Orka Hearing AidReviews of hiorka.com

Being a retired 73 year old design director, I would like to make some design observations about the look and design of Orka hearing aids. When you receive your package you notice the beautiful box that it comes in. The silver leaf Orka logo is a beautiful high end touch to the box. The magnetic clasp of the packaging also creates a high-end look! The trays that hold the manuals and the charging case & accessories remind me of a beautiful Japanese Bendo box. From the modern look of the hearing aids themselves to the minimalist ecosystem of the App. The beautiful claymation like images of a husband and wife with family. It's so beautiful and refreshing in imagery that it makes you stand out from the rest of the competition. Now we come to the AI hearing aids themselves. Of all the hearing aids I have tested in the past Orka has the best look, clarity and performance of some of the most expensive hearing aids on the market. Your team should take a bowl... Best Wishes and please pass this along to your upper management, David Cochran

These are great hearing aids! Before I got my Orkas I could not even participate in conversations in crowded restaurants. It was like sitting alone with a wall of noise. Now, even in the noisiest environment I can set the profile to "In Noise" and join in to the conversation. The fact that I can hear sounds I've been missing for years, is an added bonus. Great, responsive customer service and the remote sessions with the audiologists have been a joy.

This is my initial impression on the Orka1, and some pretesting beta impressions on the Orka2. First: I am a "naive user" first time using any hearing aids, and have been holding out due to my impression of what a giant "process" it is getting a VA benefit, then device, then service etc... or the less difficult but more expensive in time and money alternative of the traditional typical bricks and mortar hearing center with audiologist, or the Costco version of same... Again: I am NOT a sound engineer, audiologist, etc but do have experience in the audiogy booth experience in annual flight physicals in 20 yr military career and aware of damage to my own hearing progressively from typical exposure to loud equipment on flight deck, weapons on range, etc. Now I'm right on the border of moderate to moderate severe...a challenging 'cookie cutter' profile per one audiologist opinion. I've been waiting for an entry to the consumer device market to bring competition, innovation, and price benefits to a consumer like me, having read the FDA is permitting sales in the segment. So I stumbled on Orka in a Forbes article and then just did some homework and ordered the Orka1. First impressions on Orka1 are confirmed and reinforced on Orka2: 1. Its obvious a lot of thought and effort has gone into what is a complex device and end user education process. 2. From design, packaging, user education in printed and in app instructions- its pretty much in my opinion head and shoulders above any other consumer personal device on the front end. 3. Having used the Orka1 for some time, with lots of interaction with customer service, audiologist, on all my questions; Imho, Orka has a hit underway here in Orka1, that they are carefully getting 110% ready in Orka2... 4. I'm now hearing sounds I havent in years, frogs and crickets, family conversations in crowded restaurants, much improved understanding in coffeeshops, at work. No longer do I have to cup my ear and say "could you please repeat that?" 5. The bluetooth integration in Orka1 is flawless. I'm still practicing "two bluetooth device streaming" in Orka2 but noticing how well I hear all the sounds around me as controlled by the Orka2 app on iphone, as well as music, etc from the second device. 6. I'm still exploring all options and functionality in various environments and going through the "adaptive phase" of becoming used to "the new hearing" as new normal, so I'll have more to say on that later. 7. Customer service has been extraordinarily good and proactive on all levels. Head and shoulders above other consumer electronics or personal services delivered online/phone. 8. One last observation: its pretty hard to overstate the value proposition of having very experienced audiologists on call, via remote and its also clear Orka has carefully engineered the hearing profile update process to keep end user info carefully private. As long as the consumer is comfortable with remote access (like folks have gotten used to during covid) and can follow clear instructions, then the user onboarding is straightforward.

Excellent hearing aid, especially in noisy environments. Much better than my old hearing aids which cost almost 5 times as much.

Great Hearing Aids. I have used Lexie Lumens for the past 2 years and these are so much better. I actually prefer them over my 4000.00 Siemen Hearing Aids. Their Customer Service is over the top !!

I love my Orka hearing aids. They have made a tremendous improvement in the clarity of people's voices, especially in noisy environments. I can even understand people in noisy restaurants. The Enhanced DeNoise Mode is magical in its ability to cut out background noise in environments such as in a car. As a birder, it is wonderful how much better I can hear birds now. The price is fantastic. The service is excellent. And Orka continues to make improvements in the app.

Life changing, to me, sounds I long have forgotten came back to life, I love my Orka,comfortable and light even with eyeglasses, best customer service I have experienced in a long time,

Tout fonctionne bien avec ces appareils. Le service est excellent : - ils ont appliqué mon audiogramme aux appareils de sorte que les résultats équivalent ceux d’appareil qui coute 6x plus cher. - le son est tellement bon lorsque vient le moment de parler au téléphone, c’est clair et nette. - les batteries rechargeable me permettent de les utiliser toutes la journée - très bonne expérience client - La fonction “enhanced” fait la différence dans des environnements bruyants, c’est surprenant ! Seule problème, tout est en anglais… c’est une sérieuse barrière pour ceux qui sont unilingues français. Merci