Wirelessly posted (MyCellyTelly)
Im sorry but i still fail to see how your original comment about the hearing aids being only for old people, is now somehow related to their employee training and sales techniques. But just so you know, i have bte rics, and they were what i needed for my specific type of deafness and degree. Your experience with one miracle ear audioprosthologist or dispenser is not indicitave of all of them. Its a pretty absurd generalization.
I believe her point was that unfortunately a lot of older people fall prey to the miracle ear dispenser scams (very high prices, low quality HAs).
Also - I hope you do already know this but the term " audioprosthologist " means "hearing aid fitter" - someone who specifically is NOT an Audiologist, doesn't have a Doctorate in Audiology etc.
audioprosthologist take a 1 to 2 year course on basic ear related anatomy, how to used the equipment and how to fit and sell hearing aids and that's it.
I can't say how strongly - for your own benefit - that you look for a qualified AiD. Audiologist who has a doctorate in Audiology and work with them regarding getting a new complete hearing test done and make sure that the hearing aids you do have are set correctly. It's a well known issue that hearing aid fitters are not able to do as good a job as an Audiologist does - and as someone who's fairly young it really worries me that if you've been getting all your assessments, audiograms and hearing aids (and adjustments) through a "fitter" (a " audioprosthologist ") that you are likely not hearing as well as you could be, and may very well have frequencies which are over-amplified which can cause additional hearing loss.
There is NOT difference in cost to see an Audiologist - in fact in a lot of places AuD. Audiologists will offer a completely free, professional audiogram and Hearing Aid assessment (look at your hearing aid, see if it's correctly set up, needs adjustments etc).
I'm not trying to scare you - but in some areas it's actually against the law for anyone other than an AuD. audiologist to order and fit hearing aids now ... specifically because so many people have been taken advantage of, even injured (additional hearing loss) by places like,and including, Miracle Ear and various "fitters".
Please, please look into seeing a proper Audiologist.