Oticon Real

Summary: Nick reviews the Oticon Real 1 miniRITE R hearing aids, focusing on their performance and personal experience. Diagnosed with mild hearing loss, especially in noisy environments like his workplace in education, Nick finds the Oticon Real 1 aids to be a significant improvement. He praises their artificial intelligence, which filters noise and enhances speech clarity, making conversations in loud settings much clearer. He is particularly fond of the Oticon Companion App, which he finds user-friendly, providing easy adjustments and maintenance reminders. Despite the exceptional sound quality and easy setup, Nick notes some downsides, such as limited Bluetooth connectivity to one device at a time and a charger design that lacks a lid and has a non-detachable cable. However, he mentions an available premium SmartCharger that addresses some of these issues. Despite a few cons, Nick highly recommends the Oticon Real 1 miniRITE R for its sound quality and intelligent features, considering them top-notch in technology and craftsmanship.

Summary: Jeff from New Jersey recounts his experience with hearing loss and the journey to getting hearing aids. After realizing he was missing parts of conversations, especially in noisy environments like Las Vegas casinos, he consulted an audiologist. Diagnosed with age-related hearing loss, he was recommended Oticon Real hearing aids by two different audiologists. Despite initial concerns about cost and quality compared to cheaper options, Jeff decided to invest in the recommended high-quality aids. He praises their discreet design and effectiveness, particularly in reducing background noise and enhancing conversation clarity. Jeff ends by advising others experiencing similar hearing issues to seek testing and consider hearing aids to improve their quality of life.

Summary: Steve, a former long-haul trucker, shares his positive experience with Oticon Real 2 hearing aids. After years of exposure to loud diesel engines led to significant hearing loss, Steve turned to hearing aids and was amazed by their performance. He emphasizes their tiny size, easy usability, and the profound impact they have had on his life, such as enhancing his ability to hear everyday sounds like squirrels and birds, and improving communication with his family. Steve strongly recommends Oticon Real hearing aids to others experiencing hearing loss, highlighting their value and the difference they have made in his ability to hear and engage with the world around him.

Summary: Art, An 86-year-old, highly active individual shares his switch from Phonak to Oticon Real hearing aids based on his brother's recommendation. After 15 years with Phonak, he tried the Oticon Real 1 and noticed a significant improvement in sharpness and overall hearing. Despite the benefits, he encountered issues with pairing the hearing aids to his cell phone and iPad, affecting his use with YouTube videos and other media. However, he resolved a recent pairing issue by reinstalling the Oticon app and believes these problems are being addressed by Oticon and can be further assisted by his audiologist. Overall, he expresses satisfaction with his new Oticon Real rechargeable hearing aids and recommends them.

Summary: Arnold, a retired physician assistant and former assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine, shares his journey to finding the right hearing aids. After experiencing unsatisfactory performance with other hearing aids in noisy environments and wind noise, he switched to the Oticon Real 1. Arnold is very satisfied with these, noting their effective noise reduction and Bluetooth connectivity, although he mentions the audio quality for music is not as good as he would prefer. Despite this, he uses them daily for music during his walks without any issues with battery life. He appreciates the discreetness and comfort of the hearing aids, adding that they are hardly noticeable, especially with his beard.

Summary: Steve, a 73-year-old with moderate hearing loss, shares his positive experience with Oticon Real 1 hearing aids. He notes significant improvements in hearing his grandchildren, detecting subtle sounds like car turn signals, and engaging in social activities like biking and golfing. Initially, fitting the hearing aid took some effort, but now he finds it comfortable and barely noticeable, although he mentions a minor issue with wearing glasses. Steve conducted extensive research and consulted three different audiologists before choosing these hearing aids, particularly valuing their noise-canceling feature for various environments. He emphasizes the importance of thorough research and professional advice in selecting the right hearing aids.

Hi, my name is John and I would like to tell you about my experience getting a new pair of hearing aids. I have been using them for a few years now. Oticon Real hearing aids. As much for managing my tinnitus as for hearing itself. Since I have the constant sound in my head and the relief sound seems to help. As you can tell, I am not very good at this. At any rate. So I went to the same place that I got my previous hearing aids, and after a little discussion and I did some research on my own, I decided Oticon Real two hearing aids were probably the best choice for me. So, I asked the guy how much and he did not bat an eye and he said $6,000 John and I did not bat an eye and said, let me think about it. So, I went home and started looking around on the internet, thinking, maybe I can get these for a discount someplace. And pretty quickly I came across a Zip Hearing that was really impressed with their website and they really explained everything. So, I put my information as to what I wanted to buy and got a price back that was $3,800, $2,200 less than the guy down there that I had been going to. Now I like the guy I had been going to, but I liked $2,200 even more. So, I called up zip hearing, and I did not really have much for questions since everything was explained on their website. But I said, you know, well, you say I can get some person here locally to fit him and set him up for me. Who would that be? And they specified a guy that was pretty close by that happened to be a doctor of audiology And so I made an appointment with him and I thought, okay, at what point does the discount service kick in that goes along with the discount price? So, I went down and I talked to the guy. Totally impressed with the level of professional and efficiency That, you know, he gave me. And so, I went ahead and I placed the order. The order came in. He fitted them for me. Absolutely Everything went perfect. You know, I did not get discount service. It was like more like I got concierge service. So, you know, everything went great on my. I am a happy guy with them. With zip hearing and the hearing aids that I bought, and I got them in right now and don't leave home without them because the tinnitus, if you have it, you know, it never ends. So, if I did have one complaint, it is really with Oticon themselves. They have they had an iPhone application that worked perfect. I used them with my old hearing aids, and I used them with the new hearing aids for a while, until Oticon decided to force everybody to their new application. That does not work all that great for tinnitus sufferers like myself. You know, every once in a while. Actually, several times during the day, one of the hearing aids will go from its normal comfort level to us and then I have to quickly go find my iPhone and bring up the application and set it back to a comfortable level. Other than that, you know, I am a happy guy. I got $2,200 extra in my pocket. I got hearing aids that really help. And I have absolutely nothing bad to say about zip hearing or my local guy that fitted them for me. So, let us say zip hearing offered me a small amount of money to make this video, and I will accept that. But it is not enough to make me skew my review. I would be happy to know to tell the truth. And that is what it is. So that's it. Thanks. Bye.

