[ex-snook]

These things cost a bundle and input is scarce. Would appreciate Freeper comments.

[lysie]

Pinging R B for his experience.

[Durbin]

I have the ones that fit inside my ears and you can’t see them unless you are really looking. Can’t remember the name of them. They were about $2,500 for each one. I can hear, so yes, of course i love them.

[count-your-change]

Hearing aids? Is that some kind of aids you get from what you listening to bad stuff?

[M Kehoe]

Good afternoon.

You do know the VA provides audiology testing, hearing aids and parts for free?

5.56mm

[Revolting cat!]

Yes.

[ex-snook]

Thanks much for your replies. Thanks for the additional VA info. I’ll check into that for myself soon. My wife was the present needy. She was looking for something invisible. I told her to keep dreaming, in the ear did not get the same applause as the behind the ear. Siemens got the most nods. But it looks like most of the Freepers are not at the hearing problem age yet.

Anyone else, or anything else would be appreciated.

Thanks again.

[CH3CN]

I’ve worn hearing aids since I was 25. I’ve had 3 different brands over the years. By far, Starkey was my favorite but I had to take out a 2nd mortgage on the house to pay for them. Unfortunately, though they still work, they were outdated and I had to get a new pair.

I prefer in-the-ear aids as the ones outside hurt my ears as they put pressure on them where they are so close to my head.

The aids I have now were only $2,000. I test drove an $8,000 pair for a couple of weeks and hated them. Made traffic and grocery carts sound like jackhammers and the earpiece slid so far into the ear canal it itched like crazy. The new pair I wound up buying were much cheaper and for my type of hearing loss work as well as the more expensive brand. They amplify everything except the human voice, especially childrens’ and womens’ voices. I still hear “wah wah wah” most of the time. Voices were the same even on the most expensive aids. Getting folks to look at me before they start speaking works best and most people are considerate about doing that.

Now, for telephone & TV, go with a hearing loop. I have one for the phone at work and can hardly wait to get one for the TV. You have to have a T-coil in your aids for them to work, but even the cheaper brands have that now.

Closed captioning was great, but most channels don’t coordinate the verbage with the action anymore. It’s not so bad for the news when the newscaster’s face is on camera so you can read his lips. But, if you are watching cartoons, it’s definitely hard to read Daffy Duck’s lips.

[ThomasThomas]

I am having trouble programing mine. I spent 1,000 for one and had it reprogrammed twice now. It has three different programmable settings. I can hear people most of the time but I just can’t understand what some of them are saying. With the hearing aid I still can’t understand them but only louder. I was told depending on the details your your hearing loss hearing aids don’t work very well for some people. I had some trouble in school as a kid. When tried to spell words like I heard them it didn’t work. Phonics didn’t work for me all the time.