Posted on 06/03/2023 7:38:45 PM PDT by TNoldman
My Hearing had degraded over time. I used TVEars for a while. In 2018 I purchased an inexpensive Hearing Aid for $59.(Britzgo) I started with one end later got a second. I found that in noisy environments I had difficulty hearing - the only thing the hearing aid did was make all sounds louder.
As time went on I found one hearing aid in either ear - depending on surrounding work best but not in noisy area or when multiple people were talking.
As technology improved I get a smaller pair for $300. (Britzgo).
Result smaller buttons - harder to adjust and 10 day battery life. Same problems in noisy environments and when multiple people were talking.
Jump ahead to October 2021 and then got Listen Lively(Jabra now) hearing aids for $1300. They connect to my Smart Phone for special programming. After a 1-1/2 years I am back to my $59. Britzgo - because of clogged Ear buds, change Wax Filters,4 day battery life, changed program numerous time, receiver and wire failures and no better performance with Listen Lively Hearing Aids.
I am back to one $59. BRITZGO!!
What is your experience???
Eh?
Beat me to it.
90% loss left ear, 75% loss right ear. Word discrimination is better in left ear. Yeah, hearing aids are essential, but only help so much. I’ll be looking at cochlear implants soon.
What did he say?
What did you say? :)
My experience is similar. I first tried a $2000 pair at Costco. It made the background noise really loud and didn’t really help with my problem which is not that I can’t hear sounds but that sometimes people’s voice come in muffled. It also wasn’t programmable - it didn’t have an equalizer that you could play with.
I bought a cheapie $50 one on line and it’s actually better. It has a programmable equalizer, connects to my phone so I can use it as an ear pod. It ain’t perfect but it helps.
Now that they have approved the sale of over the counter hearing aids, prices should drop like a rock. They’re really nothing more than an earpod with a mic and programmable equalizer.
Yes!!! Go to bossa.com. These hearing aids look amazing & are dirt cheap! I may order to have a spare set put up. I have $5,000 hearing aids & these look better.
I had a pair of the Britzgos-probably the same ones. I agree, all they did was amplify EVERYTHING. After a couple more pairs of cheapies on Amazon, I bought a pair of Lexie B1’s. They work better than my previous pairs, but they’re just a little short for my level of hearing loss. Not perfect, but they didn’t cost thousands of $$$$$.
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. It bypasses damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve. Signals generated by the implant are sent by way of the auditory nerve to the brain, which recognizes the signals as sound. Cochlear implants mimic the function of a healthy inner ear and replace the function of damaged sensory hair cells inside the inner ear to help provide clearer sound than what hearing aids can provide. Most people with severe to profound hearing loss can understand speech in person or over the phone better than they did with a hearing aid, and it can usually help you know sounds around you, including telephones, doorbells, and alarms. Although the device can help the person hear better and detect environmental sounds, it is not as good as the quality of sound processed by a natural cochlea and therefore will not restore hearing to normal levels.
But it is very expensive. Estimates run 50K-100K.
I may enjoy the silence. Or should I say hearing aids will have to do for me if I reach that point & the silence is not as wonderful as I imagine. 😋.
I have macular degeneration, so losing my eyesight is more concerning for me. I'm almost to the point where I can't drive anymore.
That’s not what I heard.
They are expensive. See my post #10.
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Severe loss here. Word discrimination is poor.
I have ones that have 96 individually adjustable frequencies. If you have a serious hearing problem it is best to get quality in person hearing testing, not some online test. If you want precision diagnosis and properly adjusted aids.
Be aware that aids which only amplify have the potential to harm your hearing over time by over amplification.
I’ve had the same pair for 4 years and they are low maintenance. Battery life is 10-14 days. Plus I get free hearing tests as needed for updated re-programing as needed.
While no panacea, they make a huge difference in my quality of life. I could not go without them.
” the only thing the hearing aid did was make all sounds louder. “
Welcome to the world of lousy hearing and hearing aids.
They barely make my wife’s voice more intelligible, just mostly swamped by racket in restaurants.
I have damage that destroyed the eardrum and bones in my left ear.
I got a BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aide). They drilled a hole in my skull, implanted a titanium post in it, and, the the BAHA snaps into it.
For the first time in 50+ years I could hear stereo. I can also use the app on my phone to adjust things so I can change things (mostly bass and treble) so I can hear what I want to hear.
It’s also a prosthetic, so, my insurance pays fully for it.
Worth having the 9mm slug in my head for. :D
Bookmark to read later. 81 years old and definitely have a hearing loss.
OTC? You've never needed a doctor's prescription to buy hearing aids. Has the meaning of OTC changed?
Well, What they label OTC hearing aids are supposedly “FDA approved”, whatever that means.
“OTC? You’ve never needed a doctor’s prescription to buy hearing aids. Has the meaning of OTC changed?”
The congressional act of 2017 and Biden’s EO use the terms OTC.
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