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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Aug 30, 2020 | Replies (41)
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@imallears I had Phonaks before my current oticon aids. I found the directionality of the phonaks to be amazing. We could be in a noisy restaurant and with that on I could hear the other people at our table better than they could hear each other! My audiologist switched me to the Oticons because at that point they had the best technology for clarity which was where my hearing took a dive.
Is Live Transcribe available for all HAs or just Phonaks? I also have an IPhone.
JK
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As @bookysue mentioned, Live Transcribe is only available for Android phones. IPhones have Otter but I found it lacking in so many areas. I’ve known people who purchased a cheap Android just to have Live Transcribe. I have a Samsung version with a good internal mic so it works for that version and up.
I trialed several brands of hearing aids many months ago. I found Starkey to be better for clarity for me but not as powerful as the Phonaks. I asked my Audi to give me the best of both worlds for new hearing aids and ultimately chose Phonaks again. It was a hard decision but I found the starkeys a little weak. I guess it’s what my brain has been accustomed to. If they were cheaper, I might have bought both brands.
FL Mary