Hello, thank you for checking out this video. First of all, my name is Dave and I have had hearing loss problems for a while and I have tried different hearing aid companies and for the most part, they just increased the overall volume of what I hear each day. One pair I bought actually were so unadjustable that as soon as I walked into work, which is noisy there, but I had to take them out of my ears in a big hurry because everything was so loud. So, after trying some major brands, I found out about Zip hearing and how they carried all these different hearing aids from different companies at a very reasonable price. I have been very happy with that since the moment I started this venture. They were great. They set me up with a local hearing aid specialist who double checked my hearing, made sure what I needed. I had already picked out the hearing aids that I thought would be the best for me, which is the oticon real hearing aids. And that is the box here that they came in. And it is full of instructions, some additional accessories for cleaning and all that that you would need. Also, this is the charging unit that it comes with. And let me take the hearing aids out. They go in like so, and then they charge while you sleep. So that is very helpful. Also, the hearing is so much different. These are two hearing aids actually have built in AI that helps learn your disability and hearing. So, we know or you know, if you have been going and checking out different hearing aids that if you do not use some kind of aid or get hearing aids, at some point your mind will start forgetting sounds that come into your head from different ways. And if you do not start hearing those sounds, your mind or brain forgets those sounds and you may or may not get them back. These hearing aids from Oticon have really helped me with those sounds and not blasting. I just hear the sounds around me more clearly, including the voices in conversation. One of my big drawbacks was if I was in a crowd, I could not hear that well, somebody talking in front of me and I have to tell you, that has improved. So could tell I am very happy about this. Very happy with my experience with zip hearing, very happy with the local hearing aid specialists they set me up with. And I hope you get by this that it is something you want to purchase for yourself. I do not think you will be disappointed at all. In fact, I think you will be excited as me to get these hearing aids and hear better.

My name is Paul. I am a musician, singer, songwriter, producer. I deal with music a lot. And it has become increasingly difficult for me to do the things that I love because of my hearing loss. So I went to an audiologist, and they said that I could benefit greatly from the use of hearing aids. I went online and did my research, and I ultimately ended up with these, the Oticon reals. They are super small and super high tech. They fit right behind my ear. These are the over ear models. There are inner ear ones, but those always, like, make me feel plugged up. These ones do not. They are pretty easy to put on. And then there is, like, a little kickstand part. There is a little bit of a. You saw it, right? It just clicks in your ear. Keep it in place. I like it a lot, and I can practically just forget about them. They are so light behind my ear and with my hair, and you cannot even see them. I mean, you cannot see that little. You do not even know I was wearing them. You cannot even, you know, until I told you. I mean, you had an idea because, you know, you are looking for hearing aids, but. See. Boop! Gone. They do not exist in my ear. Really? No one notices. I have been waiting for two months. Three people noticed them. And it is because one was my dentist, the other was my wife and my mom. That is, it. Everyone else I have actively showed them because I am super excited about them, because the quality of life they give me surpasses the cost of them, which is expensive. I am on a payment plan, but it is so worth it. It is so worth it. Like I was outside in my backyard listening to the birds and the cicadas. I turned off my hearing aids. They disappear like, not soft air. They do not exist in my life without my hearing aids. And just. That little bit is enough for me. That little bit of peace is beautiful. Right. And then comes everything else. My ability to listen to music a lot more critically, be able to discern between tones a lot easier, between noise and speech in music and in everyday life. You over here. It is indispensable. I will never go back. My relationships are improving because I can listen better. You know, I am not constantly asking everyone to repeat themselves. Which leads me to be less embarrassed. Leads me to isolate less, to engage more in conversation, and to have more meaningful conversations. The list goes on and on and on and on. If you are on the fence about it, just. Just get off the fence and give it a go. I swear you are going to put them on, and you will never want to take them off. I was missing so much, and now I am not. You know music sparkles again. The symbols, like everything, and the tech and these things are insane like there is an augmented reality aspect of these things. I take my phone calls to them. I stream all my music and videos and entertainment on my phone through my hearing aids. It is incredible. I have a hands free headset on all the time and. They are imperceptible, right? You cannot even tell they are there. I have to tell people that I am, like, getting a call, like, excuse me, hold on. I am getting a call from the ether. They are like, what? But, yeah, they are amazing. It comes with an app. I would show you that, but I am recording on my phone. So, you download your app, and you can adjust the levels you can adjust there is a small equalizer in there. There is a button that helps boost speech recognition. You can switch between programs. What I mean by that is that there's different sets of settings that you can have that your audiologist can help program into your hearing aids so that if you are in a loud restaurant or a music venue, you can have one that handles speech and noise. I have one for music listening, which lets me be more critical. It is a lot more transparent than the normal. General purpose one that is mostly looking for speech. You know, they are just incredible. If you are hesitant about it, please do not. They have changed my life, and I took way too long to get them. I wish I got these five years ago ten years ago. You know, I cannot imagine where I would be right now if I did, you know but, yes. So, that is it. I am going to go now. Taking too much of your time already. But do give it a shot please. It changed my life and it will change yours, and if you go through the website, I did ziphearing.com. Say Hi to Jeff for me. He is a really great guy and explained all this to me better than I can. So do that. Cool. Enjoy yourself.

