Oticon OpnS1

Oticon OpnS1 Star Rating: 5/5

Price: £1645 per aid, £3245 per pair

Style: Behind the Ear

Fitting Style: RIC (Receiver in Canal), BTE (Behind the Ear)

Warranty: 5 Years

Manufacturer

Founded in 1904, Oticon is the world’s second largest hearing aid brand. Oticon introduced the world’s first wireless “internet-connected hearing aids” in 2016. Oticon is continuously innovative in their approach to their researched-based “BrainHearing”.

The Oticon OpnS Range

Launched in March 2019; “The new Oticon Opn S™ helps people with hearing loss thrive in noisy venues, such as bars and restaurants. Oticon Opn S™ also says goodbye to feedback, i.e. the bothersome whistling that hearing aid wearers commonly experience, and features all of the lifestyle-enhancing connectivity features that Oticon is renowned for revolutionising.”

The Oticon OpnS range comes in four different models:

• miniRITE, the smallest model
• miniRITE T, a slightly larger model with a telecoil
• miniRITE R, the rechargeable model with a telecoil
• BTE PP, the largest power model designed for profound hearing losses

The Oticon OpnS1 Model

The Oticon OpnS1 model is the most sophisticated level of technology for the OpnS range.

Technical Features:

• 360° sound experience: this feature provides a full and complete sound experience by using one/multiple speakers.
• No whistling: the OpnS range stops feedback before it occurs.
• Tinnitus Relief: this feature offers tinnitus sufferers a variety of customisable relief sounds.

Connectivity

• ConnectClip: this feature transmits the phone call audio from any smartphone to the hearing aids.
• Music: the OpnS hearing aids become high-quality wireless headphones when connected to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or any other Bluetooth enabled device when connected to the ConnectClip.
• Oticon TV Adapter: audio from TV can be streamed directly to the hearing aids using this feature.

Charging

The OpnS miniRITE R style has a lithium-ion rechargeable battery providing a full day of power. One hour of charge provides 50% power and 30 minutes of charge provides 25% power.

Battery Options:

• The OpnS miniRITE style takes a 312 battery
• The OpnS miniRITE T style takes a 312 battery
• The OpnS BTE PP style takes a 13 battery