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Oticon Intent 4 hearing aids were launched in February 2024 and include a new processing chip, Sirius, and using the next-generation Deep Neural Network technology (2.0) - you can access better speech clarity in noise. This launch also features an improved MoreSound Intelligence 3.0 for better noise reduction along with the 4D sensor technology that claims to adapt sound based on your movements and soundscape. The result? Better speech understanding wherever you are.
Oticon's original DNN technology was built upon evolving and learning from over 12 million sound inputs. The new DNN 2.0 develops this further and includes a wider scope of diverse listening situations. Ultimately this will allow the hearing aid to work like your brain, offering a more accurate representation of sound and better access to speech in noisy listening environments.
MoreSound Intelligence 3.0 gives you up to 12-decibel noise suppression, for improved engagement in conversations within challenging soundscapes. Oticon claims that these features have the ability to offer 35% more speech cues and a boost in clarity and conversation quality.
Oticon Intent 4 hearing aids have better rechargeability than past ranges, giving you a full charge in just 2 hours for 20 hours of power, a 1-hour charge will give you 16 hours of power and, if needed, a 15-minute boost will give you four hours.
Oticon offers their smallest rechargeable RIC hearing aid to date - the miniRITE. Intent's discreet shape is even more impressive when you take a look at the features. It includes a telecoil, a large lithium-ion battery, a touch control, and a push button.
Get the most out of your hearing aids with discrete control, to personalise your soundscape and get access to support from your audiologist using the Companion and ON apps. Oticon Intent hearing aids are also compatible with hearing aid accessories: ConnectClip, TV Adapter 3.0, Remote Control 3.0, EduMic, and Phone Adapter 2.0. Intent's mobile compatibility is iOS 16 or later and Android 13 or later.
The Oticon Intent 4 hearing aids are available in colours: chroma beige, silver grey, silver, terracotta, chestnut brown, steel grey, diamond black, honey beige, and sky blue.
You do not benefit from the sensor technology and this performance level has less spatial balance and noise suppression too. It's worth considering either performance levels 1 or 2 if you find yourself in noisy environments often, as these levels will give you premium speech understanding in noise.
Call us free on 0800 567 7621 to speak with one of our audiologists about the Oticon Intent 4 hearing aids and what they could do for you and your hearing. We are open 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week. You can also read more about the launch features and benefits on our range page here
We also offer free home visits. Take advantage of our FREE home visits for all audiology appointments! Our audiologists will come to you, making it easier than ever to prioritise your hearing health. Schedule an appointment with an expert you can trust and experience the convenience of personalised care right at your doorstep.
Please note, that there will be an additional surcharge of £125 if we are pairing a single hearing aid with an existing aid bought from another company where we are taking over the aftercare responsibilities and looking after both hearing aids.
Paul Harrison is an audiology expert at Hearing Aid UK, with over 20 years of audiology experience and a member of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists Council (BSHAA) between 2015 - 2020.
Here, at Hearing Aid UK, we offer a wide range of hearing aids available on the market - keeping up to date with the best and latest hearing aid technology.
We can support your hearing healthcare in clinic or in the comfort of your own home and with nationwide coverage, we will have an audiologist near you.
Whatever your hearing loss level, budget, or style our audiologists can help you find the perfect hearing solution for you.
Do not spend hundreds of pounds without getting a second opinion from us.
If you are looking at this page then it is likely that an audiologist has suggested that you purchase this particular hearing aid, so is this the best model for you?
In general, any audiologist will always be recommending to you the model that best suits your needs. Here is a useful check list to make sure that is the case.
If in doubt, feel free to give us a call. That's what we're here for.
If you have a significant hearing loss in both ears, you should be wearing two hearing aids. Here are the audiological reasons why:
Localisation. The brain decodes information from both ears and compares and contrasts them. By analysing the miniscule time delays as well as the difference in loudness of each sound reaching the ears, the person is able to accurately locate a sound source. Simply put, if you have better hearing on one side than the other, you can't accurately tell what direction sounds are coming from.
