My audiologist recommended that Omnia premium hearing aids. She indicated that I needed the top level model so I assumed I was getting the full package.
To make a long story short she left the practice and after nearly 6 months they have not been able to hire a new audiologist. So I’ve been paying another audiologist for help tuning and other issues.
He questioned why I didn’t have the M&RIE option and I’ve not been able to get a clear answer from the practice or Amplifon who they apparently bought the hearing aids from.
These hearing aids are a game changer and I love them but I still have trouble in noisy environments.
I have still not been able to determine if this is something that can be added to my existing earring aids or will it require a new set.
This entire process has not been particularly transparent.
Anyone else been down this road?
It is just a receiver change but the Omnia fitting range for M&RIE is much limited compared with conventional MP or HP receivers. So you need to check that. You can push the fitting range a bit, but not too much, or you bring in other issues like inadequate feedback control.
@jim_lewis knows all about this. Maybe he would comment.
Around this post in the thread referenced above there are some graphics created originally by ReSound to illustrate what types of hearing loss work with M&RIE receivers and either occlusive domes or custom molds. I violate their recommendations with ski-slope loss that’s a tad too steep by their recommendations by wearing very occlusive molds. ReSound Omnias with M&RIE Receivers - #31 by JT337