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Oticon Hearing Aids

Innovative Danish Hearing Aid Makers

Amazing Danish innovation in hearing solutions

 

Who Are They

Oticon is one of the top 3 hearing aid manufacturers around today and they are based in Denmark. Their UK head office is in Hamilton Scotland. 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 is also one of the manufacturers of digital hearing instruments I provide. Oticon was the first Danish manufacturer to have a hearing aid on the market when they produced the Oticon TA in 1947, although they have been in business for over a century. Oticon launched their Opn platform a few years ago which was a groundbreaking leap forward in hearing aid technology. Their unique strategies have evolved dramatically through their More and Real hearing aids culminating in their remarkable new Intent platform. Thanks to this technology, Oticon currently have some of the most advanced hearing aids available on the market today.

This page references the very latest Oticon hearing aids available in Scotland, you can read about older and discontinued Oticon hearing aids here.

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Intent Hearing Aids

New 4D sensors to deliver a better understanding of user intent

Oticon has announced the launch of its very latest hearing aid technology, Oticon Intent. The company claims it is "the world's first hearing aid with 4D Sensor technology to understand each user's listening intentions and seamlessly support individual listening needs while giving access to the full sound environment."

Firstly, the Intent will be initially available in the smallest rechargeable miniRITE (receiver in the ear) form factor that Oticon offers. That discreet and popular model offers a telecoil and is designed to provide 20 hours of battery life even when streaming. Under the hood, they are building further on their BrainHearing™ technology with a device they say will capture and enhance a person's listening intent with motion sensors in the hearing aids, which pick up head aspect and movement.

Capturing User Intent

Oticon says they can use the data from those sensors to understand better what the user is trying to hear in the moment. It allows them to layer this information upon the foundation of their BrainHearing™ technology, designed to deliver a full 360° soundscape with less listening effort and better speech understanding.

Motion detectors, or, to be more exact, accelerometers, have been around in hearing aids for a while. Until now, none of the hearing aid manufacturers have used them in quite this manner. Oticon says that it allows them to deliver outstanding speech clarity in complex sound situations while giving full access to surrounding sounds.

In fairness to them, since the introduction of the Opn, that is what they have been attempting to deliver. The goal of the strategy first delivered with the Opn, and built upon in the Opn S, Real and More ranges was to provide access to the full 360° soundscape with less listening effort, better speech understanding, and the capacity to remember more of what was heard.

The Intent technology takes that one step further, delivering a hearing aid that strives to understand the needs and listening intent of the user within changing sound environments and then adapts its signal processing according to their unique listening needs.

Auracast & DNN 2.0 and much more

The Intent also features a new Smart Speaker, Bluetooth® LE and Auracast™-ready technology, and a second-generation Deep Neural Network (DNN) system. DNN 2.0 is a type of machine learning system designed to allow the hearing aid to work more like the brain—having learned through experience—enabling more accurate representations of sound in the brain and better access to even soft speech sounds in noisy situations.

The new DNN is built from the ground up for the Intent as opposed to being an upgraded version of the original. The original system proved effective in the More and Real, so I expect great things here.

It is also equipped with a new MoreSound Intelligence 3.0 which provides higher clarity and better balance, with up to 12 dB noise suppression. They say that due to this innovative processing, which ultimately provides users with clearer speech, Oticon Intent delivers 35% more access to speech cues compared to Oticon’s preceding premium hearing aid.

If you are interested in the Oticon Intent range, or if you are looking for hearing aids at the best price in Scotland, honest advice and care, call me on 01506 420519 to arrange your appointment now.

You can read about the fantastic offer I have on the Intent 1 here

You can read about the Oticon Intent 2 here

You can read about the Oticon Intent 3 here

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Real Hearing Aids

Oticon Real Hearing Aid Range with Smart Charger

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.

Full Day of Use With The Rechargeables

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 optional SmartCharger. The optional 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 & Oticon's DNN

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

You can read about the fantastic offer I have on the Real 1 here

You can read about the Oticon Real 2 here

You can read about the Oticon Real 3 here

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Own Hearing Aids

Full balanced sound from Oticon Own

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.

Full sound scene

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.

Polaris Chipset

Own will be powered by their newest chipset called 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 in-depth processing and provide a better experience.

12 Million Sound Scenes

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

Oticon Own Hearing Aid Range

As I said, there are five devices available on the Own platform:

  • 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 Own Prices

Binaural ( 2 ) Hearing Aids are available at what I believe is the best price in Scotland. Please contact me for details

 

You can read about the fantastic offer I have on the Own 1 here

You can read about the Oticon Own 2 here

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More Hearing Aids

Full balanced sound from Oticon More

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.

Full sound scene

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

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.

