I asked why but she skirted around the issue.
She felt that quality was dropping in Siemens since it was sold to a holding company and that they had had some problems with Phonak in the past. Never any with Oticon. I don’t know about Justin but both my HIS friend and my Audiologist like Oticon as much for their philosophy of hearing as much as their technology. But she ended that part of our conversation that she does not worry when fitting someone with any of the top aids from the five they carry. She did say that about 75% of her patients come in already having a pretty good idea of which brand they want
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