Can't go wrong with brands like Phonak or Oticon.
Hearing Aid Cost
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Can't go wrong with brands like Phonak or Oticon.
HearSource Hearing Aids
I have been reading with interest this forum for several days now and have to put my two cents in. I am a nurse in busy hospital and have worn hearing aids since my teens (18 years now) and I have been fit by both audiologists and hearing aid specialists. My best experiences by far have been with the last hearing aid specialist that I did business with. But I am here to talk about where and how I purchased my latest set of aids and my experiences with them.
About 8 months ago it was time to replace my Starkey's (excellent hearing aids by the way) and I was absolutely tired of paying 4 to 6 thousand dollars for hearing aids ever 4 or 5 years. I was also tired of going to the providers office for adjustments. I did my research on the internet and found a company called HearSource.
I faxed them the required paperwork including a hearing evaluation that had been done where I work. I purchased a set of very good open fit hearing aids they call "FreeStyles". These hearing aids came to me pre-programmed from them that was very close to being right-on out of the box. There were a few minor adjustments that I did request and they accomplished this via the internet with my hearing aids connected to my own home computer and in my ears. I heard the adjustments immediately and the whole "appointment" lasted only about 15 minutes and I never left my house. I am a Mother and finding a baby sitter for my kids to go to the hearing aid dealers office has always been a pain. I am able to do minor adjustments myself using my own computer.
These things are great. I hear well (better than I ever have been able to) and I paid less than $2,000 for the set, including all the software and programming equipment.
I know I will get a great bit of advice from industry people in here telling me I should have gotten my aids from them but I have to say I am happily off the audi band wagon and in control of my own hearing.
Just thought I would share MY experiences.
I have been reading with interest this forum for several days now and have to put my two cents in. I am a nurse in busy hospital and have worn hearing aids since my teens (18 years now) and I have been fit by both audiologists and hearing aid specialists. My best experiences by far have been with the last hearing aid specialist that I did business with. But I am here to talk about where and how I purchased my latest set of aids and my experiences with them.
About 8 months ago it was time to replace my Starkey's (excellent hearing aids by the way) and I was absolutely tired of paying 4 to 6 thousand dollars for hearing aids ever 4 or 5 years. I was also tired of going to the providers office for adjustments. I did my research on the internet and found a company called HearSource.
I faxed them the required paperwork including a hearing evaluation that had been done where I work. I purchased a set of very good open fit hearing aids they call "FreeStyles". These hearing aids came to me pre-programmed from them that was very close to being right-on out of the box. There were a few minor adjustments that I did request and they accomplished this via the internet with my hearing aids connected to my own home computer and in my ears. I heard the adjustments immediately and the whole "appointment" lasted only about 15 minutes and I never left my house. I am a Mother and finding a baby sitter for my kids to go to the hearing aid dealers office has always been a pain. I am able to do minor adjustments myself using my own computer.
These things are great. I hear well (better than I ever have been able to) and I paid less than $2,000 for the set, including all the software and programming equipment.
I know I will get a great bit of advice from industry people in here telling me I should have gotten my aids from them but I have to say I am happily off the audi band wagon and in control of my own hearing.
Just thought I would share MY experiences.
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Holy crap! Why did I not know about this????
When my current HA craps out on me and I need a new one, this is the way I will do it! I hope it can be done with the severity of my deafness, even though my audiologist told me that there are no HA's out there that would be good in helping me decipher speech. 