springtime
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2010
- Messages
- 80
- Reaction score
- 0
Hello, I figured there is a wealth of experience here to tap!
I'm trying to decide whether to get a hearing aid, and wondering if I'm getting taken for too much $ on one.
I have otosclerosis, and tinnitus, in my left ear and my hearing is significantly diminished in the mid-low tones in that ear. My right ear is still fine. My ENT and my audiologist recommends a HA for the left ear. (for backround on me, I'm 38, a busy working mom, and I am having problems hearing at work and at home).
Audi recommened Starkey aid, OTE, cost $2700 of which my insurance covers exactly $0. So it would all be cash. I 'can' pay it, but of course this means $2700 less for my family's use (college-bound kid, old cars, old house, ect...).
Is there a cheaper type that might serve my need? Is that actually a good choice? (it was wonderful, during the consultation-like I had never lost hearing and it drowned out the ringing too).
So, friends, talk me into a HA, or, out of one I've been thinking about it for over a month.
I'm trying to decide whether to get a hearing aid, and wondering if I'm getting taken for too much $ on one.
I have otosclerosis, and tinnitus, in my left ear and my hearing is significantly diminished in the mid-low tones in that ear. My right ear is still fine. My ENT and my audiologist recommends a HA for the left ear. (for backround on me, I'm 38, a busy working mom, and I am having problems hearing at work and at home).
Audi recommened Starkey aid, OTE, cost $2700 of which my insurance covers exactly $0. So it would all be cash. I 'can' pay it, but of course this means $2700 less for my family's use (college-bound kid, old cars, old house, ect...).
Is there a cheaper type that might serve my need? Is that actually a good choice? (it was wonderful, during the consultation-like I had never lost hearing and it drowned out the ringing too).
So, friends, talk me into a HA, or, out of one I've been thinking about it for over a month.