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What's your review of Cochlear Osia 2 System?

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 19 4:22am | Replies (193)

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@joezz

Just to add to the previous comment, the Dri-Aid is a must. I spend most of my time in South Carolina on the coast so the moisture is significant. Also, when I first got “fitted” for the sound processor for my Osia 2 I experienced static with every incoming sound, even human voices. My audiologist was able to work with Cochlear directly with me in the room to adjust the settings to eliminate the issue. With regard to a previous comment, I experienced no numbness following my implant.

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Regarding your comment regarding the Dri-Aid; wow!! My understanding it runs ~ $18 and should last up to 3-months. Also, with the humidity considerations here in Tampa area, 4-miles from the Gulf, it was recommended by Cochlear that I place my OSIA2 transducer in the Dri-Aid container nightly. Your thoughts please!
I was also happy to hear about your experience with the fitting-programming being resolved as typically an Audiologist office is a much more ideal setting when it comes to the clarity of speech recognition. Did you also find the absence of the static? If you’re comfortable sharing, what were the specifics of your turning to the OSIA 2? I experienced an acute, single-sided sensory hearing loss in 2019 while utilizing a single headset at my semi retired job that introduced tinnitus at the onset. The Phonak single sided hearing aid did little or nothing to improve my hearing due to my sensory loss of hearing. My first Audiology exam following my injury was a speech recognition of 76% (both ears were previously 98%, and L-ear remains so). About a month ago my damaged ear dropped to a 42% speech recognition and its hearing was very faint, tinny sounding like in an echo chamber. When I demo’d the Cros, Baha 6 and OSIA the clarity was significantly better.