Turtley
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Hi all!
Interesting and lively forum you have here. I've been lurking for a little while to see if I would fit in before finally joining.
I was born with sensorineural (SNHL) hearing loss and with a low birth weight of just under 3 lbs. I got my first hearing aid at age 7 which was a Zenith body aid like the one pictured elsewhere on this forum but I kept breaking the cord going to the receiver while playing. My parents finally just put it up as they couldn't afford to keep having it repaired.
I didn't get another hearing aid until age 15 which I wore in my right ear. I wore a single BTE aid for several years before I got a complete set for both ears. I've worn Beltone brand BTE aids for years before going with Siemens BTE aids for my last two sets. My current aids are Siemens digitals but programmed as analog which are now 5 years old. It's time for new aids!
Now I'm going total digital with my recent order last week for a pair of the Phonak Brio P-UP from Costco at $2600. I was told by the audiologist at my ENT office that I would be difficult to fit but not impossible and would require a top of the line set of aids.
I have severe to profound SNHL hearing loss along with some conductive loss as well.
Interesting and lively forum you have here. I've been lurking for a little while to see if I would fit in before finally joining.
I was born with sensorineural (SNHL) hearing loss and with a low birth weight of just under 3 lbs. I got my first hearing aid at age 7 which was a Zenith body aid like the one pictured elsewhere on this forum but I kept breaking the cord going to the receiver while playing. My parents finally just put it up as they couldn't afford to keep having it repaired.
I didn't get another hearing aid until age 15 which I wore in my right ear. I wore a single BTE aid for several years before I got a complete set for both ears. I've worn Beltone brand BTE aids for years before going with Siemens BTE aids for my last two sets. My current aids are Siemens digitals but programmed as analog which are now 5 years old. It's time for new aids!
Now I'm going total digital with my recent order last week for a pair of the Phonak Brio P-UP from Costco at $2600. I was told by the audiologist at my ENT office that I would be difficult to fit but not impossible and would require a top of the line set of aids.
I have severe to profound SNHL hearing loss along with some conductive loss as well.
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