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ardchoille42

ardchoille42

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I picked up my new Phonak Naida Q50 UP hearing aids two weeks ago. I spent two hours in a programming and Q&A session with my audiologist. I can actually hear my own voice now. I know I should give these aids an honest trial, but it's so tempting to take them off - I had forgotten how noisy the world can be.
 

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Good to hear you can hear at least your own voice. I am very tempered by the new Naida Qs.
 
I know what you mean , I turn my HA down when I go grocery shopping b/c it can get too noisy in the store when someone come on the loud speaker .
 
good to see that your honest trial went well by hearing your own voice (I'm going in on Tuesday to find out if I actually meet the needs for Naida!)
 
Sarfarigirl2011 said:
good to see that your honest trial went well by hearing your own voice (I'm going in on Tuesday to find out if I actually meet the needs for Naida!)
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I hope you qualify! These HA's are nice.. and smaller than the Phonak aids I was using 16 years ago. The batteries last for two weeks, whereas my previous Phonaks went through batteries every three days.

The only thng I miss is an on/off switch. You have to open the battery compartment to turn off the new Phonaks.
 
You could get a ComPilot and mute them with a 3 second push.
 
Mute is added as a program on the Naidas...but doesn't take up any of your program slots, it is an extra that you can have it wanted.
 
seb said:
You could get a ComPilot and mute them with a 3 second push.
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If only I could afford a Compilot, I would love to have one.


NaidaUP said:
Mute is added as a program on the Naidas...but doesn't take up any of your program slots, it is an extra that you can have it wanted.
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Thank you. I'll talk to my audiologist about this next week.
 
I used my mute program today. The wind was so bad where I was walking that the "wind" program wasn't helping, so I just muted the HAs till I reached a less windy area.


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ardchoille42 said:
If only I could afford a Compilot, I would love to have one.

Due a search on Craigslist, I have seen people selling them on there before for a lot less money than an audiologist charges. Good luck!
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seb said:
ardchoille42 said:
If only I could afford a Compilot, I would love to have one.
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Due a search on Craigslist, I have seen people selling them on there before for a lot less money than an audiologist charges. Good luck!
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Hey, nice suggestion! However, the search for my area turned up nothing. Searching for "Phonak" turned up nothing as well.
 
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Try search tempest and put in 4,000 mile radius and see what comes up. I bought a Oticon Streamer, TV& telephone adapter through a seller in PA and only paid $160 for all three. You don't come across deals like that all the time but if you are persistent you will be successful. Happy hunting!
 
seb said:
Try search tempest and put in 4,000 mile radius and see what comes up. I bought a Oticon Streamer, TV& telephone adapter through a seller in PA and only paid $160 for all three. You don't come across deals like that all the time but if you are persistent you will be successful. Happy hunting!
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Whoa! I didn't know about that site. I found some goodies!

You have been most helpful, thank you :)
 
ardchoille42 said:
I hope you qualify! These HA's are nice.. and smaller than the Phonak aids I was using 16 years ago. The batteries last for two weeks, whereas my previous Phonaks went through batteries every three days.

The only thng I miss is an on/off switch. You have to open the battery compartment to turn off the new Phonaks.
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LOL hope so! cause my hearing is somehow a pain in the butt!!!!!!!!! (I have the on and off switch on my 1st and 2nd hearing aid)
 
I think you can even get the compilot on eBay or Amazon for less than what an audiologist would charge too.
 
cdmeggers said:
I think you can even get the compilot on eBay or Amazon for less than what an audiologist would charge too.
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Ebay, another avenue I hadn't thought about. Thank you! Thus far I haven't been able to find a Compilot for under $250, but I'll keep looking.
 
ardchoille42 said:
Ebay, another avenue I hadn't thought about. Thank you! Thus far I haven't been able to find a Compilot for under $250, but I'll keep looking.
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[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Phonak-ComPilot/dp/B00BGS2XRI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399930822&sr=8-3&keywords=phonak+compilot]Amazon.com: Phonak ComPilot: Health & Personal Care[/ame]

$9 more than you want to spend...
 
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