Be aware that most all hearing aid manufacturers will have somewhere a 3-5 year "obsolescence" policy. If they break down it means a new set.
Hearing Aids?
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Be aware that most all hearing aid manufacturers will have somewhere a 3-5 year "obsolescence" policy. If they break down it means a new set.
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Those with tinnitus and/or Meniere's wouldn't see much benefit with hearing aids. In most cases, it will make the problem worse.
The inner ear is damaged or the hair-like strands have broken free floating around in the inner ear. When those break, a person can no longer hear that audio frequency. Thus, a hearing aid would be useless.
Now, with all that said, there are smart hearing aids that would take sounds and drop them into a range of hear that the person can distinctively hear. BUT, the other ear if good would hear the sounds in a different pitch. So, both ears need to be fitted.
Meniere's is caused by at least 5 known events. 2 some say are related to an infection in the inner ear. I went to an old school ENT doctor who once did house calls. He told me to get off of grains in my diet, especially those with gluten. In a few years time, the hearing will recover. Indeed it has. A gluten free diet is easier to follow vs. a Keto diet that is stricter. Gluten is the biggest cause of IBS in the gut and smooth gut syndrome. The same effects happen in the inner ear due to those gluten proteins.
The inner ear is damaged or the hair-like strands have broken free floating around in the inner ear. When those break, a person can no longer hear that audio frequency. Thus, a hearing aid would be useless.
Now, with all that said, there are smart hearing aids that would take sounds and drop them into a range of hear that the person can distinctively hear. BUT, the other ear if good would hear the sounds in a different pitch. So, both ears need to be fitted.
Meniere's is caused by at least 5 known events. 2 some say are related to an infection in the inner ear. I went to an old school ENT doctor who once did house calls. He told me to get off of grains in my diet, especially those with gluten. In a few years time, the hearing will recover. Indeed it has. A gluten free diet is easier to follow vs. a Keto diet that is stricter. Gluten is the biggest cause of IBS in the gut and smooth gut syndrome. The same effects happen in the inner ear due to those gluten proteins.
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Well, have had my hearing aids for 2 days now.
Ended up going to the doctors office where they had to clean my ears out and really had high expectations due to what they cost.
All I can say is for the short time I've had them, they have surpassed my expectations in every way.
I had procrastinated with this issue for way to long and the only regret I have is I didn't correct it sooner.
Funny, when the audiologist was programming the hearing aids "setting them up" for me, I kept hearing this odd noise and asked her a couple of time what that noise was. She had no clue. Finally saw what was happening when I heard the noise, she was clicking the mouse for her computer.
Blue tooth working with my phone for work is a joy and my wife already loves it because she can't hear whose talking to me, and I'm not talking loud.
Ended up going to the doctors office where they had to clean my ears out and really had high expectations due to what they cost.
All I can say is for the short time I've had them, they have surpassed my expectations in every way.
I had procrastinated with this issue for way to long and the only regret I have is I didn't correct it sooner.
Funny, when the audiologist was programming the hearing aids "setting them up" for me, I kept hearing this odd noise and asked her a couple of time what that noise was. She had no clue. Finally saw what was happening when I heard the noise, she was clicking the mouse for her computer.
Blue tooth working with my phone for work is a joy and my wife already loves it because she can't hear whose talking to me, and I'm not talking loud.
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That's great! Especially the mouse clicking and phone work. 
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A tractor salesman here has a cochlear implant and it is working for him. What is cool is it will plug directly into his phone. Nothing works like the natural ear that is in good working order though.
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Sig, what brand,type and model did you get?
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These are the exact model
As mentioned, the biggest question to ask yourself is what route you're going to go when getting a pair if you think you need them.
1 - Online (probably the cheapest route)
2 - Hearing aid "store" or box store like Costco (middle road price?)
3 - Ear, Nose and Throat doctor's office (most expensive route IMO).
A couple of years ago, I went into a "hearing aid store". They gave me a hearing test, showed me the wax buildup in my left ear (looked pretty bad IMO), told me they would call me back with a recommendation. They called me once, left a message, I called back, got a answering machine, left a message, and I never heard back from them. I wasn't motivated to follow up with them.
Earlier this year went into Costco. Before they even gave me a hearing test, they showed me the same build up in my left ear, told me I'd have to go to a doctors office and have them clean that left ear out. Called doctors office, they sold hearing aids, and said screw it, I'll do everything in one shot.
My local costco also did not have an "audiologist" on hand (I have no clue how one receives a "audiologist title").
Costco sells the same brand listed but under their Kirkland brand name (I could never pin point the exact differences between the costco brand and the brand given).
The price from costco was around $1,700 per unit.
The price from the doctors office was $3,250 per unit.
There is a part of me kicking myself for going the doctors route per price, but at this point, having 4 visits and my left ear cleaned out (no charge LOL) I can say I'm glad I went that route. My audiologist has a masters and PHD in audiology from the University of North Carolina and really seems to know her crap inside and out (she didn't tell me about her degree, but did notice it in her office).