Oticon More Prices

Binaural ( 2 ) Hearing Aids are available at what I believe is the best price in Scotland. Please contact me for details.

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

You can read about the fantastic offer I have on the More 1 here

You can read about the Oticon More 2 here

You can read about the Oticon More 3 here

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More miniRITE

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 Prices

The Oticon More range is available at prices from £1345.00 to £1845.00 per hearing aid. Check out my prices page for my unbeatable price on 2 rechargeable hearing aids complete with charger, 5 year guarantee and lifetime aftercare.

Oticon More Rechargeable

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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 miniRITE-T Prices

The Oticon More range is available at prices from £1345.00 to £1845.00 per hearing aid.

Oticon More mini-RITE-T

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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-R Prices

The Oticon More range is available at prices from £1345.00 to £1845.00 per hearing aid. Check out my prices page for my unbeatable price on 2 rechargeable hearing aids complete with charger, 5 year guarantee and lifetime aftercare.

Oticon More BTE Rechargeable

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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.

Oticon More miniBTE-T Prices

The Oticon More range is available at prices from £1345.00 to £1845.00 per hearing aid. Check out my prices page for my unbeatable price on 2 hearing aids complete with 5 year guarantee and lifetime aftercare.

Oticon More Rechargeable

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Opn Xceed Hearing Aids

Oticon Xceed

Oticon introduced the Xceed range of hearing aids in August 2019. The Oticon Xceed range is built on the new Velox S platform that powers Opn S. They are the first power hearing aids from Oticon that offer their outstanding OpenSound Navigator (OSN), which they say offers more access to speech with less effort, and their new OpenSound Optimizer which helps to deliver more amplification without whistling.

Oticon Xceed Prices

The Oticon Xceed range is available at prices from £1100.00 to £1700.00 per hearing aid.

Technology

With 146 dB SPL and 87 dB full-on gain, Xceed and Xceed Play are the world's most powerful hearing aids. The addition of the underlying OSN technology will give people with severe to profound hearing loss the opportunity to assess how it works for them.  The OSN technology by Oticon is said to work “ultra-fast to constantly analyze, prioritize, and preserve speech from all directions while significantly reducing noise.”

Results from an independent study show that OSN technology in Xceed improves speech clarity by 10%, reduces listening effort by 10%, and increases short-term recall by 15% for patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss.1. Xceed Play with OSN provides up to 20% more speech cues for children with severe-to-profound hearing loss, without the high risk of feedback.2. When extra help is needed, patients can activate OpenSound Booster using the Oticon ON App.

The Xceed range is available in three levels of technology with the 1 being the top of the range, the 2 mid-range and the 3 the entry level. The OSN and the OpenSound Booster is not available with the 3 level of technology.

Made For iPhone Power Hearing Aids

The Xceed Power hearing aids join a very exclusive group of direct connection Made For iPhone power hearing aids. They will enable power users to connect directly to an iPhone® and connect to any modern smartphone via the ConnectClip to stream sound hands-free to both ears. With the Oticon ON App, patients can regulate volume, change programs, or simply turn off their hearing aids with complete discretion.

The Models

The Xceed range consists of two traditional Behind The Ear hearing aid models, a smaller Super Power device and a larger Ultra Power device. Both of them have telecoils onboard, IP68-certification for water and dust resistance,  and push buttons for easy control.

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Opn Xceed BTE SP

The Xceed BTE SP hearing aid model is the smaller of the two models in the range. The device has a telecoil onboard, IP68-certification for water and dust resistance,  and push buttons for easy control. It is powered with a size 13 battery. It will cover hearing losses down to 110 dB. It is a Made For iPhone hearing aid and will connect directly to Apple products. The Xceed BTE SP range is available in three levels of technology with the 1 being the top of the range, the 2 mid-range and the 3 the entry level. The OSN and the OpenSound Booster is not available with the 3 level of technology.

Oticon Xceed BTE SP Prices

The Oticon Xceed range is available at prices from £1100.00 to £1700.00 per hearing aid.

Oticon Xceed BTE SP

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Opn Xceed BTE UP

The Xceed BTE UP hearing aid model is the larger of the two models in the range. The device has a telecoil onboard, IP68-certification for water and dust resistance,  and push buttons for easy control. It is powered with a size 675 battery. It will cover hearing losses down to 120 dB. It is a Made For iPhone hearing aid and will connect directly to Apple products. The Xceed BTE UP range is available in three levels of technology with the 1 being the top of the range, the 2 mid-range and the 3 the entry level. The OSN and the OpenSound Booster is not available with the 3 level of technology.

Oticon Xceed BTE UP Prices

The Oticon Xceed range is available at prices from £1100.00 to £1700.00 per hearing aid..

 

You can read about older and discontinued Oticon hearing aids here

Oticon Xceed BTE UP

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