Hands-Free Phone Calls with Your Hearing Aids! | Oticon 2-Way Audio

[@DrCliffAuD]

Do you prefer to hold your phone or talk hands-free?

[@clintdouglas5756]

Doesn’t matter as long as I can hear to whom is calling

[@bigschlabesquire3190]

Hold

[@andreaberry6139]

Hands free

[@greenchillify]

I trialed some phonak paradise with hands free, and honestly I ended up preferring to hold when I got oticon more. Main reason is because sometimes the other person couldn't hear me due to background noise, and it was never as clear as holding the phone. Having said that, the option to do both is good, especially if you do take some calls in quiet places.

[@OnnoterWisscha]

I prefer hands-free, BUT only when my voice doesn’t sound like some cheap walkie-talkie to the person I’m talking to. This was the case with the Phonak Paradise that I tried. So I’m really curious about how Oticons perform in this respect. Can you please do a comparison between hands-free and ‘iPhone in hand’? You can do this by leaving a message on you own voicemail with the two methods and compare the recordings.

[@ps5213]

When will this feature be available for android?

[@31stjewels]

Is there an android app for oricon engage 0227.i want calls hands free without an additional connection gadget please? I have Bluetooth on my Samsung note 20..can you help me go hands free?

[@rykimberly1]

I just got two Oticon More minibte R hearing aids and they are great!! Best set I have ever had. Clarity and comprehension are wonderful and I don’t have to even think about or touch them until I go to bed or get up in the morning.

[@willowholman7381]

Hi Dr. Cliff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I love your videos. I noticed you mentioned the I Phone in this video. Does that mean that there is no way to get phone calls to come directly through hearing aids without the Connect Clip or other device, using an Android Phone?

[@MichaelBrand-z9l]

Yes, it doesn't work with android phones.

[@lancelotkamaka2563]

I got my resound hearing aids in 2016, and the ability to stream phone calls, and music was and is a game changer. I have a younger brother who has the same kind of hearing aid, but he doesn't have an iPhone. That's why I can't wait until these hearing aids implement LE audio

[@harryd9116]

I have Costco 10.0 Kirkland HA and hands free works well (Laptop,Phone,Accuradio, in my car, ETC) Love hands free. Really enjoy and learned a lot about hearings aids from you Dr. Cliff, thanks for helping how to get the most out of them. If I lived in Phoenix I would definitely visit your practice. Thanks!!

[@harryd9116]

I also have an Android phone, an older one, LG Premier Pro LTE and it's a Tracfone. I double tap my ear to answer don't know way all the comments below about Andriods not working??

[@MaryMcintyre-wd7go]

How do I get this reversed

[@bobl1090]

It should be added that this feature works only with iPhones 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, and later as they have the 2-way audio feature

[@GadgetGuy1113]

Thank You Dr. Cliff for this explanation. My question is: Can the Oticon More 2 utilize the 2-Way Audio feature if you have an Android Phone? btw, my Audiologist is one the uses "Best Practices", Dr. Nicole Anzalone, here in Central New York

[@amywhite6848]

I just got a set of Oticon More 2 that will stream my Android phone calls, music, etc. to my HAs but I'm trying to find out if the mic activation is available. You only mention iPhones. Please do an update so others know of the Android compatibility and let us know if we Android users have to use the phone's mic or if we can activate the HA's mic.

[@byramgodrej1708]

Why only iPhones, Why not on Android phones???

[@pharmlaw4]

I wore Oticon More 1 hearing aids before the firmware update. I then switched to Phonak 90 Paradise H/As to see the difference. I loved being able to answer the phone by tapping my ears but then I started to get dropped calls continuously in the middle of conversations. Also, many complaints about background noise. Thinking about sitching back. Also noticed great T coil in the oticon H/A but not any noiceable improvement in the Phonak model. Torn between ease of answering phone and complaints from others re b/g noise. Afraid the Oticons won't really be hands free if you have to hangup on the phone and not by tappiing the hearing aid. Still can't decide! Please do a video comparing the Oticon More and Phonak 90 hands free. Thanks!