After my first visit to the doctors office, found out about "care credit", made a 3 minute phone call and qualified for 0% interest for 12 months, which made the more expensive purchase more palatable to swallow.
The only downside to the hearing aids is that after being married going on 18 years now, my wife has finally determined that at times I just tune her out when she's talking to me as I can't blame anything on my hearing now
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you doc got her phd from carolina? i guess she spent most of her time in the study hall with the basketball players!These are the exact model
As mentioned, the biggest question to ask yourself is what route you're going to go when getting a pair if you think you need them.
1 - Online (probably the cheapest route)
2 - Hearing aid "store" or box store like Costco (middle road price?)
3 - Ear, Nose and Throat doctor's office (most expensive route IMO).
A couple of years ago, I went into a "hearing aid store". They gave me a hearing test, showed me the wax buildup in my left ear (looked pretty bad IMO), told me they would call me back with a recommendation. They called me once, left a message, I called back, got a answering machine, left a message, and I never heard back from them. I wasn't motivated to follow up with them.
Earlier this year went into Costco. Before they even gave me a hearing test, they showed me the same build up in my left ear, told me I'd have to go to a doctors office and have them clean that left ear out. Called doctors office, they sold hearing aids, and said screw it, I'll do everything in one shot.
My local costco also did not have an "audiologist" on hand (I have no clue how one receives a "audiologist title").
Costco sells the same brand listed but under their Kirkland brand name (I could never pin point the exact differences between the costco brand and the brand given).
The price from costco was around $1,700 per unit.
The price from the doctors office was $3,250 per unit.
There is a part of me kicking myself for going the doctors route per price, but at this point, having 4 visits and my left ear cleaned out (no charge LOL) I can say I'm glad I went that route. My audiologist has a masters and PHD in audiology from the University of North Carolina and really seems to know her crap inside and out (she didn't tell me about her degree, but did notice it in her office).
After my first visit to the doctors office, found out about "care credit", made a 3 minute phone call and qualified for 0% interest for 12 months, which made the more expensive purchase more palatable to swallow.
The only downside to the hearing aids is that after being married going on 18 years now, my wife has finally determined that at times I just tune her out when she's talking to me as I can't blame anything on my hearing now
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I honestly did not know you could get a PHD in audiology, but I guess you can get one in anything LOL
Point being, not certain of state requirements to call yourself an audiologist.
Perhaps my justification for spending the extra money going the doctors office route LOL
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Sig, thanks for the reply. The first pair I bought was the ones they advertised heavily on TV a couple years ago. $499 a pair so I looked on ebay and found a pair of those for $250. Rechargeable-nice. Tried em out and seemed to work well watching Tv. And then the furnace kicked on on the far side of the room and sounded like a freight train. So much for cheap.These are the exact model
As mentioned, the biggest question to ask yourself is what route you're going to go when getting a pair if you think you need them.
1 - Online (probably the cheapest route)
2 - Hearing aid "store" or box store like Costco (middle road price?)
3 - Ear, Nose and Throat doctor's office (most expensive route IMO).
A couple of years ago, I went into a "hearing aid store". They gave me a hearing test, showed me the wax buildup in my left ear (looked pretty bad IMO), told me they would call me back with a recommendation. They called me once, left a message, I called back, got a answering machine, left a message, and I never heard back from them. I wasn't motivated to follow up with them.
Earlier this year went into Costco. Before they even gave me a hearing test, they showed me the same build up in my left ear, told me I'd have to go to a doctors office and have them clean that left ear out. Called doctors office, they sold hearing aids, and said screw it, I'll do everything in one shot.
My local costco also did not have an "audiologist" on hand (I have no clue how one receives a "audiologist title").
Costco sells the same brand listed but under their Kirkland brand name (I could never pin point the exact differences between the costco brand and the brand given).
The price from costco was around $1,700 per unit.
The price from the doctors office was $3,250 per unit.
There is a part of me kicking myself for going the doctors route per price, but at this point, having 4 visits and my left ear cleaned out (no charge LOL) I can say I'm glad I went that route. My audiologist has a masters and PHD in audiology from the University of North Carolina and really seems to know her crap inside and out (she didn't tell me about her degree, but did notice it in her office).
After my first visit to the doctors office, found out about "care credit", made a 3 minute phone call and qualified for 0% interest for 12 months, which made the more expensive purchase more palatable to swallow.
The only downside to the hearing aids is that after being married going on 18 years now, my wife has finally determined that at times I just tune her out when she's talking to me as I can't blame anything on my hearing now
Not having the dough to buy the aids like you bought I looked again on ebay for some HQ used aids. Found a pair of Phonaks that were barely used and had a remote control which was perfect as I use a flip phone.3K new, $500 so I got those and they were wonderful. The freight train was blocked out too. Wore them for about an hour and parked them only using for occasions like family gatherings or eating out. Then covid dragged out and they sat for 8mo. Tried them out a few days ago and neither one will turn on despite showing a full charge.So much for lithium ion tech. Took them to two local aid stores and both said they could send them in for $500 and a 6mo warranty if they could be "woke up". Im tempted.