Less amplification required. A phenomena known as “binaural summation” means that the hearing aids can be set at a lower and more natural volume setting than than if you wore only one hearing aid.
Head shadow effect. High frequencies, the part of your hearing that gives clarity and meaning to speech sounds, cannot bend around your head. Only low frequencies can. Therefore if someone is talking on your unaided side you are likely to hear that they are speaking, but be unable to tell what they have said.
Noise reduction. The brain has it’s own built in noise reduction which is only really effective when it is receiving information from both ears. If only one ear is aided, even with the best hearing aid in the world, it will be difficult for you to hear in background noise as your brain is trying to retain all of the sounds (including background noise) rather than filtering it out.
Sound quality. We are designed to hear in stereo. Only hearing from one side sounds a lot less natural to us.
For most people, the main benefit of a rechargeable hearing aid is simple convenience. We are used to plugging in our phones and other devices overnight for them to charge up.
For anybody with poor dexterity or issues with their fingers, having a rechargeable aid makes a huge difference as normal hearing aid batteries are quite small and some people find them fiddly to change.
One downside is that if you forget to charge your hearing aid, then it is a problem that can't be instantly fixed. For most a 30 minute charge will get you at least two or three hours of hearing, but if you are the type of person who is likely to forget to plug them in regularly then you're probably better off with standard batteries.
Rechargeable aids are also a little bit bigger and are only available in behind the ear models.
Finally, just like with a mobile phone, the amount of charge you get on day one is not going to be the same as you get a few years down the line. Be sure to ask what the policy is with the manufacturer warranty when it comes to replacing the battery.
For most people, the answer is yes. But it's never that simple.
The majority of hearing problems affect the high frequencies a lot more than the low ones. Therefore open fitting hearing aids sound a lot more natural and ones that block your ears up can make your own voice sound like you are talking with your head in a bucket. Therefore in-ear aids tend to be less natural.
However the true answer is we can't tell until we have had a look in your ears to assess the size of your ear canal, and until we have tested your hearing to see which frequencies are being affected.
People with wider ear canals tend to have more flexibility, also there are open fitting modular CIC hearing aids now that do not block your ears.
There is also the age old rule to consider, that a hearing aid will not help you if it's sat in the drawer gathering dust. If the only hearing aid you would be happy wearing is one that people can't see, then that's what you should get.
Most people can adapt to any type of hearing aid, as long as they know what to expect. Have an honest conversation with your audiologist as to what your needs are.
Generally speaking, six or more. Unless it's none at all.
The number of channels a hearing aid has is often a simplistic way an audiologist will use to explain why one hearing aid is better than another, but channels are complex and it is really not that straightforward.
Hearing aids amplify sounds of different frequencies by different amounts. Most people have lost more high frequencies than low and therefore need more amplification in the high frequencies. The range of sounds you hear are split into frequency bands or channels and the hearing aids are set to provide the right amount of hearing at each frequency level.
Less than six channels and this cannot be done with much accuracy, so six is the magic number. However, a six channel aid is typically very basic with few other features and is suitable only for hearing a single speaker in a quiet room. The number of channels is not what you should be looking at, it's more the rest of the technology that comes with them.
As a final note, different manufacturers have different approaches. One method is not necessarily better than any other. For example some manufacturers have as many as 64 channels in their top aids. Most tend to have between 17 and 20. One manufacturer has no channels at all.
Hearing aids are easily lost, misplaced or damaged and typically are one of the most expensive personal possessions an individual can own. We offer hearing aid warranty cover for £80 per year per aid. Find out more here
When we refer to a product as 'Latest Launch', we mean it is the latest to be released on the market.
When we refer to a product as 'New', we mean that the product is the newest hearing aid model on the market.
When we refer to a product as 'Superseded', we mean that there is a newer range available which replaces and improves on this product.
When we refer to a product as an 'Older Model', we mean that it is has been superseded by at least two more recent hearing aid ranges.