[@clintdiffin2248]

I have Oticon More 1 hearing aids and can pick up a call simply by pressing the rocker switch on the back of the aids. I find that as easy as trying to do a double tap.

[@gregdenny4421]

10 pm july 3, 2024; I have an android phone(Samsung 23) and would lime to use my philips hearing aid microphone to transmit my voive during a phone call. How?

[@trevorward9680]

Thanks Dr Cliff.

[@MaryMcintyre-wd7go]

How do I get that off my hearing aids

[@juanrmartinez6598]

When is it available for Android phones? I minirite r

[@aimeetorres6462]

I have oticon zircon 2 hearing aids I want to be able to receive 📲 phone calls to my Motorola action one. I did the instructions the way it says in KZbin. It does not connect to my android phone.

[@trevorward9680]

Appreciate this is sponsored. Many hearing aids have hands free calling, granted different technology of Bluetooth but it would have been nice to mention that for transparency.

[@DrCliffAuD]

I appreciate the feedback. All hearing aids amplify sound too. Should I mention that as well? At what point is it okay not to mention something?

[@tripflycfi]

Didn’t he mention neck loops and other methods? I have the previous generation Oticon Open HA’s. This video was exceedingly helpful to me. I think was exceptionally transparent and, even better, he highlighted some potential pitfalls with this system. Many thanks, Cliff

[@donhopkins8363]

When are you going to review the Starkey Genesis 24 AI?They are are amazing.

[@PhilZwick]

I have the Oticon More 1 aids and as it is paired with my Google Pixel 6 phone I can use it hands free by speaking to the phone - answer, play music, stop, hang up. The phone mic is sensitive enough to permit people to hear me when it is in my pocket. Maybe not as easy as tapping but it works. I also have the Connect Clip that I can put on my shirt and talk on the phone, and connect to my computer or TV. IMO, a small price to pay for the excellent overall performance of the Oticon More aids.

[@hillelweinberg6542]

Hi - Glad it's working for you. To clarify, you need the Connect Clip to connect your HA to a computer (via Bluetooth?) and a TV (via ??), but you can connect your HA to your Pixel 6 via Bluetooth WITHOUT the Connect Clip (but you can use it with the Connect Clip as well)?

[@MaryMcintyre-wd7go]

I want that reversed ? How do I get this hands free reversed

[@danleonard3600]

Does this apply to the opn s1?

[@TheCudamaster1]

Will this work with android phone as well?

[@Whychangeit2]

My Provider says they don’t have the software and I would need to call Odicon

[@dellesperance8021]

Are any of these for sever to profound hearing loss?

[@LastTrump7]

I’m there too..Menieres took me there in 8 years. What you doing or using to help you with that. Especially just talking one on one in daily conversations?

[@LastTrump7]

@Jenn Baal sorry to hear that. Menieres losing your hearing is life changing but all the other symptoms may be worse. Severe profound hearing loss to. I have Oticon OpnS now. Now some talk of putting a Cros aid in the left ear which not much is left. At age 65 now and been on disability for vertigo and balance for five years. Most days feel 75. Wish you well.

[@debralittle1341]

What about Android users?

[@kippywylie]

How about Android?

[@danbashinski3535]

Excellent presentation I have an Oticon Xceed 2. BTE. Does this EA qualify for 2 way audio? Thanks for your response

[@carolradcliffe2645]

Can you a a text message read to you through Kirkland 10.0 hearing aids without your iphone

[@DrCliffAuD]

Probably with tap control and asking Siri.

[@Dan-jq5lh]

I have the Oticon more 2 I believe. My hearing aids don’t let me use them as two way I have to hold my phone. Is it the same as the oticon more

[@DrCliffAuD]

Which iPhone do you have?

