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I can't hear [bleep] any more. What kind, where to get, how much money to spend?
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WHAT!?? There, that's out of the way. I have great hearing loss as well. I hope we both learn something.
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Starting to think I am in good company. Also waiting to learn something.
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Go to Costco. They have aids at $1500 a pair which are equivalent to ones going elsewhere at $5000. I think they are not testing at the moment due to the virus; testing is done in a booth.
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If you are a Vet - go to the VA, my neighbor went and got some at no cost to him. Said he can now hear sounds he barely remembered. Birds, spring peepers, his wife nagging... Old cuss
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Holy chit
My daughter got a new pair 2 months ago...$7800
She wanted the super discreet ones though with blue tooth and other premium features, does her music through them, synched to her iPhone.
They’re not like the ones that old retards wear what that look like two jumbo shrimp glued to your ears.
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It really depends on your hearing loss. One ear or both, highs, lows or the whole range. They can get expensive, over $5K. I am a vet so I got mine from the VA. Also get free batteries. Some models are rechargeable. Many also have an app on your smartphone that can control them. I no longer have the TV at 25, or the car radio as loud. Hearing things I have not heard in many years. They can be annoying in a crowded setting, they are not selective, they amplify all noise. Glad I got them however, wife says she no longer has to yell at me so I can hear.
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Mine are Starkey. Expensive, I Bluetooth phone calls, music and best of all I can tell direction of where a noise is coming from. That is priceless. The support the dealer above anything I’ve experienced
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Mine are Resound, can pair with my phone for calls and music etc. They don't advertise pricing on many hear aids, I have only one in my pretty much dead left ear. It was just over $2K from what i found out.
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My original pair was Unisom, worked well, paid about $3500 for them 9 years ago. Current ones are Phonak, Bluetooth to my phone or whatever, also controlled by my phone. I like the new ones better, $1400 at Costco 6 months ago. I would never go anywhere but Costco again. VA is a nice deal if you can prove hearing loss is service related. Good luck with that.
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Mine are 4 year old Costco Signature, made by Resound.
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If you are a Vet - go to the VA, my neighbor went and got some at no cost to him. Said he can now hear sounds he barely remembered. Birds, spring peepers, his wife nagging... Old cuss I'm a veteran.. VA turned me down... I can't go, because apparently my family makes too much $.. Nice of 'em..
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I HAVE ONE FRIEND THAT REALLY LIKES HIS & ANOTHER THAT WON'T WEAR HIS.
Oops, sorry, I've talked to second friend last.
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I think the VA looks at retired Vets and vets that did not retire differently. I was told they pretty much give a retired Vet hearing aids as a matter of course. Years in the Navy working in Boiler and machinery rooms, I have documented hearing loss.
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If you live near a Costco check out their hearing aids. I got mine at Costco last August for $2700. That included the exam and the charger. I have the Resound Smart 3D model which was supposed be the top of the line at the time. They had a cheaper model for $1500 but the exam showed that I was "profoundly deaf" in both ears so I needed the more expensive model. They will connect to your iPhone, iPad or iPod and you can control them with a free app called Resound Smart 3D. There are all kinds of settings like restaurant, speech clarity and noise filter. The noise filter works great in your vehicle because it will filter out the vehicle/road noise enough that you can still hear people talking in your vehicle. You can even adjust the bass and treble if you want to. The small receiver goes behind your ear and they color match it to your hair color, if no hair the color match it to your skin color. There is a small wire that goes just in front of your to connect the receiver to the ear canal insert. Nobody ever notices that I'm wearing hearing aids. I"m very happy with these hearing aids. If you want to get the exact ones I have the Costco receipt shows Item # 1350221 Model Preza DRWC RIC Right and Item # 1350221 Model Preza 861 RIC Left.
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There is a member on here (Denton?) that worked in the hearing aid biz in some capacity.
Hopingly, they will see this thread.
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As said above, VA or Costco. Mine are VA (No questions asked except "What color do you want?) but I have been tested at Costco and was very impressed by the technician's expertise and honesty.
Get rechargeables if you can, and either a small remote or phone controlled. Be sure to mention if you have tinnitus so they can adjust for it.
Edit: I'm the guy who worked in a related business (electronic shooting plugs) and my wife was a teacher of the deaf. So I've had some rudimentary experience in the field.
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I got mine at Costco about 4 months ago. I couldn't be happier. I haven't heard this well since I was in my 30s.
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