Hearing Aids

[Sliverfox]

Morning folks!

Hope all is going well in your world today. ??

Considering hearing aids,,what brand/make do you use?

How long do the batteries last?

Too late smart,,, meaning didn't wear ear protection while operating lawn mowers,, ATV riding.

Thanks in advance for any help, suggestions.

 

[Lon]

Morning folks!

Hope all is going well in your world today. ??

Considering hearing aids,,what brand/make do you use?

How long do the batteries last?

Too late smart,,, meaning didn't wear ear protection while operating lawn mowers,, ATV riding.

Thanks in advance for any help, suggestions.

I have Bi Lateral "Resound" hearing aids supplied by the Veteran's Administration for a service connected disability (Korean War). They cost close to $7,000 for the set. It is my second set which is more powerful than the first.
I change the batteries twice a week because of other devices used to stream sound directly to the hearing aids.

I am presently looking into Cochlear Implants due to my severe hearing loss as well as practicing SIGNING. Hearing loss is a miserable condition. You actually become fatigued at times due to straining to hear.

 

[Guitarist]

I have a good friend who has a cochlear implant. She is going to a symposium/conference about her brand sometime this spring. Even with the implant, she really does not hear much, and has no idea you are talking to her unless she is looking at you. She reads lips, but that is really hard to do when driving!

 

[Bobw235]

My wife got them last year. She uses a model from Oticon. They're really tiny, barely visible. Batteries last one week. Easy to care for. They are NOT cheap, but they do work very well. What a difference when she watches TV or is engaged in conversation. The audiologist demonstrated to me just how bad her hearing loss is. She's really glad she got them.

 

[Lon]

My wife got them last year. She uses a model from Oticon. They're really tiny, barely visible. Batteries last one week. Easy to care for. They are NOT cheap, but they do work very well. What a difference when she watches TV or is engaged in conversation. The audiologist demonstrated to me just how bad her hearing loss is. She's really glad she got them.

I started out years ago with tiny, barely visible hearing aids but as my hearing got worse I had to go with the larger behind the ear aids.

 

[Jackie22]

I have Bi Lateral "Resound" hearing aids supplied by the Veteran's Administration for a service connected disability (Korean War). They cost close to $7,000 for the set. It is my second set which is more powerful than the first.
I change the batteries twice a week because of other devices used to stream sound directly to the hearing aids.

I am presently looking into Cochlear Implants due to my severe hearing loss as well as practicing SIGNING. Hearing loss is a miserable condition. You actually become fatigued at times due to straining to hear.

I have the same brand hearing aids, except mine are the in-ear type, bought mine at Costco after much research.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I have Oticon, Agil hearing aids. Four years ago they cost $5000.00 and they were not top of the line. They have a model that is smaller and sometimes if I am in a crowd, I'm not sure who is speaking. I didn't get this feature because I'm rarely in that situation. Change batteries once a week. I do get free batteries. In October they told me I need new aids. I have to say they work well and I have had no problems with them. TV is not so good but they tell me it is because the speaker is in the back of the TV. I can't afford putting out that kind of money every four years. For now I am keeping what I have. I will research other brands in the meantime. I didn't know you could buy hearing aids at Costco.

 

[Manatee]

My wife says my hearing is failing. I question this because she is the only one I have trouble understanding.

One concern I have with hearing aids is ear wax. I don't think mine is abnormal, but I really don't know. The cost is also a major consideration.

My mother was deaf as a post when she died at age 91. She had problems when I was growing up.

My veterans benefits are minimal, I was only in for 2 years at a time when no one was shooting.

 

[nitelite]

I have 'in the ear' Starkey brand and they have served me well. Change batteries 7 - 10 days. Stay away from the brand "Widex", which was my first set, in for repair more than I could wear them and they do not stand by their product. Any brand EXPENSIVE!

 

[nitelite]

I have Oticon, Agil hearing aids. Four years ago they cost $5000.00 and they were not top of the line. They have a model that is smaller and sometimes if I am in a crowd, I'm not sure who is speaking. I didn't get this feature because I'm rarely in that situation. Change batteries once a week. I do get free batteries. In October they told me I need new aids. I have to say they work well and I have had no problems with them. TV is not so good but they tell me it is because the speaker is in the back of the TV. I can't afford putting out that kind of money every four years. For now I am keeping what I have. I will research other brands in the meantime. I didn't know you could buy hearing aids at Costco.

I cannot understand WHY the new flat screen TV's have the speakers in the back. I don't know anyone that watches TV from behind the screen.

 

[Buckeye]

Headed to Costco in Kona on Monday for a new pair. My old pair (Siemens) were 3 years old, $2800 for the pair, and I had multiple issues with them. They were good about replacing them, though. Batteries would usually last 10 days.

 

[Guitarist]

I cannot understand WHY the new flat screen TV's have the speakers in the back. I don't know anyone that watches TV from behind the screen.

I hadn't even thought about that before but you're right, they're in the back. Weird.

I don't know why, but the audio is clearer to me when watching in "regular" mode rather than HD.

 

[jnos]

I cannot understand WHY the new flat screen TV's have the speakers in the back. I don't know anyone that watches TV from behind the screen.

Maybe that's a new thing! I bought a set of speakers for my PC. There were only two boxes--each had a front and rear speaker back to back in the box. Crazy, huh?

 

[exwisehe]

Sorry to wait so long to respond to this thread, but I've been on the forum only for a few days.
I see that a poster above did not like Widex HAs very much.

After being diagnosed in November last fall, I did a lot of research, agonizing, consulting, joining forums, etc, and finally decided to go with the NEW Widex Unique 440 Fusion. I was the second person in my city to use them. They are supposed to be the "top of the line" and most advanced of all. (...I know, they all say that - its the same with buying a new golf driver, bike or lawnmower). My audiologist said that she had not yet gone to a seminar, required by her company, to learn about them. Using my insurance, (Anthem as secondary) I was able to get a nice discount through TruHearing.

Its been a very difficult journey of adjustment. I won't take you down a long road of details, but I'm finally adapting fairly well. I can hear my pastor fine now. (Once last summer when he was preaching he said (after a buildup): "Whatever you do, don't ............#%$&%$@$$%%^ ". In other words, I still don't know what it was that I was not supposed to do, and I was too embarassed to ask him. I can enjoy the symphony again, and when I go biking I can hear the ripples in the river that the greenway I ride on goes by. That is nice! Plus I can hear cars much better on the roads when I'm riding, so it much safer now.

I'm not totally adjusted. Some days, being retired and not even knowing what day it is, I just get up, lollygag around the house and forget to put them in. And once I almost got into the shower, but caught myself just in time. (had to put a sign on my shower door to not forget).

All in all, I have been very pleased. Anyway, just thought I would put my 2 cents in.