New aid experience - Siemens Pure 701

[DocFria]

Thanks so much for your comprehensive post. I know it helps me and others.

[DocFria]

Another feature of the newer Siemens 701 Carat aids is a Tinnitus masker program option. Also, adding a telephone-coil can be very helpful for users who live in nursing homes where "loops" have been installed in the dining room. They can switch to the t-coil and have better success hearing others.

[rayfouz]

I am 100% deaf right Ear and 30% hear loss at left. I am planning to purchase siemens motion 701 cic as my career requires me to presides periodical meetings for a construction project.

I want to know from those HA users if in a conference room equipped with window type air conditioner will affects the performance of siemens motion 701 cic? Is this HA effectively help me to understand what others may say on the meeting?

How far (how many meters) is the distance of the speaker so that I may understand well what he is saying?

Thank you.

[HearingAidHelper]

Originally Posted by rayfouz

I am 100% deaf right Ear and 30% hear loss at left. I am planning to purchase siemens motion 701 cic as my career requires me to presides periodical meetings for a construction project.

I want to know from those HA users if in a conference room equipped with window type air conditioner will affects the performance of siemens motion 701 cic? Is this HA effectively help me to understand what others may say on the meeting?

How far (how many meters) is the distance of the speaker so that I may understand well what he is saying?

Thank you.

Might I suggest you consider the Pure 701 Xcel model instead of the CIC? My reasoning is that one of your ears is unusable, your good ear needs all the help it can get, and picking a hearing aid that uses multiple microphones, in my opinion, would better serve you in all the environments you might find yourself in.

In rooms with noise, the directionality system in the Pure's would do more to preserve the speech and minimize the noise. As for distance, realistic usable distances with respect to hearing aid microphones peaks out at roughly 10 feet but this is also dependant of the intensity of sound.

I hope this helps.

[grantb5]

Originally Posted by HearingAidHelper

Might I suggest you consider the Pure 701 Xcel model instead of the CIC?

I realize you were recommending this because of the extra mic, but I wonder if you know whether or not the XCEL technology is in the pipeline for the 701 CIC, ITC or ITE? (I think custom is only available in the Motion line?)

[HearingAidHelper]

Originally Posted by grantb5

I realize you were recommending this because of the extra mic, but I wonder if you know whether or not the XCEL technology is in the pipeline for the 701 CIC, ITC or ITE? (I think custom is only available in the Motion line?)

At this time, the XCEL technology is available in the Pure, Eclipse and Motion BTE lines. I am sure it will be inclusive in the custom product lines shortly. There is a new product launch coming soon for Siemens (so I have been told).

[grantb5]

Originally Posted by HearingAidHelper

At this time, the XCEL technology is available in the Pure, Eclipse and Motion BTE lines. I am sure it will be inclusive in the custom product lines shortly. There is a new product launch coming soon for Siemens (so I have been told).

Do you think it's a useful technology for an "experienced" user, or just as a first-fit kind of thing?

[rayfouz]

I was been told that excel is only available in BTE while 701 CIC is the latest with the best sound Tech.
The price 701 CIC is considerably high and I think it would be a great help for a single ear.
My goal is to understand what are people saying in a meeting around a table with 10 feet long saying that I will seat at the end corner and want to understand the other guy in the other end.
I am currently using a 2 channel HA CIC but the background noise is annoying but I can say it helps a little. If 701 CIC have 16 channels then I think its a powerful HA.

[audiologistfromhell]

Does this guy work for Siemens or what?????

[grantb5]

Originally Posted by HearingAidHelper

At this time, the XCEL technology is available in the Pure, Eclipse and Motion BTE lines. I am sure it will be inclusive in the custom product lines shortly. There is a new product launch coming soon for Siemens (so I have been told).

XCEL has now been announced in the CIC's. Does Rexton offer this same thing?

Also Siemen's "transmitter" now has a microphone input.