Hi, my name is Mihai. I am doing a review today of these guys. The Oticon real 1. Um, so my, um, my issue is I have genetic hearing loss in my family. Get it from my dad's side and basically, it means that I have in the middle frequencies. I have a lot of loss and it is getting it has gotten worse since I have been in my early 20s. I am in my mid 30s now, and so I was just going to keep advancing And I did finally, you know, make the decision to get a hearing aid. I ended up going with Oticon because I think their trusted name, you know, people know the company. They have been doing it for a long time. So, they are going to have a lot of the, um, the core signs down. I picked the real ones because they do have AI built in so they can help rather than just kind of amplifying everything. They amplify more of the sounds that you are interested in, like speech and the things that are in front of you and less noise. I did before these Oticon real ones. I did use hearing aids from a company called whisper. They are a newer company, and they are really all into the AI approach as well. But they take a different approach where they have a separate, they call it the brain. It is about the size of maybe half the size of your phone, and it sends the audio signal from the hearing aids to this brain, does this processing, and then sends it back. And comparing the Oticons to the whispers, I think, you know, the whisper company had a lot of things that were just around the hearing aid that were really nice, like the feeding process and all that stuff. But the actual hearing aid itself was worse and that is where I think Oticon, being a trusted name that has been around, really shines. Their eye filtering was better, but just overall, they are just better as a hearing aid. They had all these extra features that I will talk about. So yeah, that is why I chose them in order to get fitted. I ended up going to my first my doctor and they were really kind of strange about it. They said they could not tell me the price and I told them, well, let us ignore insurance and just tell me what you charge me direct and they said, well, we have these distributors. We do not know, we do not know. And eventually they said it would cost like $7,000. Then I, you know, of course, immediately jumped on the internet, looked it up, found ziphearing, and they said it was going to be 4800 and they would hook me up with a local provider who would do the actual fitting And through them I'd also get a warranty and some additional things. And it was really funny. The provider they ended up hooking me up with was actually the provider I was already using, so literally nothing changed except going through ziphearing and they knocked like, you know, $2,200 off the price. So that is awesome. So, I really like that. Now, what I like about the hearing aid itself, I hear a lot better, no question about it. It is just in quiet situations, you know, it gives me the amplification I need. But then when I go out and do things like I do, I do improv. I go out with friends to dinner and all these things, and it is more social situations where you have a lot of noise. Maybe you are not looking at exactly who is speaking. They balance that, bring the amplification, but also not amplifying noise like you get in a restaurant or a bar or something. And that has been really, really great compared to the whisper hearing aids and just hearing aids that do not have that feature. Then I also really liked the phone integration. You know, you get Bluetooth, which is great, so you can listen to music and do phone calls. But you know, right here I can just push this button on my home screen basically and change all my presets. So that is really easy, really nice. Like I said, it is good noise. Some things I don't like the charger. It is a corded charger. So, you it has to be plugged in. Which you know, I like the kind of the wireless headphone approach where, you know, you put the hearing aids in a case, that case has a battery and you can charge it on the go, but then also at home at night, you just plug that case into the wall and it charges both the case and the hearing aids. They do have one of those. It is called the smart charger, but it is like $225. So, it is quite expensive. So, it is just something to be mindful. Maybe if I could go back, I would choose to get the replaceable batteries. They are quite easy to replace. The battery life is 30 hours versus 18 And you know it is not $225. Other things that I think are a little weird is the Oticon app isn't very good. But like I said, you do not really need it very much and yeah, I would, I would say that the, the thing is that the range when connecting and streaming from your phone is not great. It is like 3 feet before it starts cutting out. That is not ideal. And it does use the microphone in your phone when you are making phone calls, not the microphone in the hearing aid, which again, you have to be pretty close to your phone when talking. And yes, that is about it that I do not like. Overall, though, I do think the pros way outweigh the cons. I am very happy with it, and I'm probably going to stick with Oticon and I'm certainly going to stick with hearing aids. So, thanks.

Hey there. Hey, my name is Matt, and I wanted to give a little bit of info about my recent experience in buying hearing aids from Zip hearing. So, I have had hearing aids for the last nine years. I bought them when I was 45 and when I was a teenager, and in college I had a factory job that gave me some pretty good hearing loss and by the time I was in my mid 40s, I was starting to recognize that I was laughing at jokes, not really knowing what I was laughing at, which is dangerous And I was saying what a lot to my wife And she just realized that I was in conversations where I was straining to hear and where I was just kind of responding to questions and other things, obviously not having had the full context, because I couldn't hear it. And so, I got hearing aids, I got the Oticon, I think Nera brand in 2015 and those last at eight years and so this past winter, I knew I needed a new hearing aids and started looking around. I talked to hearing aid places and audiologists and found that I was a few versions behind with how old mine were and the Oticon brand. I really liked the real. The model name is Aria and I really liked that. And so, as I started looking at how much these cost, I was shocked. I knew hearing aids were expensive. I think I paid about 4500 for my first pair. I was hoping I could get in around there and was disappointed when I was looking at over six and even $7,000 for those for those Oticon reals. But they were great. They were what I needed. And so, I kept looking around on the internet and just seeing who else was carrying these And I came across Zip hearing and ad online that just said there were a couple thousand dollars cheaper. And I gave them a call. And I remember talking to a guy named Jeff, and I just said, Jeff, I don't believe you. I appreciate you putting that ad out there, but I don't believe that these are actually that cheap. And he said, well, Matt, give us a try. And so, he connected me with a local audiologist hearing center here where I live. And I showed up and I said the same thing to the audiologist. I said, I don't believe this, that I can actually get these for this price. And she said, well, it's actually true. You really can And so I went ahead and went through the process thinking at some point the other shoe was going to drop and I would find out that these are not these are not actually available. And but lo and behold, they actually were. And so, I have the Oticon real. I am going to turn my screen here a little bit so you can see kind of how big this thing is. And this is the best way I can do it. But that's the hearing aid there. My old hearing aids are that you can kind of see that they are a little bit bigger than the old ones. These had a battery in them and these do not. So these this is the greatest thing ever. These just fit in that charger and that will last me easily all day. There is an up and down volume on the back, and you can press and hold for different features and programs and things. But I really appreciated the straightforward nature of Zipp hearing what they said they delivered, And I love these. They have an app as well on my phone, which really it helps me select. I can customize the hearing aids to work for me in different situations. And I really that's I didn't have that on the old one at all. I just had a little. Yeah, I just had a little remote. And also, I really appreciate that. Oh, zip hearing like they you go home with new globes or just the fittings on the end. You go home with new wax guards. And so, it's great like you really you honestly get the good deal. And a product that is a brand name that really does work. And so, I am hoping I can get another eight years out of these. That would be fantastic. But yeah, I don't know if there's Anything else I want to provide other than I would definitely consider Zip hearing if you're looking at getting new hearing aids. And so, it's worth, it's worth at least asking about their pricing and who they work with locally in your area. So anyways, I don't do these testimonials really at all, but I wanted to do this because if you can't hear you are missing so much and if you can hear, you really feel like you are a part of things. So, give zip hearing your attention and see what they can offer you, and just see who you can talk to locally about it. So anyways, that's me and that's my zip hearing story there. So, I hope this helped.

