£1300-£1500

Oticon Epoq W / XW

Oticon Dual Connect W / XW

Widex Mind / Passion 115

Phonak Exelia / Audeo 9

Resound Live9

Siemens Pure, Motion, Live 700

Starkey S Series 9 & 11

Premium

Very difficult understanding in noisy environments /

Noise reduction is very important to suit active lifestyle needs

        Options

·         15-24 channels

·         Enhanced speech algorithms

·         Rechargeable

·         Bluetooth

·         Ear-to-ear connectivity

·         Surround sound localisation

·         Enhanced noise reduction

·         Strong wind reduction

·         Sound smoothing

·         Echo reduction

·         User learning

·         True Ear for BTE's

·         Autopilot (4 environments)

£1050-£1250

Widex Aikia / Passion 110

Phonak Versata / Audeo 5

Siemens Pure, Motion, Live 500

Resound Live 7 / Unitron Yuu

Oticon Epoq V / Vigo Pro

Oticon Dual M9 / Connect V

Performance

Difficulty understanding in noisy environments /

Noise reduction is important

·         10-15 channels

·         Speech algorithms

·         Rechargeable

·         Bluetooth

·         Ear-to-ear connectivity

·         Adaptive directionality

·         Moderate noise reduction

·         Moderate wind reduction

·         Data logging

·         True Ear for BTE's

·         Autopilot (3 environments)

·         Feedback stabiliser

£750 - £1000

Widex Flash / Passion 105

Phonak Certena / Audeo 3

Oticon Vigo / Dual M7

Siemens Pure, Motion, Live 300

Resound Live 5

Essential

Moderate difficulty understanding in noisy environments /

Noise reduction is of moderate importance

·         6-10 channels

·         Bluetooth

·         Ear-to-ear connectivity

·         Fixed directionality

·         Feedback manager

·         Moderate noise reduction 

Under £750

Oticon Go / Hit / Delta 4000

GN Resound Essence

Unitron Next E & 4

Phonak Milo   Starkey Destiny

Siemens Intuis / Phoenix

Budget

Slight difficulty understanding in noisy environments /

Noise reduction is only of slight importance to suit less demanding lifestyle needs.

·         4 channel digital sound processor

·         Custom laser made ITE’s

·         Basic level directionality

·         Low level noise reduction

·         Feedback manager