Settings in MyPhonak for Sphere Speech and others

[NetDoc]

Hi,
In year 18 of hearing aids, and just bought my first Phonak, the Infinio Sphere I90. They seem like a very nice upgrade to my 10 yr. old Resound hearing aids, but I am trying to understand how to evaluate the Sphere function, and the app, and am finding very confusing info on various sites, including this one.

First, I have read in several places to set “Spheric Speech Clarity” to maximum. Is this in the audiologist’s Target app, or in MyPhonak. I can’t find anything like that.

Second, it doesn’t seem like I can manually switch to the various programs like “Calm situation” or “Speech in Noise” (which seems different than Spheric Speech Clarity. I haven’t gotten it to switch to SSC, although that is probably because I have just tried noise, and haven’t tried a noisy environment while listening to someone. Is that right?

Third, if I am sitting in a restaurant, and have trouble hearing, I am guessing that I would try the Clarity and Speech equalizer presets, and adjust speech focus and noise reduction to match the exact environment I am in. Is that how people use the app?

Thanks. It is strange being an experienced user and Newbie all at the same time.

It would be amazing if someone would do a video explaining all of this.

[tenkan]

You need to read some posts from @JordanK as he’s a Phonak fan, I’m sure you’ll get some insight on your new sphere models from him.

[firenzel]

This is a link to the lengthy JordanK Thread

My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

Just finished getting fitted with new Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 hearing aids and I thought I would start yet another thread with lots of photos and an honest comparison between Sphere and my Lumity 90s (which I have been wearing for the last two years). Not much to report yet. The fitting went quick and my audiologist did full REM testing with DSL v5.0. Yes…they are bigger but not really as monstrous as others have reported…haha. Here are some comparison photos for your viewing pleasure. Si…

That the Infinio Sphere switches automatically into Spheric Speech Clarity

My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

you must be in a environment with speech in loud noise that the hearing aids get automatically into the programm “Spheric speech in loud noise”. Then you can adjust the Clarity strenght setting. Whatch this video [I Used the Phonak Audeo SPHERE Infinio Hearing Aid for One MONTH...]

Additionally you should ask your fitter to add an additional Spheric Speech programm , which you could manually switch to,. if you need it.

Here is a post, about the sttings in the MayPhonak App

My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

Today I went to the gym. A place where there are quite a lot of sounds. A great place to try out the automatic Spheric Speech program. Very surprisingly, I was able to follow the conversations well. Although it certainly took some getting used to. Especially that my own voice was also amplified when I started talking. Sounds around were still present, but I had the feeling that they were less pronounced. Soft voices, especially those of women, are indeed still an area for improvement. I will …

And this post showing, how the fitter can adjust the Speric Speech Programm in Target

My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

I support this. I would just like to point out that it should be clear what power of this program has been established. [image]

[Bimodal_user]

My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

I’m in a restaurant right now and I just tried it. The slider in the Spheric program definitely allows you to adjust the denoising power. Jordan

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