[@MaryMcintyre-wd7go]

Please show me how to reverse hands free😊

[@EzDoesItTLC]

Will this work with iphone 8?

[@carjen121]

Thank you for your information💕👏🏼

[@BellsDriving]

I keep my iPhone on silent. When I get a phone call the ringer goes to my Oticon miniRITE Hearing Aides. Can I get the text message sound to go to my hearing aide also when my phone is on silent?

[@adamsjohn1956]

OPN supported? Or just More?

[@rwlee9974]

How do I set iPhone ring of incoming call into my aids?

[@SCHMGH1]

I have a pixel 5a and want to remove streaming from hearing aids

[@rogerl24]

How do you do this with android?

[@DrCliffAuD]

You need either a Phonak or Unitron Hearing Aid.

[@renalyncaballero9898]

Where did I buy that?

[@jimanton1134]

Does this work with More 2 Mini rite?

[@tlbfarm4473]

Question: At 4:26: the HCF has to update the firmware for both existing HA and new ones just coming from the factory i.e. being ordered as we speak? If it's something the HCF installs, does it cost something above and beyond the hearing aid cost? Does having this firmware eliminate the need for the Connect Link for TV or other devices other than a phone? Thanks for posting!

[@vxinos]

will my oticon OPNS do this? or is it just the Oticon More?

[@1957ShutterBug]

I didn’t hear any talk about answering or hanging up the phone hands free with the HAs. Did I miss that? If not, what do these aids do differently than the Starkey Evolv 2400 RIC R HAs?

[@pharmlaw4]

One more thing...can you address why I get static interference with both the Oticon and Phonak models when I pass by my router or when I get into my car? How miuch electromagnetic energy am I encountering with these things?

[@russellhess3829]

Tge problem i am having is my android phone to my oticon aids. When i receive a incoming call it does not ring in my ears and also it automatically connects me without hitting the answer button. People can hear my conversations with me even knowing they called my phone. How do i correct this problem

[@aceuni-rider6921]

Hopefully there will be some android compatibility soon.

[@jackmortimer329]

There is in at least some brands.

[@CatherineBenzinger]

My aids purchased in 2020 are hand free BUT only the right aid communicates with my phone and sends the same signal to the left aid. For most listening this is fine. When I listen to binaural beats, this is not good because the left channel is different to the right. Listening to the right channel is both ears, negates the binaural beat. Are there any aids that would work with binaural beats?

[@아펠타쉐]

what is the difference between 'more' and 'zircon'?, zircon has better chips and improvements?

[@DrCliffAuD]

Zircon is their budget model. Not as good as the More.

[@ilovemoneydhoni2989]

DR CLIFF MY QUESTION IS JUST LIKE EYE TRANSPLANT CAN WE ALSO EXCHANGE HAIR CELL FROM A PERSON WHO HAVE A GOOD EAR

[@DrCliffAuD]

No, not possible

[@joannemcpherson5776]

Could you just tell us how to do it?

[@terriannolson8923]

Love the shirt, Cliff. 😘 So my Phonak Paradise Audeo 90R hearing aids does what you were explaining with my android phone ... right?

[@bravejones3941]

Yes, they have that feature already built in. You don't even have to get your phone out, it works via the top button. It is set as default by Phonak but your Audiologist/hearing aid professional could turn it off. You should just try it out. If it works, great, if not have it turned on. Should take like a Minute.

[@aztravelguy]

Difference in Bluetooth technology. Phonak is relying on Bluetooth (aka Bluetooth Classic), versus Oticon relying on Bluetooth LE (though Phonak uses both, but this gets into the weeds). Limitations exist with BLE, but it's far better with power consumption, hence the name Low Energy. It's that classic version of Bluetooth that makes Phonak devices easily pair two way audio with just about any Bluetooth devices (phones, laptops, etc). Things will improve continuously in the years to come with another Bluetooth protocol that unfortunately has a name ripe for confusion with previous revisions - LE Audio, and the LC3 codec. The future is bright with LE Audio: Imagine going to a movie theater or stage production. Audio is streamed directly into your hearing aids. Instead of telecoil, it's over Bluetooth LE Audio, and everyone with LE Audio devices - whether hearing aids or regular earbuds/headphones - can hear the same thing. That's the potential.

