Oticon EduMic review

EduMic is Oticon's remote microphone, and its technical data sheet explains why it suits lectures and classrooms. In microphone mode it reaches hearing aids up to 20 meters away and can stream to an unlimited number of hearing aids at once, so several students in one room can use the same unit. A 3.5 mm jack takes audio from a TV, computer, tablet or smartboard and streams it in stereo, and the built-in telecoil can pick up a public hearing loop and pass it on. An FM/DAI connector links to existing classroom microphone systems. Oticon rates operating time at a minimum of 10 hours with a charge time of up to 2.5 hours, and the unit weighs 36 g. The big limit is compatibility: EduMic streams to Oticon Bluetooth hearing aids, so it is a choice for people already in that system, and Oticon does not publish a US price.

Who it is for

Students and workers who wear Oticon hearing aids

Price

Sold through hearing care professionals; see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Remote microphone mode with up to 20 meters wireless range
• 3.5 mm jack streams TV, computer or smartboard audio in stereo
• Picks up public hearing loop systems through its telecoil
• FM/DAI connector for existing classroom microphone systems
• At least 10 hours of operating time, charged in up to 2.5 hours

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Streams to an unlimited number of hearing aids at the same time
• Strength: Stores up to 10 sets of hearing aids for automatic program change
• Strength: Weighs 36 g
• Weakness: Only streams to compatible Oticon Bluetooth hearing aids
• Weakness: No public US price
• Weakness: FM and telecoil mode range drops to up to 3 meters

Key facts

• Range: Up to 20 m (mic and jack mode)
• Battery: At least 10 hours
• Inputs: 3.5 mm jack, telecoil, FM/DAI
• Weight: 36 g

Where it ranks

Oticon EduMic is No. 7 in our Best Assistive Listening Devices verdict.