Hearing Aids, Who has them, and What do you recommend?

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2015

dlmcm said:
I really appreciate all the input. I have also been talking with other folks, and getting their thoughts.

I really wanted to go see Wava and see if those eyebrows are real......

We really need somebody to do a research and post the transition of her looks from a school marm look to today. Every time that commercial comes, on my wife and I LOL at the latest changes. Those eyebrows are pretty exceptional.

Keep in mind, all of those big time commercials with spokespersons and full page ads in the newspapers are the reason aids are so expensive. They will say its because of the technology etc, but those big ads have to be paid by somebody, and its not the store, its the consumer.

grwd · Dec 14, 2016

Had no idea aids was so prevelant here. I'm rootin for all y'all

Profreedomokie · Dec 14, 2016

I was told by Dr. Stanley Baker last Monday that I could use a pair. All of the replies were helpful. Now I don't want them at all.

264killer · Dec 14, 2016

Have Siemens behind the ear . Am retired so dont have to listen to a lot of people . Only ware them when I have to. TV is on closed capation. You learn to read really fast. Wifes hearing is worse than mine But aids help her more.

dennishoddy · Dec 14, 2016

grwd said:
Had no idea aids was so prevelant here. I'm rootin for all y'all

The new designs make them invisible.
Some are completely inside the ear canal, never to be seen from the outside, but they lack features to enhance certain types of hearing loss.

There are stages of hearing aids.
The first stage is embarrassment that you need them. You get cheap ones, and never wear them outside of the house. You embarrass yourself saying "huh" all the time.
Second stage is that you wear them outside of the house, and find out they don't work as advertised because you chose the ones that your vanity told you to buy so nobody could see them.
Third stage is that you buy them that actually work. Work meaning they help improve the hearing experience.
When you have hearing loss, there is no hearing aid on the market no matter what the cost that will bring your hearing back to normal levels. You will learn to lip read, you will be embarrassed by speech comprehension issues when you can't understand the person at the fast food drive in, and your peers will laugh when you repeat what you think they said and not what they actually said.
Hearing loss is not a fun issue.
Protect it at all costs.
Take it from one that is living the life.

John6185 · Dec 14, 2016

I have the VA BTE (Behind the ear) aids and they work better than the ones int he ear as far as I'm concerned. If I were very poor, I'd check other venues such as eBay, they have hearing aids of all kinds (new). But i'd see if they could be adjusted by a hearing specialist before I bought. Poor folks have poor ways.

dennishoddy · Dec 14, 2016

John6185 said:
I have the VA BTE (Behind the ear) aids and they work better than the ones int he ear as far as I'm concerned. If I were very poor, I'd check other venues such as eBay, they have hearing aids of all kinds (new). But i'd see if they could be adjusted by a hearing specialist before I bought. Poor folks have poor ways.

Your hearing loss is in different frequency's and levels.
Most men's loss is at the higher end of the frequency, but loss can and will occur at the lower end as well. A TRAINED audiologist will be able to fit the aids you need. Beware of the street corner hearing aid joints and high volume TV ads. They will sell you what ever they can without consideration of your needs.
The VA audiology department in OKC is incredible. Misty set me up with the best of the best. Love that lady.

lasher · Dec 14, 2016

I have the VA behind the ear type, took em back once and told them to give em to someone who would wear them, i can't get the right one in at all. wind noise is bad, really bad. have a years supply of batteries and I never wear them. Can't stand them, I'd rather be deaf

Podman · Dec 14, 2016

I have Starkey's and they are ok. But this is the first pair I have ever had so can't really tell about the different brands. They all are an expensive ripoff. Highly profitable for the sellers I guess because
of all the ads on tv all the time.

dennishoddy · Dec 14, 2016

lasher said:
I have the VA behind the ear type, took em back once and told them to give em to someone who would wear them, i can't get the right one in at all. wind noise is bad, really bad. have a years supply of batteries and I never wear them. Can't stand them, I'd rather be deaf

Big issue here.^^^^^
They were not properly fit.
Most hearing aids are fitted by folks that don't wear them.
If they did for a week, they would have an attitude change.
Most of the issues come from the audiologist not fitting the inner ear insert to fit the ear canal.
It feels like you have a potato stuck in your ear.
There are 4 sizes of wings around the actual microphone that is in your ear if you have models from the last few years.
My left ear canal is 1/2 the size of the right.
When I wore the full size, I got ear infections and wax build ups that required weekly visits to a DR for removal. Once I found out there were different sizes, the ear infections went away.

Here are the three sizes. Hard to see but there are three.

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