Hearing Aid advice

[Bird]

I certainly agree that they're far too expensive, but it used to be that they came with a one year warranty, then a two year warranty became common, and now a 4 year is the norm. But in addition to the warranty, Beltone (and I assume others) dealers will re-check your hearing aids for life, re-program them, if necessary (or requested), or as my paperwork says "Worldwide lifetime care". But yep, still too expensive.

 

[hawkeye08]

On the typical Costco (current version) aids, how long do the batteries last and how costly are they? I am expecting to have to get my hearing tested one of these days and I don't want sticker shock on batteries. I already have sticker shock on the hearing aids..

 

[Bird]

On the typical Costco (current version) aids, how long do the batteries last and how costly are they? I am expecting to have to get my hearing tested one of these days and I don't want sticker shock on batteries. I already have sticker shock on the hearing aids..

I don't think prices will vary a great deal no matter what brand of hearing aids you get. Every drugstore, Walmart, etc. has hearing aid batteries and depending on where you buy and how many at a time you buy, prices can go a little over $1 each or under. I've been buying a box of 40 at a time from my Beltone dealer for $35 a box. Mine last 8 or 9 days and of course I change both at the same time (some change just the one that indicates it needs changing, but I've found if I do that, the other one will also need changing within 24 hours). So it boils down to less than $6 a month for me for batteries

 

[jlgurr]

On the typical Costco (current version) aids, how long do the batteries last and how costly are they? I am expecting to have to get my hearing tested one of these days and I don't want sticker shock on batteries. I already have sticker shock on the hearing aids..

My Trax 42's use a battery every 7 days. Bought my batteries on Amazon. Power One brand, size 312. 60 batteries for only $15.99 + tax. Once was out of town with no spare batteries. Had to buy some at Walmart. Will NEVER do that again. It was more than $1 each when I had some in my dresser drawer at home that cost only $0.30 each.

 

[hawkeye08]

My Trax 42's use a battery every 7 days. Bought my batteries on Amazon. Power One brand, size 312. 60 batteries for only $15.99 + tax. Once was out of town with no spare batteries. Had to buy some at Walmart. Will NEVER do that again. It was more than $1 each when I had some in my dresser drawer at home that cost only $0.30 each.

Good to know, thanks

 

[txdon]

Batteries last 7 days for me also. I pick up several packs from Costco every 6 mo. And right now I cannot remember what they cost, I'll check next week.

The dr visit and follow ups and warranty are included in the costco price.

 

[KubotainNH]

My wife's batteries last 2 weeks or so. We buy a big pack of the PowerOne batteries from Amazon and she has them for months. We sometimes buy them at CVS when they have a big pack on sale. Pays to watch the deals. The CVS zinc air are actually quite good.

 

[txdon]

Costco hearing aid batteries - Hearing Aid Batteries
Zinc air batteries,
17.7 cents per battery,
My battery cost per year is $18.41.

 

[Jim Shooz]

I don't think you guys can complain yet about being ripped off. The batteries I use/need, PR312 are $9.99 for a card of 6 at the local Supermarket. They last about 8 to 10 days. The hearing aids I've been using for the last 6 years (ReSound-X-plore) set me back over $6k. and that's after a $1125.0 Govt subsidy. The replacements with speaker-in-ear look like $4.5k, again after a subsidy. There are only two hearing aid suppliers around here and they have got us by the short and curlys.

 

[jcummins]

I do not recall the cost, but I've only used Costco batteries. I use size 13. But it's not expensive.

They last 10 days...and when one goes, I change both of them.