[@terriannolson8923]

@@aztravelguy Thanks for the info, Erik. 🙂

[@terriannolson8923]

@@bravejones3941 Thanks, Brave. Cliff is my son, so he makes things as easy as possible for me. I listen to almost all his blogs and vlogs because it's like sitting in the same room as him. But I certainly do have questions since he knows so much about hearing problems. And I don't know anything more than the mild to moderate hearing loss I have experienced.

[@egio6263]

What is the firmware version that makes the hands-free calling available? Just visited local audi today and it doesn’t appear to be on the MFI menu as an option

[@motioner9102]

Does two way work on Oticon More?

[@DrCliffAuD]

Yes!

[@petercn]

Will this also work with an Android phone?

[@LastTrump7]

Don’t think so Oticon seems to have some deal with Apple to push people more their way.

[@popperfrozy]

@@LastTrump7 that's disappointing. Hopefully they will change that.

[@terriannolson8923]

Check into the Phonak Paradise Audeo 90R with Double Tap Control. They work with my android phone.

[@popperfrozy]

@@terriannolson8923 My audiologist specifically recommended Oticon, so I will be getting those. Should be able to stream audio from my Android phone, but I just wish it could have all the functionality available on iPhone.

[@aztravelguy]

Still frustrated that there's no Android capability. I do not like the Apple ecosystem and won't switch over. Having said that, there's no perfect solution since Phonak's devices don't have that option you point out to toggle auto/left/right/off for microphone use. Fortunately though, for laptop connectivity and Zoom/Teams/WebEx calls, those apps allow selection of a specific microphone connected to the laptop.

[@jackmortimer329]

Erik, I just got the Kirkland 10.0T hearing aids from Costco. They connect to my Android phone, stream audio and answer phone calls without needing to touch the phone for the call. I do need to touch the phone to start the music streaming, of course. I have not yet found a way to initiate a phone call without touching the phone, but I just got these, so I am still experimenting. I have gotten the HA to connect to my desktop computer which has Bluetooth. Dr. Cliff has a video about the Kirkland HA which you might find interesting. While you are in Costco you can ask about the capabilities of all the HA they carry. I think they told me all their devices now connect with Android, but I am not sure I heard them right on this point. BTW, at my Costco they do perform Real Ear Measurement when they deliver the HA. Hope this helps.

[@aztravelguy]

​@@jackmortimer329Hi Jack. I'm familiar with the current Kirkland model, which is mostly a rebranded Phonak device. My point was largely that while Oticon anecdotally is a much better hearing device thanks to the neural network, it just isn't an option for me due to the usual catering to Apple users that happens a lot in technology overall. I'm all for Phonak (and Kirkland) being so easy to use with my daily needs (Zoom/Teams work calls). I'm just frustrated that there's no perfect solution for my needs yet. I'll likely end up with Naida Paradise devices soon despite using Bluetooth Classic. I'd really like to give Oticon More a try because anecdotally I believe the quality of audio is better thanks to the neural network. Yet I can't do two way audio to Android or a laptop from Oticon without a "middle man" device, which I already have with my current, older Phonak Naida B devices. Or I'll just wait for LE Audio to be widespread, which will solve a lot of problems.

[@hillelweinberg6542]

@@aztravelguy I'm with you - I have reached out to the Google accessibility people since they presumably are in touch with HA manufacturers - to see if there is a hint about when we will see new models with BT5.2/LC3. No substantive response yet. They have a couple of HAs listed as fully compatible Pixels but they are older HA models. (I have a 6 Pro - which I waited for because it was going to the latest and greatest ...) It would be nice if Google pushed notifications of changes to their compatibility listings ... You know, marketing. Sigh. Maybe Dr. Clif can get on the case.

