Posted on 04/25/2014 2:53:28 PM PDT by ThomasThomas
I need to buy I hearing aid. I thought it would be nice if you could link them to your smart phone. I found one made by GN ReSound
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/25/first-fully-integrated-made-for-iphone-hearing-aids-are-set-to-hit-the-market
They are about $3,000 each.
So I looked at the availible apps for Iphones and Andriods. There were too many to sort out the best so I came here. I have a iPhone 4 but my contract needs in aug and I can get any type of new phone. I haven't bought the hearing aids yet because I want to pair the phone, hearing aid and the apps.
Costco has some very good prices. And Even a kirkland brand hearing aid.
http://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-hearing-aid.html?MobileOptOut=1&MobileOptOut=1
What say ye?.
I am at work and be able to respond more readly when I get home after 5:00 freerepublic standard time.
Be more concerned about whether your hearing loss can be helped with an aid. Neither my husband’s, nor my mother’s losses could be helped by any kind of HA.
Ping for your opinion.
CostCo let me test a pair in the store. I could tell the differance with the one I tested. My odd one not so much. My dog got my old one.
I don’t think any of them work directly from the phone because the phones don’t broadcast the near field frequency for them, you have to use a device that turns blue tooth into a frequency the hearing aids understand. I have Siemens Pure hearing aids with the Tek-Connect. I love the bluetooth feature. It makes talking on the phone so much easier, and I can listen to the radio, or music through them. The sound quality for music isn’t HD, but it is enjoyable. Siemens also has a Mini-Tek you control from your smartphone. My device requires all the changes to be made on the device.
Never mind, read the article after posting. I wish I could get rid of the transmitter. I wonder how much larger they are due to the extra electronics?
I bought a Costco pair maybe 3 or 4 years ago. A grand each. Stopped wearing ‘em in about 2 months. They did an excellent job of amplifying. Amplifying everything!!!!!!! And somewhere in all that racket was the voice I was trying to hear.
I went back to Costco a week ago and the lady said yes, now all the ones they sell are frequency sensitive but they now go for about 2 grand apiece. I’m thinking about getting another hearing test there but am not sure I can swallow the near 4 grand. :<(((( Insurance anywhere?????
Of course, these days it seems that people are too lazy to speak clearly. A hearing aid won't help if the speaker mumbles, chews food while talking or uses ebonics as a first language.
I am on my 4th pair of hearing aids (HA’s). I think Starkey has come out with an iphone compatible HA. This lets you adjust your volume, etc. More and more manufacturers will be coming out with this. There is now a version of Phonak HA’s at Costco. It is a very good brand. I suggest getting a universal assistive device such as the Quatro product for bluetooth, as those bought with a HA will have to be replaced when you get new hearing aids. If your state has a program to provide assistive devices for hard of hearing, take advantage of it. That is how I got my Quatro. Also, MAKE SURE YOUR HA’S HAVE T-COILS—no matter what the audiologist or dispenser says!!! If possible, find a chapter of HLAA at hearingloss.org. Best of luck on a new pair of hearing aids.
Also, when you start wearing them it takes about 15 min. for your brain to filter out the white noise. After you wear them for half a year, your brain will adjust in about 15-30 seconds.
Why not have your doc send you to a sound specialist? This isn’t they type of thing you want to jigger up yourself. Hearing aids have specific uses and not all hearing issues can be helped with the use of them. More over if you get something that doesn’t have proper filtering you can end up with worse damage and more hearing loss
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