I've been a member of hearingaidforums and hearingtracker for about a year and a half. I received free batteries from hearing tracker when I posted a hearing aid review. The new forum is more modern and will take some time to adjust to. I don't see what the problem is. I just re-read the privacy...
I have a reverse slope loss as well. I wear a pair of Oticon OPN. The fitting formula Oticon uses (VAC+) is supposed to be the easiest to fit correctly to a low frequency hearing loss. I don't have much to compare to as I lost my hearing suddenly and only trailed one another pair before the OPN...
I have InnoCaption for my cellphone and a caption call phone at home. Both are free services for the deaf or HOH. Caption Call provides the phone free as well.
Yes, the only caveat with InnoCaption is you need a cellphone carrier who provided simultaneous voice and data (one for the voice and one for the captions) or you need to be connected to wifi. I have my phone connected to wifi at work since my carrier (sprint) doesn't provide simultaneous voice...
I do have a dedicated phone number (local area code) with InnoCaption, but I contacted my IT department and they were able to set up my work extension so that when someone dials my work number, my iPhone and work phone both ring simultaneously. If I know the person calling is an internal number...
I am newly HOH and have to use the phone on a semi-frequent basis at work. I have my work calls routed to my iPhone which has InnoCaption installed on it. I couple that with streaming calls to my hearing aids. Not a perfect system, but it's the best I could come up with. InnoCaption is pretty...