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Post by t-bob on Sept 28, 2009 20:41:27 GMT -5
The time has come. I've had tinnitus for a couple of years, and my upper range of hearing is only 50% or so. What a bummer. And the damn things will cost about $6500. But I can pay for it over 12 months, and my hearing will be better. I'm tired of asking people to repeat themselves.
Jeez, first my son leaves, now this. I also need a knee replacement, that doesn't bother me as much, and I think I'm going to do that in Panama or Costa Rica, about a third of the cost compared to doing it in the USA.
How come nobody told me about all this crap? Speak up, dammit!
Anyone else here using hearing aids or getting close? I'm looking at the Widex Passion, almost invisible. Guess I'll be keeping my hair longish in the Stevie Winwood style.
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Post by SteveO on Sept 28, 2009 20:50:05 GMT -5
I have two pairs, one pair are adjustable, the others are automatic with a load noise canceling circuit in them. The ones I am looking at are IR remote controllable (maybe blue-thoothed not sure).
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Post by Don Clark on Sept 28, 2009 21:32:56 GMT -5
I'm giving them serious thought these days too. Not sure what kind yet. Was looking at Dub's and asking wrenblue. I need to go to Wichita and see my Ear, Nose, Throat guy and see his audiologist. Just waiting for insurance stuff from Barb changing jobs again.....she going back into child welfare again.
I'm tired of saying "what?" , too.
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 28, 2009 21:52:04 GMT -5
MY WIFE SAYS I NEED HEARING AIDS, BUT I SUSPECT THAT'S NOT THE REAL PROBLEM.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE WITH HEARING AIDS WOULD BE COMFORT AND FIT. THAT SURE SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED THESE DAYS, WITH THE SIZE THEY MAKE THEM NOW. HOPE THEY WORK WELL FOR YOU, TB!
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Post by Dub on Sept 28, 2009 22:44:38 GMT -5
My hearing aids are called Concept and are from Iowa Hearing Aid Centers. They are really a special edition of ReSound Pulse hearing aids. They use rechargeable batteries (but can use drugstore batteries) and sit all night on a recharging stand. They each have front and rear mics---a must for directional hearing---and are so light you can forget you're wearing them. Mine have been great. I think other companies now have similar products but they all run in the five to seven grand range for the pair. And you do want a pair. - Dub |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2009 9:15:04 GMT -5
I have a phonak hearing aid. I don't like the automatic ones that adjust to loud noises.. it's better I think to have that control.
Most new hearing aids are Bluetooth compatible, check that out. You can hook directly into the cell phone, TV, DVD.
no one likes hearing aids but they sure do help.
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Post by TKennedy on Sept 29, 2009 9:18:36 GMT -5
My hearing aids are called Concept and are from Iowa Hearing Aid Centers. They are really a special edition of ReSound Pulse hearing aids. They use rechargeable batteries (but can use drugstore batteries) and sit all night on a recharging stand. They each have front and rear mics---a must for directional hearing---and are so light you can forget you're wearing them. Mine have been great. I think other companies now have similar products but they all run in the five to seven grand range for the pair. And you do want a pair. - Dub How does music sound through them Dub? Do you wear them on stage or during practice? |
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Post by RickW on Sept 29, 2009 9:57:56 GMT -5
Wow, we're all getting old.
Hearing aids are something that is NOT covered in Canada health care. Which, to me, is pretty weird. Glasses aren't covered either.
There you go, we're not a complete socialist model. There's room for free enterprise anywhere......
I think I'm starting to lose a bit of my hearing, too. Not too bad so far.
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Post by Cornflake on Sept 29, 2009 10:03:23 GMT -5
I don't have a hearing aid but I've had some hearing loss. Guns, loud rock and roll....I think the hearing loss has improved my singing.  |
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Post by dradtke on Sept 29, 2009 10:47:57 GMT -5
I'm with Don, except for loud chop saws instead of guns. I know I need them, but with things like three kids in college I keep putting them off.
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Post by Doug on Sept 29, 2009 10:50:03 GMT -5
I sing better the drunker the audience.
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Post by patrick on Sept 29, 2009 10:52:51 GMT -5
I don't have a hearing aid but I've had some hearing loss. Guns, loud rock and roll....I think the hearing loss has improved my singing. I think my hearing loss has improved other people's singing. |
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Post by Dub on Sept 29, 2009 11:06:51 GMT -5
My hearing aids are called Concept and are from Iowa Hearing Aid Centers. They are really a special edition of ReSound Pulse hearing aids. They use rechargeable batteries (but can use drugstore batteries) and sit all night on a recharging stand. They each have front and rear mics---a must for directional hearing---and are so light you can forget you're wearing them. Mine have been great. I think other companies now have similar products but they all run in the five to seven grand range for the pair. And you do want a pair. - Dub How does music sound through them Dub? Do you wear them on stage or during practice? Music is great with them. They handle all the frequencies and the ear pieces are made to allow ambient sound in as well. They don't seal up your ear, they just replace the frequencies you aren't hearing. My audiologist carefully measured my hearing in each ear separately for the entire range of frequencies then programmed each aid to amplify only the frequencies needed for it's respective ear. My aids also reduce noise and adjust themselves based on the ambient noise level. I think they also retain information about conditions that my audiologist can use to fine tune the programming. - Dub |
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Post by t-bob on Sept 29, 2009 11:33:52 GMT -5
Thanks, Dub. Not sure if my audiologist carries or supports ReSound, but I'll ask her. She has Widex and don't think that they are bluetooth compatible, which I think may be important.
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Post by Fingerplucked on Sept 29, 2009 11:40:51 GMT -5
I'm tired of asking people to repeat themselves. Maybe you're jumping the gun. Maybe they just need speaking aids. |
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Post by TKennedy on Sept 29, 2009 12:00:57 GMT -5
Thanks Dub
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Post by secondroy on Sept 29, 2009 12:51:26 GMT -5
I've been wearing them for about 10 years and should have had them sooner. Mine are digital and when I went through the exam the first time I went through the same procedure Dub describes.
Hearing loss was not what I thought it was for so many years. I thought that if you just turned up the volume every thing would be OK. That's not the nature of hearing loss. I lost the ability to hear certain frequencies. I could hear what was being said I just couldn't understand it. I was missing part of the sound spectrum thereby making the communication seem cluttered.
So it doesn't do any good to yell at someone like me. I'm still not going to pick up what I can't hear and you'll just hurt my eardrums. Speak distinctly and clearly and it helps if you'll turn your head and look at me. I find myself lip reading half the time. My wife says I do it all the time.
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Post by Don Clark on Sept 29, 2009 13:54:37 GMT -5
This was a good learning thread......
What?
;D Thanks Dub.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2009 15:31:44 GMT -5
what secondroy & dub said is pretty important. People think they can go get hearing aids on their own without the help of an audiologist but it's really not that simple. Esp. now with digital aids. They really need to program them to suit your specific loss. They really work great for that reason though. IT's not like it will amplify everything.. just the frequencies you have a drop off in. It takes practice using them though. I have to turn mine up and down a lot but after awhile it becomes second nature.
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