Oticon Real miniRITE-R

Oticon Real Hearing Aids

Models, Reviews, and Prices

Real is the latest flagship hearing aid family from Danish hearing aid giant Oticon. Real offers many of the same features as its predecessor More, such as Bluetooth audio streaming, access to Oticon's deep neural network technology, and water resistance. Tune in, or keep reading, to find out the two biggest advancements offered by Oticon Real.

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Oticon released their Oticon More receiver-in-canal hearing aids exactly two years ago now. And as with all hearing aid manufacturers, this is the pattern that we tend to see in terms of them superseding their existing technology. Then, in August 2022, we also saw them update their custom in-the-ear hearing aid family called Oticon Own.

The new Oticon Real hearing aids are available in the US as of the 23rd of February. The Reals look identical to their predecessors and are initially available in four different models. The miniRITE R which is their rechargeable receiver-in-canal hearing aid, the miniRITE T which uses a disposable size 312 battery, the miniBTE R which is rechargeable and behind-the-ear, and then finally, the miniBTE T which, again, uses a size 312 battery.

Oticon Real Lineup 2023

Oticon Real miniBTEs (left) and miniRITEs (right). Source: Oticon

You'll note that the miniBTE R and miniBTE T are behind-the-ear hearing aids, which can be fitted using both a standard ear mold or a slim tube. There are nine different colors to choose from with a matted finish, and most hearing aid users tend to find something that's the closest color to their hair.

Interestingly, unlike other hearing aid manufacturers such as the new Phonak Lumity, Oticon are sticking with their guns and launching these hearing aids in both the rechargeable and non-rechargeable version at the same time. The rechargeable version should give you a full day of battery life with a three-hour charge, and the battery version is likely to last just under a week before you need to change the batteries over.

So the burning question is, "What exactly is new with these Oticon Real hearing aids?" From my recent discussions with Oticon, they're focusing on very practical, day-to-day improvements that I do have patients mentioning periodically in clinic. As a basis, they've all the same key features as the Oticon More family, however with two key feature developments to-date.

So first of all, let's discuss their wind and handling stabilizer, which runs under the new More Sound Intelligence 2.0. More Sound Intelligence 2.0 is an automatic feature designed to make it easier for you to follow and engage in conversations in more complicated listing environments such as groups, crowds, and noisy listening situations. It comprehensively scans your sound scene 500 times per second and then organizes and delivers the sound based on the training from the hearing aid's Deep Neural Network. This system is designed to highlight the sounds that will be of interest and create a contrast with the sounds that you are less likely to want to hear.

Now, Oticon is claiming that their addition of this new wind and handling stabilizer is the world's first wind and handling noise prevention feature which detects and cleans up wind and handling noise. But what exactly does that mean?

Oticon is boasting that they took this nice lady to one of the world's largest university-owned wind tunnels and tested their new tech against two other hearing aid manufacturers. Their testing showed that the Oticon Real was able to both reduce wind noise and provide better speech clarity where two leading competitors could only perform well in one of those tasks. On top of that, they've also focused their attention on what they call handling noise, which is the sound that your hearing aid makes when it's touched.

Oticon Real Wind Tunnel

Testing Oticon Real in a wind tunnel.

When I say touched, this can be on purpose such as pressing the button on the back of your hearing aid, or alternatively when running your fingers through your hair and catching it by accident. Oticon clearly felt that this was enough of an issue to focus their attention on and their research shows Real to have outperformed those competitor hearing aids by both 14 and 19 decibels.

Their second new feature is their Sudden Sound Stabilizer which runs under the More Sound Amplifier 2.0. The More Sound Amplifier 2.0 works alongside the More Sound Intelligence 2.0 and provides dynamic and balanced amplification reacting to the nature of the sound scene and then adapting its resolution. Oticon states that this results in a far more natural listening experience, giving you access to speech but at the same time, not overwhelming you with loud environmental sounds around you.

The new Sudden Sound Stabilizer is designed to detect both soft, loud, and sudden sounds and to control them so that yes, they're audible, but at the same time, they're not uncomfortably loud or intrusive. This is all whilst maintaining speech audibility at the same time.

In practical terms, Oticon boasts that this should reduce your listening effort when you're surrounded by annoying background noises and maintain your ability to hear the speech of the person sat in front of you which should result in a comfortable, easy listening situation.

Now, as I briefly mentioned before, the Oticon Real has the same foundations as their Oticon More family of hearing aids, such as Bluetooth connectivity, artificial intelligence via Deep Neural Network, their waterproof rating, etc., but with these two main developments.

So are these changes that we're seeing from Oticon big life-changing developments? Not necessarily. Do they sound like improvements over and above their Oticon More family? Absolutely.

