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That's what i'm meeting with my audiologist for on monday...to find out what my options are for payment, etc. i am hesitant about getting them used...right now i'm using a loaner from my audiologist and it tends to cut in and out and randomly turn off...i'm guessing that's why it's a loaner...

hey all! so disappointing news...i was denied by the "hear now" program by starkey-i guess being a poor college student doesn't count. the reasoning was i had enough assets to pay for the aids (which i don't...the little bit of money i do have is to support me through the rest of the year at...

i'm working on getting two-i just have one in right now, but i'm told that once i get the two that i'll hear WAY better, plus i'll be able to tell "directionality"-right now i can't tell where sounds are coming from...

BTE=Behind the Ear-behind the ear mic that connects to an ear mold inside of the ear ITE=In the Ear-fills the "hole in the ear" as i like to call it-no tubing or piece behind the ear, just fits snugly inside of the ear ITC=In the Canal-small one that goes really far into your ear canal-can...

i actually requested BTEs before my audi told me that i wasn't really eligible for ITEs anyway lol! they offer way more options "look wise" but also you can use an FM system and loads of other stuff...granted i haven't gotten them yet (still working on that) but i currently have one open fit aid...

OMG I LOVE them!!! They are SO COOL!

Hey all! So I've been encouraged to apply to Starkey's "Hear Now" program to try to get financial assistance for a set of Starkey Destiny 1200 BTE aids (hey I'm a starving college student...does that count?) Anyway... Has anyone else gone through this program? If so, how long did it take for...

cute! I requested black BTEs too :-) (don't know if i'll get them, but hopefully!) I love how you decorated them! Artistic! Love it!

For the time being I have a temporary loan aid in my left ear-HUGE difference even though it's not strong enough. It's programmed as high it will go-but I need stronger aids. I'm applying to HEAR NOW so hopefully I'll get approved and I can get a set of aids that is more to my hearing. She did...

good to know! i'll have to ask about it! thank you!!!

Thank you. I am finding that the TV bothers me...mostly because I didn't really understand it before, and now it just sounds weird to me...but I'm told that it's also because the aid that i'm wearing isn't really right for my hearing loss...it's just a temporary fix to get me by...it's just...

hello all! just a little post to update you all... So I had my first official new audiologist appointment yesterday (Friday). She decided to redo the tests...and it was confirmed a definite moderate loss (around 50db with both ears). When she tested to see how "loud" I liked hearing...

Thanks for the welcome everyone :-) I definitely need to post more-I tend to lurk around the boards and not talk much haha! You guys are so awesome!

That really helps me out a lot! Thank you SO MUCH!!!

I would visit her in a heartbeat if I had the money to travel 600+ miles to see her! Unfortunately right now it's not an option...

I'm 22 and I just recently found out from a friend that someone I was very close to in high school was diagnosed with a brain tumor and it "doesn't look good" since it's inoperable...so i'm told. This friend I was extremely close to, but since I moved and we all went to college, I had lost her...

This is all brand new to me since I just returned to college (I am in the USA) and I was just diagnosed as HOH (even though i suspected it for quite a while...). Right now I'm still working on the whole self-advocacy thing...and actually being able to say that I'm HOH to people instead of me...

That's exactly what i'm afraid of...especially after dealing with my english teacher...and she was the first teacher that i had the guts to tell about being HOH. it took enough to go down and get the form for disability services...i still haven't filled it out-for that very reason. i just want...

Thank you so much! Yeah I've bounced between a few colleges (money...college is so expensive!!)but in the past years have mostly been working online towards my degree (hence the reason i didn't really notice how bad my hearing really was...i struggled at work, but figured that it was the...

No, I've never worn hearing aids. I've needed them for a while...but now that i'm back in classes in school, i'm having a huge issue with understanding what's happening. my social life too is pretty much shot...mostly because i've worked myself into a little bubble because i have trouble...