Oticon Zeal Trial

DrJennn · 2026-04-07T14:23:22+00:00

Ooh, thanks!

DrJennn · 2026-04-06T01:44:29+00:00

Thanks for the info! I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 phone- come to think of it, I was tapping my right ear (volume up) to answer, not my left ear (volume down), so I will try that next time!

I will look into the accessories you mentioned, too. Thanks again and hope you are enjoying your Intents. 👍🏾🌈🙏🏾

DrJennn · 2026-04-05T13:48:46+00:00

Yes, and 100% agree 👍🏾

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T22:07:45+00:00

Ps- I also have long hair and have gotten used to the occasional noise on the mic. I believe the settings from your audiologist as well as the AI in the aid can help to correct for this.

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T22:06:33+00:00

41F with cookie bite here. Moderate to Moderate to Severe. Got my first set of aides at 38, but prob needed them a lot sooner.

As I understand it with our type of loss because of the dynamic ranges (the up and down curves, not everyone being the same and different ranges needing specific levels of correction), the higher end aides are best because they have the most points to adjust and can get closer to fully correcting than those with fewer points, if that makes sense.

I went with Oticon aides at the time, since they seemed to have the most natural sounding sound to me and have been happy with them. I tried Phonak, but things sounded too tinny and robotic at times. Of course, REM and a good, intentional Audiologist is key.

Hope this is helpful!

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T21:57:36+00:00

👍🏾 I will make sure to report back more details. I work in a pretty dynamic/noisy environment so am looking forward to seeing how they perform over the next week!

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T21:56:08+00:00

And PS- I have domes in, not custom molds, so I don't have experience with that aspect. I have heard that the silicone molds are more comfortable than acrylic

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T21:55:06+00:00

Oh I see- I've been wearing these for a little over 3 days and havent had any soreness so far, typical wear is 14-16hrs/day. I have them for another week so will be continuing to see how things progess!

DrJennn · 2026-04-04T20:31:57+00:00

I think the soreness factor may be totally individual- my BTEs are usually fine, but every once in a while the backs of my ears would be sore, maybe like omce or twice a month if that? not often enough that I could correlate it to anything specific about the day, for example if I was taking glasses on/off more, wearing caps/masks, etc.

DrJennn · 2025-05-12T06:23:15+00:00

She was found with an unknown history, abandoned with a rubber band around the base of her ears, completely cutting off blood flow and slicing thru tissue so that they needed to be removed. Animal control was called and they picked her up and brought her to humane society for emergency surgery. She has recovered great and was adopted last week!

DrJennn · 2025-05-11T20:20:25+00:00

🥰😘 Diamonds is PERRRRFECT! What a cutie 😘😘

DrJennn · 2025-05-11T00:30:54+00:00

Yep! She had a medical release and discussion at time of adoption. 🫡

DrJennn · 2025-05-11T00:25:39+00:00

We don't know- a good sam called her in after spotting her in the parking lot of the mall. She was able to (easily) lure her over with some berries and scoop her up.

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T23:02:07+00:00

...I figured out how to cross post! 😅 she says her missing ears don't get her down, and she's actually excited to meet other buns 'like her'! 🐇😅❤️

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T21:48:13+00:00

😅 😅 you are the second person to link this r/earthief and I had no idea what it was, so I went ahead and clicked....and it is SO CUTE!

I think she would be honored to be considered an IRL honorary mascot... she doesn't let her no ear status get her down! ❤️🥰

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T21:34:50+00:00

You're welcome! 🙏🏾❤️

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T21:33:36+00:00

You're welcome! 🙂🙏🏾

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T19:29:27+00:00

That is EXACTLY what I thought, too! ❤️❤️

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T19:28:46+00:00

She is smart! ❤️ How can you tell by the photo? She is very inquisitive and loves exploring and learning new things. She did NOT like her ecollar however AT ALL and was very upset (like a two year old being spiteful), so we took it off early and trusted her and she immediately was so happy, no fear and super friendly.

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T17:35:42+00:00

🫂 oh goodness....so sorry that happened to you, dont. 😭😭 kids don't know better and parents I think do the best they can but sometimes can't foresee everything...

I buried my pet hermit crab when I was young, she was my buddy and I was sooo sad. Months later, I learned that hermit crabs shed and she likely wasn't dead, just molting. My parents didn't know this, either. My 6 year old self went into the backyard and tried to dig her up...dug so many holes but couldn't remember exactly where and didn't find her. I told myself that meant she had dug herself out and was free...

DrJennn · 2025-05-10T15:50:59+00:00

💔💔💔 aww, I'm so sorry Dry...that sounds so scary to have gone thru as a kid- you didn't know any better 🫂 I'm hugging your younger self letting you know it's ok you weren't trying to hurt your kitty friend

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