Hi, I'm Michael. I live in Southwestern Ohio. I've been wearing hearing aids for at least 15 years. During those 15 years, I've tried a number of different manufacturers' hearing aids. Some good, some not so good, but they've always been lacking. But recently, I ran across, I think it was on YouTube, that I saw where there's this new technology, and one of the manufacturers using this new technology was Oticon. I checked them out, and I like what they sound like. I also ran across a place, a website, and it's called ZIP Hearing, Z-I-P. They said they would refer me to a local audiologist and they could save me some money. I was pretty skeptical about that. I tried them and they did just exactly what they said they would. I recommend checking them out too. Anyways, the Oticon has come out with a... It's a hearing aid. It's called Real. It's called R-E-A-L. By the way, this is custom mold, which I'll talk about in a minute. I've been wearing these for about four months now, and the clarity has been a big improvement. Hearing people's voices, hearing sounds. Just noticed the other day, well, it's been longer than the other day, but there was my coffee pot. When it goes off, it's got this signal, high pitch signal. I've never heard that until I got these hearing aids, and I can hear it now. It's pretty amazing. Noise environments like restaurants, sometimes can still be a challenge. I do believe I can hear better in those situations, but I'm still trying different settings and different ways of hearing in those types of environments. But like I said, it is an improvement. Also, the custom hearing mold that I just showed you, depending on your type of hearing loss, that can be a real game changer. In my case, it was a big improvement, and they're not expensive. I think I paid $100 for a pair of them, and they have really, really helped, and I'm glad I got those. Also, I went with... There's a number of accessories that you can get. But the one I got was a rechargeable hearing aids. You can get them. Oticon offers the old battery where you can change out the battery every few days, or you can use the rechargeables. I didn't know if I'd like it or not, but it's turned out to be great. I can wear them 15 to 18 hours a day, and I've still got plenty of charge left. Anyways, it's worked out well for me. Adjusting. Now, some people do not need to adjust their hearing aids at all. They put them in and basically just wear them like that and let it make its own adjustments and everything. My type of hearing loss, I have found it necessary to be able to make adjustments occasionally. And for that, I use the Oticon app that you can download. This is what it looks like. And again, you can make different adjustments. It's depending on the type of hearing environment. You can adjust the volume, and you can do some other things, too. I've got an equalizer, graphic equalizer. Then it tells you how much of a charge you have left. You can see there, I've put them on this morning and it's down to 82% now, but it does a really good job. I like the app when it's working good. I have had some problems with it staying connected. According to the experts, that is basically the fault of iPhone, because when they do their updates, sometimes it just doesn't do well with the app. But I found that if you just restart the phone, that it makes everything just fine.And at least for a while. So that may not. And hopefully, they say they're working on things to make it so it's a much better path. So anyways, I'm really pleased with my Oticons, and I recommend them.

Hello, my name is Tim, and I wear hearing aids. I would say about 5 to 6 years ago, I found myself asking my wife to repeat herself, more often than I thought was probably warranted. So, I figured, you know, I might have some kind of hearing loss and I didn't have a lot of money at the time. So I went to Costco, and they confirmed that I did have a mild hearing loss, and they fitted me with some hearing aids. I don't remember what they were, but they just sounded awful. everything was super loud and crisp, but not necessarily clear and certainly not pleasant and they were difficult to get in my ears. And I just couldn't get myself used to wearing them. And they did have a return policy, so that's what I did. I returned it that was about five years ago. Then we were in Hawaii at the time. We moved to Utah. And, I decided that it was a problem I still needed to address. So I went to a place called my hearing centers, and, they fitted me with signia. I will just show this. Well, anyway, it's a signia, hearing aids. They have very, the provider created this very large piece to fit into my ear canal and this is a typical over the ear kind of fitting from Signia and, it was during the time of Covid, so it was a little bit hard to get in there and get an appointment. But long story short, I kept finding the same problem that it was too tinny. And so he thought the solution to the problem of making a tinny was to make these things a little more, I don't know, fat. So they would fill my ear more. I guess that would give it more, bass quality. I am going to try to show these here so that's the Signia's. This is the case that they came in, and you see how large the, fittings are. So I had a hard time with them. I couldn't even get them in my ear. I actually tried over and over and over, and the guy would try to help me figure out how to get them in there, and I just said, forget it. And I put them back in their case, and I put them in my closet and never, wore them again. And that was a couple thousand dollars down the drain. I should say that along this route, I have also noticed that I have had a ringing in my ears, which is called tinnitus or tinnitus. And I really didn't talk to any doctor about that because I just thought that it was, one of those things that just you can't do much about and I think I mentioned it to a doctor, and they had said that there wasn't much you can do about it. Anyway, fast forward 2 or 3 years. I started to seeing things online about tinnitus and I found a whole long video about a tincture that you could buy. So I spent 300 bucks on that, trying to get rid of it because it said that not only is it annoying, but it also can lead to degeneration of the brain and possible Alzheimer's and, that sort of thing, so kind of alarmed me. The tincture didn't do anything. But along that same time, I got a book in the mail, about hearing loss. And it was from a place called Tim Pagano's Hearing Center in American Fork, Utah. And, it was very convincing. It said that it does indeed lead to dementia hearing loss is bad for your cognitive, abilities, and that degenerates over time. And so the guy seemed like he knew what he was talking about. And he supposedly one of the best in Utah. So I went down and visited him, and he did an exam, and he came up with, the oticon real mini right r hearing aid. And, I tried it on and it didn't seem anywhere near as annoying as the other ones that I tried at Costco and at my hearing centers and the Signia. So I thought, well, that's pretty good. The problem was that this guy charged a large amount of money. I think it was a total of $9,000 over the course of four years. He had a plan where you pay monthly rather than pay for your hearing aids up front, and I had paid 2000 for the previous hearing aids but they fit well, and I sort of trusted the guy, and I thought I would give it a try. So, I tried it for a week, and I didn't have anywhere near the annoyance that I have had in the past with hearing aids. I seem to be hearing better, but I went online and found Zip hearing, and they were charging half the price that this guy was charging. Now they don't have all the services that this doctor and American Fork provided. They just give you the hearing aids and they give you three visits with a hearing specialist. And then then you are on your own pretty much. But I figured for the $4,000 that I was saving, that might be worth it. So that's what I did. Went to a hearing specialist here in Salt Lake City. He fitted me. We adjusted it quite a bit and I am pretty happy with him. I can hear a lot better. I know I can hear higher pitched sounds much better and I am comfortable with it. I don't dread putting them on. And once they are on, I don't really think about them much. I will just take this off here. That's one right there. I will put them down here. They are pretty easy to take off. And this is what they look like. And this here is the charger. You just take this and you put it in here and put this one in here, and they, little lights indicators are yellow right now indicating that they are charging. And, that's that. And they're pretty easy to put back on. I find that it's easier to take my glasses off first. Take my glasses off, put this here pop that in there. Done. And pop this in here. And done. So pretty easy. that's the one annoyance about hearing aids in general, I guess, is that, there's microphones in these plastic pieces behind your ears. So they bang up against your glasses or your if you're a female, in particular your hair. And in the beginning, that's just amazingly annoying because you are getting a going on. But I guess what happens is your brain kind of tunes that out after a while. so what I like about them is they are comfortable. I hardly know they are there. there's definitely a pretty good range of fidelity, partly because my hearing loss isn't that extreme. So what happens is those little domes that are in there aren't very big, so they don't block out a lot of the natural sounds. So, the microphone allows sounds that you normally would hear. Well, anyway, like, I hear bass sounds pretty good. So they come in fine. Treble, middle, middle range sounds come in good. It just helps me with the higher pitch sounds. And those are the sounds that might sound a little artificial. They sound a little tinny. Now, when this guy fitted me in Salt Lake City, I had a lot of problem with the strange, I call it, being like, tunnel vision. It's really just like reverberation. It's almost like an echo. Except that it's not an echo. It's just a high pitched vibration. When you hear sound and that was particularly when I would be in a restaurant kind of situation, or I was standing at an outdoor gathering and just talking to the people who were directly in front of me, and I literally couldn't understand a word they were saying. Even though the volume was perfectly fine, it was my brain not being able to process the sounds that I was hearing. One of the things I did is this particular provider gave me a one size dome for one ear and another size dome for the other, and I just felt like the original doctor had given me two smaller domes. So after about a month, I switched one out and I haven't really noticed that really bad reverberation sound. So, I don't know if it's something that what I did, or if it's just that my brain got used to it after a while. So that's the one thing I don't like is that I it's still hard to hear in restaurants, but, you know, I assume they are working on that technology and that's about it. I would definitely recommend these. They are again, about twice or two and a half times as expensive as the other model that I tried. But I think that, there is a reason for that. It definitely sounds a lot better and according to this guy in American Fork, it's, going to keep my dementia at bay, possibly. So thanks for watching and I hope that your hearing situation. Oh, about the tinnitus. So this is supposed to help your tinnitus, This app actually has a tinnitus program. I never use it. It doesn't seem to make any difference. It's not really to get rid of tinnitus. It's really kind of to provide you with sort of a white noise to match the tinnitus, so that it doesn't bother you as much. I don't think they really have a cure for tinnitus yet, but, I think that having the hearing aids in general, helps you with that problem, and I am hoping that for myself. All right, that's it. Thanks very much.

