Hearing Aid advice

[QRTRHRS]

Does anyone know if Blue Cross pays for hearing aids. I dread trying to find out on the phone with them.

I don't think so. I got mine via Vocational Rehab here in KY. They provide assistance mainly for people who needs certain aids in order to perruse work mainly. I drive a school bus and was having trouble hearing kids mainly when they got put on my bus by mistake and being scared would barely speak up. Perhaps you have a similar offering?

The clinic was conveniently located next to the rehab office so I chose them rather than one closer. My results were so so until the clinic sold. The new audiologist had this setup where she put special mics in my ears and mapped my hearing to my test results. She programmed my aids so they were amplifiing more and would continue to slowly increase over a time.

It was like the first time I put them in. There are still those who speak so softly that I struggle to understand them but life is much much better overall.

MY UV dryer states that it does not hurt the batteries to put them in so I too just crack the door to disconnect the batteries.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Just got my son a set of the Costco Signature 6.0. He loves them, much better than his older phonak Nadia digital ones. ( He lost one and recently broke the other)

signature 6.0's are made by Resound. They don't use molds like his old ones did, but have a small speaker that sits in the ear, instead of a tube delivering sound to the ear.
We did not get any of the bluetooth attachments yet. He had those with his old Phonak, and his icom bluetooth device quit working in a short period of time.

Mine are Oticons and I use my bluetooth daily. I wear pocket tee's so I can tuck the bluetooth in rather than to let it swing. No problem after about a year and a half. I love it for phone use.

 

[jlgurr]

My long awaited and much anticipated appointment at Costco is Tomorrow. I'm excited and worried at the same time. Thank you all for the comments and advice that got me this far. Praying for some relief to come my way.

Jeff

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[txdon]

You will be relieved when you realize that it is actually a struggle to hear and now that struggle is about to end. Make sure you get the remote or copilot for whichever model you get and that you can control the channels and volume without having to touch little tiny buttons on the hearing aid. Remember you are amplifying the sound a bit but more importantly you are filtering out the other sounds that muddle voice sounds.

Good luck and let us know the results!

 

[jlgurr]

Bought some hearing aids today. WOW! Unbelievable how much hearing I get back with them on. Used only demo model but mine will be here Friday afternoon. Tried to rent the demo for the week but she only laughed. After wearing them 45 minutes it sounded like I put IN ear plugs when they were taken off. Can't wait till Friday!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My son likes his costco pair. Unfortunately i found out after the fact my insurance wouldn't cover them, out of network.

 

[jlgurr]

Ouch! My health insurance doesn't have the benefit and it (the loss) was not work related so it was 100% out of my wallet. I'm blessed that my hearing loss could be masked with an aid!

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[Bird]

I got new Beltones recently (in the last month or so). I first tried the behind the ear (BTE) models that are so popular, but just didn't work well for me. So we went to the bigger style, in the ear (ITE) that I'm accustomed to. But these new ones are much more powerful, and have 4 programs. They are also wireless and I got the remote control to go with them. And yesterday I got Beltone's "My Pal" portable microphone and used it for the first time this morning. I have not watched TV that wasn't closed caption in years, but I think I can with this My Pal which transmits the sound directly to the hearing aids. Lots of weird features, and cost me $5,000 total with a 4 year warranty.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Glad you found new hearing aids that work well for you. The wireless and My Pal features sound interesting.

 

[milkman]

Went to the hearing aid specialist today and tried a new set of Widex that look like the BTE but with the electronics on the tube in the ear. He programmed a demo set and let me try them, lot better than my old ones. He's programming a set for me to try for 2 weeks, but the price is $5400 for the pair.
I need to go to town tomorrow so I'm stopping by Costco and check out their Kirkland made by Resound that has all the features that the Widex has, at $1799 for the pair. I really need a new set of aids, but hate spending over 5K.