Oticon Hearing aids in Hitchin, Harpenden & Luton
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Oticon, Innovative Danish Hearing Aid Makers
The Oticon story starts with one man’s passion to help his wife lead a better life, unhindered by her hearing loss. That passion, to empower people in need of hearing support, is what drives the company still to this day.
Oticon is one of the top 3 hearing aid manufacturers in the world today and they are based in Denmark. Oticon is owned by the company William Demant Holdings which also owns the manufacturer Bernafon. In addition, the company owns the retailer Hidden Hearing so if you visit this retailer you are most likely going to be offered a hearing aid manufactured by Oticon.
Oticon brought a whole new strategy for hearing aids to market when they introduced their Opn range. It involved a way of handling the localising of sound like no other. It was a real breakthrough, and in general, users of the Opn technology got on exceptionally well in background noise. They have built upon that foundation and upgraded it to offer an even better experience with their newer hearing device platform.
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Oticon Real Hearing Aids
Oticon has announced the launch of its latest flagship hearing aid, Oticon Real™, which runs on the company’s new Polaris R™ chip platform. It features its RealSound™ technology building upon its predecessor Oticon More™. They say it is designed to give users a full spectrum of sounds in different environments.
With new technology designed to guard against sudden disruptive signals, such as wind noise and many of the other real sounds of life, Oticon Real provides a more comfortable and sharper perception of sound in the real world.
They say “Oticon Real is powered by Polaris R™ and RealSound Technology™. It builds on the technology in Oticon More™ by giving patients access to all relevant sounds, in balance, with exceptional detail and clarity. Oticon Real also includes new technologies that balance sudden disruptive sounds and clean up wind and handling noise, so patients can be comfortable and stay sharp in the real world”..
Four Device Types, Three Technology Levels
The new Real platform will be available in four device types, two RICs (Receiver In Canal) and two BTEs (Behind The Ear) across three technology levels. The devices are designed to cover hearing loss from mild, to profound. The aids initially offered will be a rechargeable miniRITE (they call them receiver-in-the-ear) and a rechargeable miniBTE alongside traditional size 312 battery-powered miniRITE and BTE. All of the models will have telecoils so you can have access to loop technology in any public place equipped with them.
The rechargeable miniRITE/BTE versions should easily give you a full day of battery life with a full charge. While the size 312 disposable battery versions should last around a week before a battery change is required, depending on how much you stream audio. Speaking of streaming audio, they feature Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) technology with an excellent range of connectivity options, including hands-free calls on select iPhone® and iPad®** and seamless connection to most modern Android phones.
The miniRITE R and miniBTE R each come with two different options for chargers: the Desktop Charger or the SmartCharger. The SmartCharger is an interesting device which comes with an onboard battery pack that offers a couple of days’ charge on the go without having to connect it to a wall socket. Oticon Real also offers tinnitus SoundSupport. While the new Oticon Companion app is the main control centre for the aids, they also come with manual push-button control for changing volume and programme if your professional has set this up.
Brain Hearing
Real hearing aids, like More before them, incorporate Oticon’s BrainHearing™ design philosophy to give the brain enhanced detail, clarity, and balance in sound. Real also uses the Oticon’s onboard Deep Neural Network (DNN) system which has been trained to identify 12 million real-life sounds and optimise the hearing aids based on it. The new RealSound™ technology, powered by the new Polaris R chip platform, features additional detectors for fast and precise processing of disruptive sounds and wind, as well as handling noise. Oticon specifically highlights two new innovations made possible with this technology: SuddenSound Stabilizer and the Wind & Handling Stabilizer.
Sudden Sound Stabiliser
Oticon says that their new SuddenSound Stabiliser uses the updated DNN system to monitor the sound environment and adapt the device’s amplification to keep both soft and loud sudden sounds available, but balanced, and comfortable. They say that it reduces listening effort by 22% in the presence of sudden sounds instantly changing amplification as the sounds occur. This keeps it comfortable while not compromising the all-important access to speech.
Wind & Handling Stabiliser
Oticon says that “Wind can often cause disruptions and unpleasant sounds in hearing aids.” They aren’t wrong, if someone is an active, outdoors type, wind noise can be a huge bugbear. Other sounds like hands, hair, or glasses touching the hearing aid microphones, can also be very irritating. Oticon Real hearing aids protect against uncomfortable wind and handling noise with double‑patented technology that they say detects and cleans up wind and handling noise 500 times per second. This will make the Real devices a more comfortable listening experience, with better access to speech in windy environments. They say that the new system significantly outperforms their top competitors.
Companion App
The Oticon Companion app is the new, all-in-one solution that allows users to easily control and personalise their hearing aids. It offers the support users need to easily control and personalize their hearing aids, find their hearing aids if lost, manage their connected devices, and receive remote counselling when needed.
SpeechBooster can be used to reduce background noise and enhance speech when in conversation and the streaming equalizer is applied to create a personalized listening experience. The app can also be used to handle wireless accessories paired with their hearing aids and control multiple TV Adapters or devices, such as Oticon EduMic or ConnectClip which can be used both for streaming and as a remote microphone.