[@aztravelguy]

@@hillelweinberg6542 Literally waiting on getting new hearing aids and replacing my pixel 4xl because of the slow rollout of LE Audio and LC3!

[@macusermdm]

Low energy Bluetooth is on Android. They act like this is only an iPhone thing. So frustrating

[@artchicke3653]

I preferred to be hands-free as I have arthritis and my hands hurt a lot. But I have an issue and I'm not sure if anyone else does? If I'm driving and I have my phone on my lap sometimes I get this weird interference and it bothers me like this weird noise like if the speakers going in and out. I only wear my hearing aid on the right ear so I deactivated the hearing aid so I use wireless headphone on my left ear.

[@stevestahl6063]

How can you not even mention what is and is not possible on an Android phone? I see lots of questions here, but now answers.

[@DrCliffAuD]

@@stevestahl6063 this video is from 2 years ago and is out of date at this point. Almost all hearing aids have two way audio with Android now.

[@motioner9102]

Does two way audio work on Oticon Open 1 miniRite?

[@JeremyTaylorNZ]

so how do you answer an incoming call handsfree, without pulling the phone out and touching it to answer the phone? still not possible?

[@duffar]

This is where the phonak paradise is a cut above... the ability to announce the caller and ear-tap to answer is really nice. Only other device I've seen like that were the bose hearphones - which sadly are no longer made.

[@6ft8incyclist]

What about Android!?!?!?!?!

[@jaykita2069]

Good content, but far too much chat around the information. The info could be conveyed in 1/3 rd the time

[@stevec9102]

Dr, thank you for all your advice. Tip: stop moving around so much and keep your arms and hands still. My goodness.

[@tonyazar1433]

Have you heard about this new hearing system called "Whisper"

[@DrCliffAuD]

Yes, I'm trying to get them to send me devices to review.

[@animemanman6368]

Doctor cliff, new drug that cures hearing loss, from frequency therapeutics, will it be very expensive after it released ? will we able to afford it

[@DrCliffAuD]

We still don't know if it works yet.

[@danbashinski3535]

I am using an Oticon Mic and am struggling with proper use. Any suggestions?

[@MaryWeldon-ez2le]

High cliff I got thinking of something they should think of next is a app for the blind and Visually Impaired where are your hearing aids where they are connected to your phone will automatically let you find out what is around you buy hopefully someday that your phone will read everything around you so that you can follow just like you would with some of the other objects that they have out there to put on your glasses so that you can understand your world like reading a stop sign are reading things in a store can you imagine the day when our hearing aids will help us that way too Ashley where there are people that are deaf and blind have you ever thought about that about that quote about that sorry if I made a spelling error but I can imagine my future being able to get my phone to read a stop sign with my hearing aids connected

[@nighthawk700gc]

You might want to add an "i" in your tittle, e.g. "Hands-Free iPhone Calls..." Someday, my little Android... some day. 🙂

[@DrCliffAuD]

That's clever. I should change it.

[@terriannolson8923]

I have the Phonak Paradise Audeo 90R with Double Tap Control. They work with my android. So the technology already is available if you have an android. You just need to get a pair of Phonak HA's.

[@nighthawk700gc]

As Dr. Cliff would probably point out, it's important to get the hearing aid that best meets my hearing needs.

[@sard4728]

Way too much history

[@rodneywells2267]

Sorry you talk to much no need for a history lesson Polaris who cares

[@DrCliffAuD]

@@rodneywells2267 no need for you to apologize. 👍

[@jameslester6785]

I have the Phonak Paradise HAs. I love them and the hands free phone calling feature works flawlessly.

[@TheBluealan2000]

I have the same HA's and 100% agree they are brilliant for streaming and hands free calling. The tap control means I can answer without even touching the phone.