I am a DIYer with Oticon Intent 1’s. I have both Power Domes and Double Vent Bass domes. My difficult situations are like everybody else’s - groups. I’m in groups three to four times a week and in comfortable situations the rest of the time. I suspect I will gain understanding in groups with Power Domes, but am worried I will lose something at home.
Thought?
Big John
Yeah so you could simply set up 2 different fittings for each
(Probably not much difference between those 2 anyway) or just change the domes and do some adjustments through the App, sounds like some custom molds would probably be more of a long term solution.
Thanks for taking the time to respond so quickly.
Big John
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Hi John, I am also a DIYer and my audiogram is similar to your. I am also using Intent 1 aids with 85dB receivers and power dome with single vent. I am also reluctant to using double bass due to occlusion effect and having moist ears.
I have found the Intents to have had greatest incremental improvement for speech clarity compared to any of the Oticon’s previous models upgrades.
I also use the standard Oticon protocol with speech rescue enabled. Let me know if you have any other insights and adjustments you might have found that helped you and I will do the same.
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Hello John,
With your level of hearing, Oticon’s excellent feedback management technology should allow you to use the OpenBass dome as well. Judging by the pattern of your hearing, I believe your speech discrimination should be good. However, if you receive proper real ear measurement fitting from a skilled audiologist, you can expect even better results.
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I have been happy with the double vent bass domes. The power domes give me too much occlusion. I have left speech rescue turned off because it seems to distort music for me, but after reading your comment, I may try turning it back on and seeing if I “get used to it.” I am looking for that trade space between being better able to hear conversations and not having distorted sounding audio on the TV or music on the speaker.
In general I would say the Intents are the best aids I have used.
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I appreciate your comments.
Similar/different hearing loss here.
I’ve been using Closed domes with two tiny vents for quite some time. I’ve had issues with my Phonak Paradise P90R’s since I got them. Setup issues–they should be better than they are.
People here have been most helpful, but I’ve been stubborn. I’ve finally ordered c-shells and am waiting for them.
I have Power Receivers. I’ve had Power Domes a number of times. I really dislike them.
My dispensing audi tried his best, then fired me.
I want to follow your thread so I many learn.
DaveL
Toronto
At first glance, your audiogram does not shout “power dome”, and your following comment about occlusion with power domes is consistent with the first pitfall I would suspect when considering them for a patient with a hearing loss configuration similar to yours. Oticon’s bass domes would be an appropriate first choice, but a hollow sleeve mold (LiteTip for Oticon) or a deep fitting embedded receiver mold (MicroShell for Oticon) with a vent would be a second option for me. However, without looking in your ears, I think bass domes should be sufficient.
I don’t love frequency transposition (speech rescue) for the same reasons you have shared regarding sound quality, but with parameters backed off it may be beneficial in a secondary program.
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I meant to say I use the bass domes with single vent and I am reluctant to us the power domes to avoid occlusion.
I have found the speech rescue to really help with discrimination of speech for the F, K, S, Sh, Th region. Initially everybody seems to talk with a lisp but after a while with adaption of brain hearing it eventually all seems to sound quite normal.