Hello, my name is Cindy. I was working for the fire department and in a desk job for 26 years, and the sirens took their toll on my hearing. So, I went for a hearing test, and it came out pretty bad. So, I was prescribed hearing aids. I was referred to Zip Hearing, they are so helpful, and they immediately connected me with a hearing aid provider. And the hearing aids I have are Oticon and they are tiny. I have one in here. You cannot even see it. They are easy to use and more importantly, they have opened a whole new world of hearing for me that I would not have. It is like, wow, I can hear again. So, I would highly recommend zip hearing and the Oticon Real hearing aids are great, but whatever type you choose hearing again is, there are no words.

Hi, my name is Mike and I live in the Savannah, Georgia area. I have had hearing problems for over 25 years and have been wearing hearing aids for over 15 years. I am currently on my fourth set of hearing aids. Hearing aids can be very expensive and should be fitted by an audiologist, especially if you have moderate to severe hearing loss. My latest pair of hearing aids are oticon real 1 hearing aids. This is the second pair of oticons that I have owned. The technology improvements between my old pair of oticon opn hearing aids and my real one hearing aids is remarkable. They have made a lot of improvements. One of them is that they found out how to cut down on the wind noise. There is little or no feedback. That is a whistling that will happen when you put your hand next to your ear or people can start hearing. They found a way to cut that out. The high frequency response on these real one hearing aids is much, much better than I have ever heard before or I have not heard in a long time. I can hear much better in crowded situations such as restaurants and focus better on conversations and participate more in the conversations. They are water resistant so that when I play golf in the hot savannah summer, they do not crackle and short out and just stop working on me from you know sweat pouring down on my head because it is so hot out here. Sounds a much more normal sounding. I still have some problems with very soft voices, but it's still better than it was before. For my type of hearing loss, which is a lot of high frequency loss, I found that the oticon real one hearing aids work best. And for more true sounding sounds and high frequency response, I even recommended them to a friend who is very satisfied with them. If you think that you are missing a lot in conversation and having a hard time like hearing TV or riding in the car and listening to radio or be able to talk someone in the car, you've probably got a hearing loss that that you would probably need to get something to help yourself out with it. So, get tested, get fitted by a professional and hear what you are missing. Thanks.

Hello, my name is Pam K. I want to share my experience working with Zip Hearing and Jeff Hall. I recently purchased my second pair of Oticons after purchasing my first pair four and a half years ago. I only purchased the second pair because I did lose one of my hearing aids a few months ago and I thought, well, it's a good time for an upgrade. Um, and I have to say, working with Jeff and Zip, everything happens quickly, efficiently. The price is great. The first time I bought hearing aids, it was my sister who actually did the research and found zip hearing, and I was thrilled and really took advantage of everything they have to offer. They refer to great audiologist. I started out in New York City and I loved the audiologist there, and I'm very happy with the one now that I live in California. I will say that having lost my hearing, starting at about or noticeably noticing that I started to lose it about five years ago, probably it didn't take me long to realize I needed some help, and it makes a world of difference. I mean, without it, I have missed some great pearls of wisdom, some great banter with family and friends, and even a lot of arguments. Maybe some I would have liked to have missed. But all in all, better to be in than out and you know, again, hearing aids are unique and they are not a perfect science. Yet I find there are things about them like background noise that you always hear about, which is still an issue. I still struggle with that, but I would rather again, as I said, be in rather than out of the ability to hear what's going on around me and so I am willing to compromise on that. The app that goes with Oticon, the app is companion. The new one, unfortunately does need a little bit of work, and I hope that they upgrade that soon. But nothing about working with Jeff and Zip hearing needs any work. Again, they're great. I mean, I can show you, I can take my hearing aid out of my ear, and I can show you how tiny it is. I can open it up. It has batteries. I chose the one with the batteries for some specific reasons, too, that are specific to my life. Most people will want to get the rechargeable ones. This worked for me and so easy to put them back in and just connect back up and everything works through Bluetooth. All my phone calls go right into my hearing aids, which is a great advantage. All my music on my iPhone and pretty much, you know, anything. I am listening to any videos, so I think it's a great advantage. That's one of the best perks of wearing hearing aids. So, I want to thank you for the opportunity and thank you again, Jeff and Zip Hearing. Bye.