The available wireless accessories for the Real platform are:
- ConnectClip works as a remote microphone, a remote control, and can even turn the hearing aids into a wireless headset. This enables streaming from any Bluetooth device and allows comfortable hands-free calls
- TV Adapter streams sound from the TV directly to the hearing aids
- Remote Control adjusts volume, switches program, or mutes the hearing aids with the touch of a button
- EduMic can be used as a remote microphone or to stream audio from computers, tablets, and more
Oticon Own Hearing Aids
Oticon has just released the new Own platform which is their latest custom range of hearing devices. The range offers five different styles, from the very discreet invisible aid to larger Bluetooth-enabled hearing devices. The Own platform is essentially the custom range of Oticon’s outstanding More platform. It uses the same Polaris Chipset and is packed with the same technology. It means that users who prefer custom in-the-ear hearing aids now have the opportunity to try the outstanding More technology for themselves.
Brain Hearing With More Access to Sound
Oticon believes that your brain needs wider access to your surrounding environment to help make sense of it. The original strategy with the Opn did that, it was noticeable to existing users, and it was very successful. The new features introduced with the More platform delivered even more access to your surroundings. The Own devices will now offer you the same outstanding level of sound access that was available with More.
The Polaris Chip
Own will be powered by their newest chipset, which also powers their More devices. After scanning and analysing the sound scene 500 times per second to understand the complexity, the device organises the sounds around you to create contrast and balance between sounds. Oticon says in comparison to the Velox S platform such as:
- 16 times more capacity to execute advanced algorithms
- Intelligent use of industry-leading 64-channel processing
- Twice as much computation capacity and speed
- Deep Neural Network processing
- Double the precision in 1.5-5kHz frequency bands
This jump in processor power allows them to offer in-depth processing and provide a better experience.
12 Million Sound Scenes
Oticon says that they have trained the deep neural network within Own with 12 Million sound scenes so that the hearing aids can make better analysis and processing decisions instantaneously. That should mean a better experience no matter what sound environment you find yourself in.
Two Levels of Technology
The Own devices will be available in five styles across two levels of technology, the premium level Own 1, and the upper mid-level Own 2.
The Devices
The five devices available on the Own platform are from left to right:
- Invisible In Canal (IIC): Very discreet device, size 10 battery, no wireless capabilities, but opitional push button
- Completely In Canal (CIC): Slightly bigger than the IIC, but still discreet, size 10 battery, no wireless capabilities.
- In The Canal (ITC): Slightly bigger than the CIC, still discreet, size 312 battery, Bluetooth enabled with optional pushbutton.
- In The Ear Half Shell (ITE-HS): Bigger than the ITC, covers half the ear, size 312 battery, Bluetooth enabled with optional pushbutton.
- In The Ear Full Shell (ITE-FS): The biggest of the custom devices, size 312 battery, Bluetooth enabled with optional pushbutton.
Oticon More Hearing Aids
Oticon has just released the new More platform, initially, the More was only available in just one rechargeable model across three technology levels. However, they have now introduced a new battery powered model with a telecoil. The devices are internet-enabled and Bluetooth enabled, both Made For iPhone and Made For Android. Oticon has made the More even better with new and upgraded features which build upon the original.
More Access to Sound
Oticon believes that your brain needs wider access to your surrounding environment to help make sense of it. The original strategy with the Opn did that, it was noticeable to existing users, and it was very successful. The new features in the More deliver even more access to your surroundings. To handle that, and still give you the speech understanding that you need, they have upgraded the computer brain of the hearing aids.
New Chipset
More will be powered by a brand new chipset they are calling Polaris. After scanning and analysing the sound scene 500 times per second to understand the complexity, the device organises the sounds around you to create contrast and balance between sounds. Oticon says in comparison to the Velox S platform such as:
- 16 times more capacity to execute advanced algorithms
- Intelligent use of industry-leading 64-channel processing
- Twice as much computation capacity and speed
- Deep Neural Network processing
- Double the precision in 1.5-5kHz frequency bands
This jump in processor power allows them to offer more in-depth processing and provide a better experience.
12 Million Sound Scenes
Oticon says that they have trained the deep neural network within More with 12 Million sound scenes so that the hearing aids can make better analysis and processing decisions instantaneously. That should mean a better experience no matter what sound environment you find yourself in.
Three Levels of Technology
The More rechargeable hearing aid and the new mini-RITE-T will be available in three levels of technology, the More 1, the More 2 and the More 3.
Powerful Enough For Every Hearing Loss
The beautiful MiniRITE devices can use four different receiver power levels meaning that they offer a discreet option for every hearing loss
Oticon More MiniRITE-R
The More miniRITE-R hearing aid model is a very discrete rechargeable wireless slimline ‘Mini-Receiver-In-Ear (miniRITE)’ hearing aid. It is powerful, fully featured and offering amazing discretion.
Oticon More MiniRITE-T
The More miniRITE-T hearing aid model is a very discrete 312 battery powered wireless slimline ‘Mini-Receiver-In-Ear (miniRITE)’ hearing aid. It offers a telecoil function and is powerful fully featured and offering amazing discretion.
Oticon More MiniBTE-R
The More miniBTE-R hearing aid model is a very discrete rechargeable wireless slimline ‘Mini-Behind-The-Ear (miniBTE)’ hearing aid. It is powerful fully featured and offers amazing discretion.
Oticon More MiniBTE-T
The More miniBTE-T hearing aid model is a very discrete wireless slimline ‘Mini-Behind-The-Ear (miniBTE)’ hearing aid. It is powerful, fully-featured and offers excellent discretion.
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