Hi, I used oticon hearing aids since I was a child and now at age 35 was looking forward to get the chili after wearing the sumo for about 8-10 years. I got the first sumo then and new sumo after 5 years. the second sumo was not as good as the 1st one. I was struggling these years with them and sent for repair. Now I came back to my older audiologist (at a different place that I couldnt use the last ten years b/c of my insurance plan) She told me that she know that the sumo had a problem with something inside and many ppl complained about it so I was glad to hear I wasnt making up something. So I came to her for new hearing aids and was sure I will go for the chili (I loved oticons sound quality all those years from the others that were available according to my profound hearing loss.) But to my surprise I didnt like the sound quality of the chili! I tried the phonak naida S and liked the sounds much better. It sounded more natural while chili sounded more mechanical. Phonak is the winner this time! Looking forward to get my new hearing aid on Monday (2 days from now)
I'm also going to get a cochlear implant on my left/poorer ear. Can anyone share with me their experience or advice on anything from the surgery pre-op and post-op and about the 3 CI companies on the market.
Thanks!