I started wearing hearing aids about seven years ago. I found that I couldn't participate in meetings at work because I couldn't hear well enough. I would come home so tired at the end of the day from trying to figure out what people were saying. I got some premium quality hearing aids, and they helped a lot. But then two months ago, I learned about my these Oticon Real 1 hearing aids and got some through ZipHearing. Within one minute I knew that these were far better than what I had been wearing. How are these hearing aids? Better than the ones I wore before. The sound is clearer with the previous ones It's as if they tried to filter out everything that wasn't necessary to understand speech. With these, it's like it gives you all the sounds and it gives it to you with great clarity. I can understand conversations in restaurants and spend less time guessing at what people are saying. When I put in my new hearing aids, I could hear the clicking of the hallway clock again, and it sounded like a real mechanical clock, not some filtered artificial sound. The Oticon real hearing aids have Bluetooth compatibility. Now Bluetooth is a family of standards, not just one. So let me explain more what that means. They won't connect to every device. They will connect to devices that have this specific Bluetooth hearing aid standard. These hearing aids probably won't connect to your computer. Nor your smartwatch. But they will connect to your phone. They connect to Apple iPhones and to some Android phones. With your hearing aids connected to your phone by Bluetooth, you can run the Oticon companion app on your phone. Use it to mute your hearing aids to change programs to make the volume louder or softer. And you can use it to listen to audiobooks. I use the hoopla app from my library and check out audiobooks and can listen to them directly in my hearing aids. Do you have trouble understanding speech when watching television? Here are a few suggestions. First, the speakers in most televisions are very poor quality, very hard to understand and so I recommend a soundbar. With that you get better quality sound, and you also get sound that's directed right at your ears. I prefer placing it above the television, but with Bluetooth connected hearing aids, you can get the Oticon TV adapter. I had a TV adapter with my previous hearing aids. It required me to wear a dongle around my neck and the results weren't very good. It was connected, but the connection was intermittent. It was noisy and it wasn't always in sync with the picture. With this one, I have had none of those problems. The sound and the picture are in sync. Bluetooth connects easily and it stays connected to both ears. There are three ways you can use your television adapter. You can have the sound up on the TV speakers or soundbar so others in the room can hear it, and you use your hearing aids with it to hear better. You can also mute the TV speakers or soundbar. When listening Without the TV speakers, you can use the companion app on your phone to adjust the surrounding sounds and the TV sound separately. That means when there is a lawn mower going outside, you can turn down or mute the surrounding sounds so you can. So you're hearing aids have only the TV sound, or when the room is quiet and you want to be able to converse with someone while you're watching TV, you can have the surrounding sounds turned up and you can adjust your TV volume without changing the volume of the surrounding sounds. My previous hearing aids took replaceable batteries. My audiologist recommended getting a rechargeable hearing aid. I can wear these 17 hours, listen to audiobooks and still have some charge left when I put them in the charger at night. Others have mentioned that the Oticon Real hearing aids have a warble in certain unusual cases. I notice it when I play my saxophone, especially in a small practice room. Generally, when I do that, I mute the hearing aids. It's not as bad if I'm playing out in the open. I use an Android phone. A pixel phones. And I found that the Bluetooth connectivity is not very reliable. When I listen to audiobooks or when I try to use the app, sometimes it will disconnect from one or both hearing aids. It can be really hard to get it to reconnect. I have had to shut off Bluetooth and turn it on again, sometimes reboot my phone or turn off the hearing aids and turn them on again. I haven't noticed that problem when experimenting with an iPhone, it may be enough to force me to change from an Android phone to an iPhone. The Oticon real hearing aids are good for a person with an active lifestyle. My previous hearing aids would sometimes shut off when I would go running and they would get moisture in them. These are water resistant, and I have had no trouble running with them. In summary, I am quite pleased with my Oticon real one hearing aids and with the deal I was able to get buying them through Zip hearing.

Hi, my name is Jerry. I am 76 and spent my life as a writer working a lot with the National Geographic Society and I also grew up in the sixties, high school, and college. When you would lie down and put your head between the stereo speakers and blast the Beatles as a result, no doubt I have severe hearing loss in the upper register and so my hearing curve goes like this and then plunges when you get to the high notes. So that meant I looked into hearing aids about eight years ago and I got Oticon they were called OPN ones, which I think was the state of the art then. Very good and I have had good luck with those. But you know, I am a couple of generations behind those now and so I just got Oticon real ones. I think they are called Oticon Real Mini writes and those I think are a big step up in what most of us probably are concerned about and that is not listening to Mozart in a quiet room, but going into a restaurant with friends where there are a bunch of people around at other tables and clattering dishes and music playing and you are struggling to hear the other people's conversation. I would say the Oticon real ones, which is the premium line and the top of the models is a big improvement for me and I have to say that the Zip hearing discount made them much more affordable. What else do you need to know? I can show you there. Back here I have hair, which is nice. I have friends who wear hearing aids, and who do not have any hair and you cannot really see this. Well, all that shows is that little, tiny hair like thing, which I think you can see there that little thread that carries the sound from the Receiver to the speaker and this part goes behind your ear. It is probably, you know, and the rest of it goes in your ear. Pretty easy to put on. There is also an app on your phone which you can look into and with it I got this charger. This is much better than my old system of using those little, tiny batteries. This charge is overnight. You just pop pop them in there and it plugs in and also, you see those lights. That means that the battery in here is charged up and that means I can take this in the car or on an overnight trip without taking the cord that go in there at night and they are charged up. So, it is kind of a smart charger, I think they call it. What I like most about the hearing aids that I have, the Oticons is first trying to decipher people's voices in a crowd and also the fact that there useful settings, there's a general setting which is your audiologist or tech will take your hearing loss curve and adjust your hearing aids to that curve. But there are also other ones. There is the noise in a hearing in a noisy environment. I think it's what it's called, and you click that on when you're in a noisy place, you know, wind blowing in a car and you're trying to talk or at a restaurant, there is a kind of a quiet mode where it's called comfort, where it kind of damps down the sound. You can still hear fine, but there's not so much racket in your environment and there are other ones for music and so on and I believe, though I have not done it, you can use your telephone, turn on the app and shove it over into the area where you want to hear a conversation. Maybe it is a lecture, you put it in front of the teacher or whatever, and it acts as a kind of a microphone and sends the sound directly to your ear. I would recommend Oticon. They are pretty much the state of the art among hearing aids these days. But there are other good brands. I have friends with Phonak and other ones. Let me think what else? The number one piece of advice you would give to someone who is considering hearing aids, and that would be Go get them. I had a friend my age, my best friend, and he was always going, huh, what? And driving his wife nuts and finally, because he found out I had hearing aids, he did not think it was such an old fogey thing to do and he got hearing aids and he was so glad he did, as was I. So that is my review. If you have any further questions, I am sure your audiologist or the Oticon website can answer them for you. Thanks very much.