Oticon Real Model Comparison

Oticon Real miniRITE-R Oticon Real miniRITE-T Oticon Real miniBTE-R Oticon Real miniBTE-T
Oticon Real miniRITE-R Oticon Real miniRITE-T Oticon Real miniBTE-R Oticon Real miniBTE-T
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Android Compatibility
Bluetooth® Audio Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Android (ASHA)
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Android (ASHA)
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Android (ASHA)
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Android (ASHA)
Disposable Batteries Battery Size
312
Battery Size
312
Hands-Free Calling Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Accessory required (Android)
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Accessory required
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Accessory required
Protocol
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
  • Accessory required
IP Rating (Liquid) 8 8 8 8
IP Rating (Solid) 6 6 6 6
Made For iPhone Lowest iOS Version
9.2
Lowest iOS Version
9.2
Lowest iOS Version
9.2
Lowest iOS Version
9.2
Push Button Push Button Options
  • Program control
  • Volume Control
  • Mute control
Push Button Options
  • Program control
  • Volume Control
  • Mute control
Push Button Options
  • Program control
  • Volume Control
  • Mute control
Push Button Options
  • Program control
  • Volume Control
  • Mute control
Rechargeable Batteries Battery Type
Lithium-ion
Battery Type
Lithium-ion
Telecoil
Volume Control
Water Resistant Coating
Downloads
Accessories

Model details listed above may be incomplete or inaccurate. For full specifications please refer to product specifications published by the original equipment manufacturer. To suggest a correction to the details listed, please email info@hearingtracker.com.

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Oticon Real Technology Levels

Oticon Real 3 Oticon Real 2 Oticon Real 1
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$2,900

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Processing Channels
Number of processing channels
48 48 64
Adjustment Bands
Number of adjustment bands
18 20 24
Expansion
Phone Ear Focus
Power On Delay
Listening Programs 4 4 4
Automatic Acclimatization
Extended bandwidth
Adaptation Management
AutoPhone
Bass Boost
Better-Ear Priority
Clear Dynamics
Environment configuration
Options
3 Options 5 Options 5 Options
Feedback Shield
MoreSound Amplifier™ 2.0
MoreSound Intelligence™ Level 3
MoreSound Intelligence™ 2.0 Level 2 Level 1
MoreSound Optimizer™
Neural Noise Suppression
Suppression (Difficult / Easy)
6 dB / 0 dB 6 dB / 2 dB 10 dB / 4 dB
Soft Speech Booster
Sound Enhancer
Configurations
1 configuration 2 configurations 3 configurations
Spatial Balancer
Percent
60% 60% 100%
Spatial Sound™
Number of Estimators
2 estimators 2 estimators 4 estimators
Speech Rescue™
Stereo streaming (2.4 GHz)
SuddenSound Stabilizer
Configurations
4 Configurations 5 Configurations 6 Configurations
Tinnitus SoundSupport™
Virtual Outer Ear
Configurations
1 configuration 1 configuration 3 configurations
Wind & Handling Stabilizer
Wind & Handling Stabilizer

Technology specifications listed above may be incomplete or inaccurate. For full specifications please refer to product specifications published by the original equipment manufacturer. To suggest a correction to the details listed, please email info@hearingtracker.com.

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Oticon Real Accessories

ConnectClip

ConnectClip

Transmits audio to your hearing aids from a distance, lets you make hands-free phone calls, and adjusts your hearing aid volume and program settings.

Functions

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
CROS

CROS

Oticon CROS sends a wireless signal via Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) from the poorer ear to a receiver on the better ear.

Functions

  • CROS System

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
CROS PX

CROS PX

The new Oticon CROS PX is rechargeable and offers TwinLink™ dual streaming technology, which provides access to more sounds in challenging listening environments and handles wireless streaming at the same time.

Functions

  • CROS System

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
On App

On App

Lets you control your hearing aids from your smartphone and interact with other Internet-connected devices and services.

Functions

  • Smartphone App

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
Oticon charger

Oticon charger

An overnight lithium-ion battery charge provides all-day power, and a 30-minute fast charge provides up to six additional hours of hearing aid use.

Functions

  • Battery Charger

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
Phone Adapter 2.0

Phone Adapter 2.0

The Oticon Phone Adapter 2.0 enables hearing aid users to connect to their landline phones via the ConnectClip accessory. Wireless, hands-free phone conversations are enabled when the ConnectClip is worn on the body.

Functions

  • Landline to Streaming

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
Remote Control 3.0

Remote Control 3.0

Functions

  • Remote Control

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T
SmartCharger

SmartCharger

The new SmartCharger includes a protective lid and built-in battery for charging when away from a power outlet. The drying function automatically removes moisture from your hearing aids.

Functions

  • Battery Charger

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
TV Adapter 3.0

TV Adapter 3.0

Streams TV audio directly to your hearing aids at the volume you choose with an effective range of up to 45 feet.

Functions

  • TV Streamer

Compatible Aids

  • Real miniRITE-R
  • Real miniRITE-T
  • Real miniBTE-R
  • Real miniBTE-T

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Oticon Real Reviews

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