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    Hearing Aids: What brands are best?

    I need something powerful for sure. That will play into which I choose as well.
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    Hearing Aids: What brands are best?

    Thanks! That's two replies that mention Oticon and Phonak. I'll look into them.
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    Hearing Aids: What brands are best?

    Haha, perhaps. You're in Ft Worth? I went to the State Fair this year and had a blast!
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    Hearing Aids: What brands are best?

    I hear that the ITE hardware is more prone to failure. What is the reasoning behind this?
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    Hearing Aids: What brands are best?

    I currently have "behind the ear" Unitron hearing aids that are about six years old. After shopping around lately I have noticed that the new hardware is half the size of my current set, and almost twice as powerful. My question is; what brands of HA's are known to be reliable and of good...
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    New Member Looking for Support

    No problem! I have had 4 motorcycles. My first was a '99 YZF 600r, then a '99 R6, '01 F4i, and a 2011 883 Iron. The Iron had short shots on it and was loud, but I always wore ear protection when I rode it. I started wearing ear protection with the '01 F4i. I graduated May 2013. I love...
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    New Member Looking for Support

    The average lifespan of a person living with CF is in the early 40's. As I am trying to educate myself on a subject I am ignorant on, maybe you should do the same. Here is a link to the cff.org website with information regarding the disease: About CF: Causes, Signs & Symptoms of Cystic...
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    New Member Looking for Support

    I'm not sure how to take this. I was born with CF and have had 26 years to cope with it. Going deaf is new to me, and I am simply learning to accept this reality. Thanks! This made me laugh. I'm glad to hear it! I didn't want to put my Fiance out by having to drive me everywhere if I...
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    New Member Looking for Support

    So you went to Tech...do you live in Texas? Thank you for linking me to that thread. I will read up on as much information as I can to better educate myself on what is to come.
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    New Member Looking for Support

    I will not be able to hear better with new hearing aids. When I first set up the appointment to do the hearing test I had no idea my hearing loss had progressed. My hope was that I was going to take the test, then simply submit that info to insurance and get new hardware. Sadly that was not...
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    New Member Looking for Support

    Well this is my first post so I guess I should start off with a little about myself. My name is Ben, i'm 26 years old and living in Texas. I was born with Cystic Fibrosis and when I was a Sophmore in high school I became very ill. I took several intravenous drugs that had major side effects...
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