Hi my name is Jim. I’ve been wearing hearing aids for about 5 years now. In the spring of 2019 I got my first pair of hearing aids professionally fitted from a local hospital group. Well, I liked the hearing aids, I liked of course that I could hear things well, like using the phone over Bluetooth, and things were going well. Things were going well until about, until the warranty expired about 2 years after I had the aids, and then replaced microphones on both sides, replaced microphones multiple times with these aids, I was pretty unhappy. In the summer of 2023 I first looking for new hearing aids, and also started looking at hearing aid providers too. And so doing my online research led me to ZipHearing, I really liked the fact that Zip had a wide range of hearing aids and very good unbiased information I felt across all the major brands. I also liked how they worked with local audiologists and the fact that they were selling the most current up to date models. So I continued my research primarily through ZipHearing but other resources too. I focused on what I think were the top brands at the time including Oticon, Phonak, ReSound and Starkey. And after doing a lot of research, I concluded that the Oticon Real 1s were my best choice. What I liked about the Oticons included the fact that they have a natural sound that brought in everything that you could hear in your environment and their software looked pretty good too. So I talked to ZipHearing, I made an appointment with a local audiologist that they’re affiliated with, Dr. Steinberg, about 4 miles from my home. Prior to the appointment I did have a recent hearing aid test to share with Dr. Steinberg. So I took the results of my hearing aid test, discussed what I felt was important to me and then talked about hearing aids with an emphasis on the Oticon 1s. And Dr. Steinberg also had had good success with the Real 1s, he felt they were good, he saw them as being pretty durable and long lasting, and we agreed that that would be the best, probably the best aid for me. Okay so they had the hearing aid fitting appointment, Dr. Steinberg was very good about all the work to get them setup properly, which is pretty impressive, and then after they were setup, I immediately noticed how much better my hearing comprehension was compared to my old aids even in the best of times. Also the phone calls through the Bluetooth were far better than my old aids. In general, hearing everything in group settings and the day to day use I have for them has been much improved. I do enjoy listening to music or watching TV with the aids in. Doing things like traveling with my wife and having her hear me in the car is far better, which is pretty important on a long road trip. So overall I’m very happy with the Oticon Real 1 hearing aids, very happy with my audiologist and also appreciate the work I’ve done with ZipHearing. I think they’re a good company and again I think they work well for me and I wish you the best of luck in your pursuit. Take care.

Hi, this is Sue. I'm here tonight to tell you about my Oticon mini rite hearing aids. I was very hesitant to buy any hearing aid because there's so many things on the market. But last year I ran across zip hearing and I talked to them on the phone about it, and I was out of state and when I got back in state, I went back to the hearing aid specialist that had used for my husband, who had them for years. When I asked her about the price and whether they got any discount because I belonged to, I worked in that health facility, they said there was none. So right away I called Jeff back and said, okay, these look like what I want, but you know, how much are they? Well, I can tell you it was much more reasonable. Now they are very easy to get used to. They are small. They are nothing like I thought they would be, because my second husband wore hearing aids and they were these big, clumsy things. These are just a little bit off on the end, and they have a little thing that goes behind your ear, and they are very easy to put in and out. All you do is put the thing behind your ear like I am doing, and you take the little plastic thing with the end on it and stick it in your ear. Now they actually sing to you when you put them in your ear So you know that they are working okay and everything. Now I also have a program on my phone where I can mute them, make them louder and softer. There also are controls on the hearing aid where you can do this. The other thing I really, really like about it is the charger I am going to show you is the charger. You take them off and put this in the charger every night, and you just put them back in in the morning. No little batteries to fool around with, no worrying about the batteries going dead at the wrong time. They are nothing like the old fashioned kind. Now, I never thought I needed them for a long time, and one provider told me I didn't need them, but he was dead wrong. when I realized that my husband had the volume on the TV at 50, and when I got the hearing aids, it was back to 20. I knew that I had needed them for a while. The other thing I noticed right away was I could hear things I never heard that were important. One of them is funny as it may sound, was my dog barking to go out to the bathroom. I didn't hear him when I was in another part of the house. I didn't hear the buzzer on the oven when my food was done. If someone was in the house and needed me and called me, I couldn't hear them. So, the other thing was tires on the road. I can hear them better now, so make sure I don't walk in front of a car. But when all those things, until you actually experience it you might think that it's not You don't really need them. Well, I can tell you that the look on my husband's face when I came home with those hearing aids was worth everything. Now I can hear him clearly, I can hear conversations clearly, and I don't miss anything. So consequently, I am not frustrated all the time because I miss something and hear things clearly, very clearly. So there really isn't anything I don't like about them. And since my second husband wear hearing aids for over 25 years, I can tell you that they have come a long way with the technology. Those little pieces that fit in your ear are like a little plastic dome, and they come in different sizes. You don't feel like your ears are plugged or anything. So that's my experience with Oticon Real hearing aids, and I hope you get a chance to try them. Don't hesitate and remember that if you don't know what you are missing until you try it.

