scesnick
Veteran Member
I did a quick search here for hearing aids and found a bunch of old threads so I thought I would ask my question in a new thread.
I worked the flight deck of a carrier while in the navy and now I work in a powerhouse with loud boilers, chillers and gensets. I have a hearing test every year and fail miseribly.
Wifey is getting sick of the loud TV and always repeating herself so she now wants me to look into a hearing aid. First off, I am only 41 yrs old. and I am not thrilled about the hearing aid idea. Also, I know I have some hearing loss but not sure if it is bad enough yet for a HA. My last audiogram shows high frequency loss and supposedly in the moderate loss range (although I dispute that finding...lol )
Could someone who has knowledge of these things give e a quick lesson on hearing aids please. some of my questions are. Why is there such a HUGE price swing? I have seen them go from about $200 to $4,000 !! Also, I am still quite active. I play softball, run, and race dirtbikes quite a bit. Is it routine to just leave the HA's in when doing these activities?
And finally, What is up with the batteries? Some say they have a 70 hour battery life. So you gotta change the batteries once every two weeks? What about tinnitus? Will a HA get rid of that God for saken humming?
I worked the flight deck of a carrier while in the navy and now I work in a powerhouse with loud boilers, chillers and gensets. I have a hearing test every year and fail miseribly.
Wifey is getting sick of the loud TV and always repeating herself so she now wants me to look into a hearing aid. First off, I am only 41 yrs old. and I am not thrilled about the hearing aid idea. Also, I know I have some hearing loss but not sure if it is bad enough yet for a HA. My last audiogram shows high frequency loss and supposedly in the moderate loss range (although I dispute that finding...lol )
Could someone who has knowledge of these things give e a quick lesson on hearing aids please. some of my questions are. Why is there such a HUGE price swing? I have seen them go from about $200 to $4,000 !! Also, I am still quite active. I play softball, run, and race dirtbikes quite a bit. Is it routine to just leave the HA's in when doing these activities?
And finally, What is up with the batteries? Some say they have a 70 hour battery life. So you gotta change the batteries once every two weeks? What about tinnitus? Will a HA get rid of that God for saken humming?