They are not cheap in France, but are now well insured for.And, of course, just looking anything up on the internet results in ads and suggestions for all sorts of alternatives, including "Amplifiers" for less than $1,000. (All of this out of pocket.)
Any suggestions or recommendations from this group?
Thanks
Go to Costco and get Philips brand fr $1,500 - best there is.
Had much more expensive ones before, these are best.
& while before I had PhD audiologists, the staff at Costco is much better, NOT trying to sell me something, and their testing is far more extensive.
Going on 3 years and friends I recommended to go there have been just as satisfied as I have been
Do your homework/research. Costco is best.
I use Oticon, programable and adjustable from a phone app for all sorts of situations. Best thing I ever did!
Costco. Don’t go anywhere else.
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Just a note if applicable, medical insurance covered the cost of a family member’s hear aids 100%.
BKMK
They are not cheap in France, but are now well insured for.In Ontario, Canada [quotes]:
If you qualify, and your application is approved, we cover 75% of the cost of:
hearing aids up to a maximum amount of $500 per side for each type of aid
FM systems up to a maximum of $1,350
You pay the rest of the cost.
Through the Assistive Devices Program, we cover 75% of the cost, up to a maximum amount of $5,444, for a cochlear implant replacement speech processor.
You pay the rest of the cost. We do not cover the cost of an initial sound processor or initial implant. Also, you must wait a minimum of 3 years from the date of your cochlear implant surgery before applying.
Bone conduction hearing system replacement sound processors
Through the Assistive Devices Program, we help cover the cost of these 3 different types of bone conduction hearing system replacement sound processors:
bone conduction hearing system replacement sound processor with abutment
bone conduction hearing system replacement sound processor only
abutment only
We do not cover an initial sound processor or initial abutment. Also, you must wait a minimum of 5 years from the date of your surgery for the bone conduction hearing system surgery to qualify for the ADP.
How much is covered
If you qualify, and your application is approved, we will cover 75% of the cost for the device you need.
You can get help paying for one of the following up to a maximum amount:
the replacement sound processor only, up to a maximum of $3,000
the replacement sound processor with abutment, up to a maximum of $3,900
the replacement abutment only, up to a maximum of $900
You pay the rest of the cost.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/hearing-devices
Not that I'm old school (which I am) but I steadfastly buy battery powered hearing aids.
I can buy batteries anywhere and carry spares with me, but you get caught away from home (where the charger is) and the hearing aids run down, you're SOL.
My audiologist and I go round and round on this point because of course all the new hot are rechargable.
It's like an EV versus ICE choice.
Consider the features, you want. I got mine at Costco. I made sure it had Bluetooth, which allows me to have the sound from my TV and Cell phone go directly to my hearing aid.
With the 2 places I went to, it sounds like they discount the sticker price down to what they want to charge, because the same insurance covered different percentages of their gross amount. So I was looking at 4K to 6.5 AFTER the insurance coverage. I will update after I get through the process.
Thanks again.
I tried in the ear Sony hearing aids. Purchased through Best Buy. They have an unconditional return period, so if you don’t find that they work for you, BB will refund 100%, no questions.
They work for me, but my ears need to have fitted tips to be perfect, so I will be going to an audiologist for custom device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=herclr.frmdist.bstsnd&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earcare.apps.hearingaid&hl=en_US
Transcription app :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10578122/