My name is Lonnie H and just wanted to take a minute to talk about my new hearing aids. My hearing started getting bad in my late 20s, and went and go my ears checked, found out that I had a substantial loss, I at that time went with an in-ear hearing aid just because I didn’t want people to be able to see it and uh that was probably one of the biggest mistakes that I’d made because that type of hearing aid did not work well for me, I felt like I was in a well, I love to sing, when I sang it was it sounded like I was singing in the bottom of a well. Anyway as time progressed I went to a little bit different behind-the-ear in a lower quality, used those for some years, anyway, that brings me to today, and several pairs of hearing aids. I’m 62 years old now and I’d been going to an audiologist in my hometown for quite sometime. The cost of hearing aids was unbelievable and had just gone up. After being offered a special deal where I turn in my hearing aids, to purchase some new ones, and getting $500 off or whatever it was, I thought I’m gonna go online and look, and when I did reviews, ZipHearing came up and so I contacted Zip and they reached out to me, found out very quickly that there were a lot more options, and a lot more affordable options. Anyway, the hearing aids that I chose are an Oticon and if you can see that or not, I’m not very good at this, but it’s an Oticon, and it’s called a Real 1. The way I found about these I was actually looking to go back with the ReSound, but when I talked to Zip, they got me in touch with a local hearing aid place here in Lubbock TX and it was King Hearing and I went to King and was explaining to him what I wanted and needed and I said I just, spend a lot of time outside in the wind, I really wanna go with something that has better filters than what I’ve had. Anyway, uh, he suggested, I was looking at ReSound, and I just asked him I said what would you suggest, and he came back and he said well I wear an Oticon and I looked at those, the price on all of these through ZipHearing was half or less than what I’d been told, what I’d been paying, and that was very very exciting to me. I chose to go with the battery operated, not the rechargeable, just because I’m on the go a lot, I’m out of town a lot and I wanted to just be able to switch out the batteries and go. Anyway, so I don’t have any accessories with mine, but you know what was amazing to me is through this whole situation ZipHearing reached out to me, they took care of me, after I got my hearing aids was very surprised that I received a couple of boxes of battery in the mail. Boy at this point I don’t have any complaints, at all, other than I probably need to take them in and get them turned up a little bit. I do love that they have an app on the phone, I can control them there, trying to think if there’s any negatives to my hearing aids and I can’t think of any. Just been very very pleased with them, I’ve only had them for about 6 months, maybe a little bit longer, but so far they’ve worked beyond my expectations, and I’m so thrilled to now know that I have an option, that I can go to ZipHearing.com and I can work with them and they will put me in touch with someone and the pricing is so much better that I don’t have to wait 5, 7, 10 years to replace my hearing aids when mine are out of date. There is no comparison to these and my older ReSounds, I guess the technology has gotten a lot better. But anyway I’ve very very pleased and I’d like to personally thank ZipHearing.com for making me a very satisfied customer and I would suggest that you get on the site and look them up, and check them out, very very good company to do business with, have a blessed day.

Hi, I am Leanne, I am 63 years old living in Colorado, and I have had hearing loss for almost ten years now. I needed my first pair of hearing aids in 2016. I have hearing loss in both ears. One ear has hearing loss that is more significant than in the other ear than it is in the other ear. I have what you call sensorineural hearing loss. I chose the Oticon real hearing aids through Zip hearing in October of last year, 2023. I went with these hearing aids because my first pair in 2016 was an Oticon brand, and I was familiar with this brand. I wanted to stay with what I was comfortable with. They have improved the devices considerably since 2016, although my first pair of Oticons lasted me about six years, which is pretty good, and they never did die. I just knew that I had better replace them sooner rather than later because as you know, nothing lasts forever. I also knew that my hearing loss had worsened over the last few years, and I just figured now was the time to get new ones. I saw the hearing aids on the Ziphearing website, and I loved learning all about how Ziphearing connects you with a local provider, wherever you are. Who then personally works with you to get the pair of hearing aids, ordered and programmed specifically for you. And it's just a really seamless way, very convenient way to buy hearing aids. This is the Oticon real hearing aid in my hand. Now I have the kind with the battery. I do not have the rechargeable. So that's the battery compartment. Very simple. They take 312 batteries. My battery lasts about five days, which is, and I wear them from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. So just snap that closed. The green light lets you know it's activated. That goes away after a little bit and they are very, very comfortable. This is the hearing aid, as seen in my ear. You will see maybe a little tube. You can barely detect it coming out of my ear. And then it wraps around and behind my ear is the microphone device. So, nobody ever notices it unless I point it out to them. And they do come in a variety of colors, which is very nice. Let us see. It did come with a very informative manual which tells you everything you need to know about the aids your audiology, expert provides you with that. This is my connect clip. This is an accessory that we purchased for I think it was around $250. You can either clip that to your lapel, your shirt, if you want, right here or you can wear it around your neck. The reason I got this is, Oticon Real hearing aids actually are not very compatible with Motorola smartphones. Motorola, I have an android. They, Oticons work excellent with, the opposite of android is help me out husband. Apple products. Apple phones. So, they just don't like androids very well, especially Motorola phones. Now my sister has a Samsung, so her Oticons work great with her Samsung android, but they do not work well with Motorola androids. So, I bought this connect clip to help me stream music, stream videos, stream podcasts. Whatever I might want to hear better when I am out walking my dog. So, this is a great answer. If you have a phone like I do, it also does not Oticon Real hearing aids do not work that well with the companion app. It's called the Oticon companion app. It's just not all that dependable. So that is another reason I purchased the connect clip. It's easy to use and I would encourage you to do that if you are in my situation but do download the Oticon companion app for your phone because it's very helpful. So that would be my main complaint with the Oticons is the incompatibility with Motorola phones. What I do like about the Oticon is the sound quality is quite good and I have several settings. I have a music setting, I have a speech in a noisy environment setting which is great for restaurants. My audiologist programmed the hearing aids to fit with my specific need. So, it's turned out to be a really good sound quality for me and they are simple to use, very simple to use. I think that's about it. I would encourage you to, you know, give them a try and I will probably always buy Oticon. I am not a big fan of change. Once I learn how to use something, that's what I tend to stick with. So, it could be next cell phone I get might not be a Motorola. That would be something I might consider with my next smartphone. Okay. Thanks very much. Have a great day, guys.