Otofonix Elite Hearing Amplifier Review

Headquartered in Huntersville, NC, Otofonix is a company that specializes in manufacturing hearing amplifiers for all ages. It designs high-quality, yet affordable behind-the-ear personal sound amplifiers with an additional environmental sound amplification option. Otofonix Hearing Amplifiers also come with multiple ready and easy-to-use program settings and digital processing features.

Otofonix Elite Hearing Amplifier Review

Otofonix products are an above-average choice for those looking to buy personal hearing amplifiers. People often go with PSAPs because they are significantly less expensive than professionally fitted and prescribed hearing aids. But cheap devices can do more harm than good to one's hearing. Otofonix makes quality, hearing-aid level PSAPs at a reasonable price. The company's hearing amplifiers are light weight, easy to use, and can be adjusted for different environmental settings. Audio amplification and noise reduction features greatly improve sound quality and audibility. With great form factor, quality sound amplification, and digital noise reduction features, Otofonix hearing amplifiers are certainly worth the price and give more expensive counterparts a run for their money.  

Although not as expensive as traditional hearing aids, Otofonix's prices are on the high end for personal sound amplification devices. Their three types range from $249.99 to $549.99 per ear. This is because the company offers a higher quality amplification device than what is standard across the industry. Indeed, as the product is one of the few FDA-registered PSAPs, customers can be assured they are getting a quality product.

All Otofonix sound amplification devices come with a 1 year warranty protecting against defects in workmanship and materials. Devices deemed by the company upon inspection to have been rendered inactive due to faulty parts, materials, or workmanship will be replaced for free. An extended "Elite Protection Plan" can be purchased at checkout for $79. This will protect your device(s) from 100% of all loss or damage.

There's not much information to go on in terms of Otofonix's reputation. The company has no BBB or Trustpilot entry. Otofonix was founded by a Board-Certified Otolaryngologist who had 25 years experience in Michigan. The company uses US and European components to manufacture their hearing amplification devices in China.

I like this amplifier and there’s more pros than cons. It has definitely improved my hearing. But for no reason it will start leaving high-pitched squeals, sometimes several in a row. I can’t find out the reason why. Sometimes I’m sitting on the couch and it starts. Nothing has change like my position or the noise level. I have to take it out for a while because those squeals hurt. It happens in the car when traveling. The amplifier does this at least every other day and it’s not the battery and it’s not dirty. I tried calling the Company but got a busy signal all day long and I gave up. I still like the instrument because it has improved my hearing.

This is a very good product. Comfortable, small, discrete with programming options. The sellers are absolutely 1st class in customer service! If you need help with hearing, don’t hesitate to try this product. My overall hearing experience has been greatly improved. I am glad I bought these. Just a little patience is required to discover which programs and volumes work for you.Various environments can be enhanced by program change. It is a learn as you go experience but well worth the small effort.

And, I’ll repeat, FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE.
This thing works great. I have been bothering my wife with the “whats, hmm’s, and I didn’t hear you’s” for years. This solved that problem immediately. Watching TV is great again. I can actually hear the words and sounds clearly, and not at fog-horn decibel levels. It took me zero time to get used to it. Although I am still tinkering with the 4 different settings, I pretty much leave it on the “normal” setting.
Do yourself (and others around you) a favor. Don’t spend thousands on a so-called hearing aid. I can’t believe that anything would be dramatically better than this personal amplifier. It works great right out of the box.
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This unit is very small, for those of you concerned about visibility. The only thing that is really visible is the clear tube that connects the amplifier to your ear. Even then, it’s small and clear. So it is, basically, invisible. The amplifier fits behind the ear and is tiny. I’m bald, so there is nothing to conceal it. But it is barely noticeable.