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Oticon Opn

Oticon OPN S

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Left: miniRITE Opn (small Receiver in the Ear). This is the smallest Opn model and uses a size 312 battery. It has a multi-function push button control and is appropriate for mild to severe hearing losses.


Center Left : miniRITE Rechargeable. This model has a multi-function toggle contol and uses a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery that can be replaced in the office if required.


Center Right. miniRITE T. This model has a multi-function toggle contol and a telecoil in addition to all of the features of the standard miniRITE. 


Right: Plus Power Opn: for severe and very severe hearing losses. These hearing aids will use slim tube or "standard" tubing (they are not receiver in the ear hearing aids).


The new Oticon Opn hearing aid (pronounced "Open") is revolutionary in its design. 

 

  • reduces environmental noise in a 360 degree radius. 
  • iPhone/iPad compatible (eliminating the need for a Bluetooth interface (streamer).

 


Oticon Opn and Siya are Made for iPhone hearing aid that work at 2.4 GHz with an iPhone as well as with NFMI (near field magnetic induction) allowing direct communication with you television using a streamer and the new ConnectClip. The Connect Clip can be used as a remote microphone or for Hands Free with any Bluetooth cell phone


Rechargeable models are now available in miniRITE style. 


Oticon recommends Opn 1 for all degrees of hearing loss.




Oticon OpnS1  

Oticon Opn 1 

 

  • This product review will be technical. Our clinical trials indicate that patients do significantly better with the Opn 1 as compared to the Opn 2 and Opn 3. 
  • There is an excellent video describing the new Oticon Opn hearing aidson the "Oticon Hearing Aid Pricing" page. 
  • Oticon recommends Opn 1 for all degrees of hearing loss. 
  • Please Note: TheOticon Siyauses the new Velox chip platform and is "Made for iPhone" but does not have any of the Open Sound Navigator nouse reduction feature. The Siya hearing aids use standard directional microphoe technology to reduce bacground noise. The more advanced Siya uses more advancedadaptive directional microphones and has more bands for more precise adjustments during the fitting of these hearing aids. Additionally, the Siya hearing aids do not haveSpatial SoundorSpeech Guard ( discussed below).

 

Speech Understanding and Noise Management:

 

  • Oticon Opn hearing aids do use Directionality judiciously... in addition to their Noise Reduction in 360 degrees. Oticon's  Open Sound Navigato r analyzes the incoming sound 100 times per second to remove the noise from 64 channels in the Opn 1 and 48 channels in the Opn 2 & 3. The noise reduction and directionality are  good on the Opn 3, better on the Opn 2, and best on the Opn 1.  The "maximum noise removal" is greatest in the Opn 1; moderate in the Opn 2, and milder in the Opn 3.
  • Spatial Sound helps to better localize incoming sounds and works well in the Opn 3, better on the Opn 2, and best on the Opn 1.
  • Speech Guard preserves the dynamics of speech and is good on the Opn 3, better on the Opn 2, and best on the Opn 1. ("Dynamics" refers to the intensity differences between the speech sounds).

 

Man and woman with Oticon dispenser

Programming Opn 1, Opn 2, and Opn 3:

 

  • The Opn 1 has 16 adjustable frequency bands for programming the hearing aid to the frequency contour of each hearing loss. More bands enables a more precise fitting.
  • The Opn 2 has 14 adjustable bands. 
  • The Opn 3 has 12 adjustable bands. 
  • Each of these models allow for programming 4 separate programs that can be easily accessed with the "on-board' push button or the iPhone App.

 

Wireless Streaming with Opn 1,  2, &  3: 

 

  • Patients who use iPhones (and iPads) love these hearing aids because they do not require a "Bluetooth interface" (Streamer or ComPilot) to wirelessly connect them. This is available in the Opn 1, 2, & 3. 
  • A Bluetooth Steamer will be available for Android devices in late 2017 (Connect Clip). 
  • Oticon has designed a small "Made for iPhone" hearing aid with the small 312 battery and it still has excellent battery life.
  •  Oticon Opn hearing aids utilize the 2.4 GHz frequency for communication with iPhones, iPads, and iTouch devices. The other antenna (NFMI) enables wireles connectivity between the hearing aids for coordinated processing and allows connection to you television using a TV Streamer. The Connect Clip allows HandsFree iPhone and Bluetooth cell phone connectivity and may also be able to be used as a remote mic.

 

Ear to ear connectivity using NFMI

Above: Ear to Ear connectivity using NFMI

Sound Quality with Opn 1, Opn 2, & Opn 3

Sound Quality with Opn 1, Opn 2, & Opn 3: 

 

  • The Opn 3 will not be quite as good for listening to music...but I would still rate the Opn 3 as very good.
  • The Opn 1 & 2 are equivalent in this regard and will both perform great (both the Opn 1 & 2 accept inputs of 113dB). Higher input capacity allows for better music fidelity. 
  • The Opn 1 has a 10K bandwidth while the Opn 2 & 3 have an 8K fitting bandwidth.

 

  • The Opn 1 uses 64 processing channels  
  • The Opn 2 & 3 both use 48 channels . 
  • More channels enables more precise noise reduction and better audibility.

 

IP68 Certified

Free App (on the Apple App Store)

 

  • Search "Oticon Opn" on the App Store to download this Free App.
  • In addition to being able to use your iPhone as a remote control, you can also check the life of your batteries and locate your hearing aids using the "Find my Hearing Aids" function. This won't tell you where your hearing aids are in your house but it will tell you what the address is but then you can use an indicator that tells you when you are getting close to their exact position in the house.

 

Oticon Opn Iphone App

Oticon Opn iPhone App


iPhone Functionality 


Using the "Hearing Devices" control under "Settings"-->"Accessibility"-->"Hearing Devices", you can use your iPhone (no app required) to adjust the volume of each hearing aid individually. The 2.4GHz signal from your iPhone  enables stereo content to be streamed to your hearing aids (stereo streaming also works with iPads and iTouches).

Powered by the groundbreaking Velox™ platform, Opn scans the environment 100x per second to provide you with more accurate information about the 360º soundscape. Oticon Opn improves your ability to understand speech by up to 30%, so you don't have to work as hard to understand, leaving more mental energy to remember what you hear.


Oticon's clinical trials with Opn hearing aids have been very positive and have revealed:

 

  • 20% less listening effort (compared to Alta 2 Pro)
  • 20% More capacity to recall information in noisy environments (individual benefit will vary)
  • 30% Better speech understanding (compared to Alta 2 Pro).

 

A group of people with Oticon's clinical trials with Opn Hearing Aids
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