Hearing Aids with a "Find My Hearing Aid" Feature

Find Your Oticon Hearing Aids

The Oticon hearing aids app allows discreet remote control of your hearing aids for adjustments of volume control and programs as well as a Find My Hearing Aids function.

If yo can't find your hearing aids, tap “Find my hearing aids” in the menu on the Oticon ON app and a map will appear. A map will show the last known location of the paired hearing aids when the app was working. Above the map is a proximity bar that indicates how close you are to each connected hearing aid. If the hearing aid is not connected to the app either from being out of range, battery dead or the connection is lost you will see the last date and time it was seen and at what location. It will be clearly marked with a X symbol at the top and a statement that says that particular hearing aid disconnected at the bottom. The proximity bar is a helpful tool for once close to your hearing aid.

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(Above image from Oticon ON app guide page 23 You can find the Oticon ON app guide here https://wdh02.azureedge.net/-/media/oticon-us/main/download-center---myoticon---product-literature/opn-wireless-connectivity/ifu/220508us_ifu_oticon_on_app_2.pdf?la=en&rev=99FC&hash=0579383769D56168B602EE49ABA3865F)

Positives

• It identified both hearing aid's seperately and gives a clear coloured symbol for the right and left hearing aid. It will locate them invidually but on the same map which is great.
• The map is easy to read and scroll
• Signal strength which is located at the top of the app can be used once closer
• Has an average connected distance of 10 metres from phone

Negativies

• Yo do need to keep the app running in the background of your phone to be able for it to sync with your hearing aids and know where they are. This also means it will run your phone battery down more than if the app wasn't actively running.
• The map doesn't have the option for satellite mode which would make finding it easier when the hearing aid is lost outside.
• If you have an Apple phone you will need to make sure you pair the hearing aids with the app before commencing, whereas if you have an Android phone this is done automatically in the app.

Here is a list of Oticon Hearing aids that have the Find Your Hearing Aid Feature by connecting to the Oticon ON app:

Oticon Opn are the hearing aid family and models which have this find your hearing aid feature.

Find Your Widex Hearing Aids

The BEYOND™ solution works with iPhones, iPads and iPod. You may also be able to find your hearing aids using an Apple Watch.

For compatibility https://global.widex.com/en/support/beyond-hearing-aid-app/compatibility

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Positives

• The app is easy to use has clear symbols and directions
• There is both a map and a closer search feature
• The closer search feature allows you to focus on one hearing aid at a time
• Has an average connected distance of 10 metres from phone

Negatives

• The map only comes up as satellite which can be harder to initially locate the building due to the location names not being as visible
• The closer search feature doesn't give you the option to view both aids at the same time
• Having the closer search on a different tab you could forget it's there when it is a excellent feature

Here is a list of Widex Hearing aids that have the Find Your Hearing Aid Feature by connecting to the Widex Beyond app:

Widex Beyond are the family and model names which have the find your hearing aid feature.