Hearing aid information needed
08-06-2013, 03:58 AM
#12
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Location: Thornton, Colorado
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Born as a hard of hearing person, I have worn aids all my life. I feel the hearing aids cost way too much and it angers me that I could buy a really HUGE TV for far less! I am with visiting an ENT doctor first and have a hearing test done. Google www.lloydhearingaid.com. This outfit sells hearing aids of all kinds at reasonable prices by mail. I was a customer and have no financial involvement with this company. If you send a copy of your MIL's hearing test, the outfit will recommend which aids will work best for her. She can try them for 30 days, etc. At a time when I was a stay at home mom, this company was a lifesaver because I could not afford hearing aids otherwise. I am now retired and can still get my health insurance through my employer. The plan I have now covers hearing aids, finally! Don't buy hearing aids from hearing aid stores without going to an ENT specialist or audiologist who are not connected with the stores.
08-06-2013, 04:57 AM
#14
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Location: Western Nevada
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Costco - great service, best prices, great products. Cindy couldn't be more pleased, at half the price of same quality items elsewhere. They also do free cleaning and adjustment whenever you need it.
08-06-2013, 05:21 AM
#15
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Location: Norfolk, VA
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I went to Beltone in Tx. And yes they cost 7500$. Horrible price. But I like them. It's too much, but they take care of them from now on. they clean them every 3 months, check to make sure they are in perfect condition, I never have to pay a cent for all of the needs. Batteries only last 1 week, then 2 more new ones. Yes, I do have to purchase the batteries. No, insurance doesn't cover them. Whatever she buys, check to see if the Gov't. gives her a new telephone that she can hear from. I got one.
08-06-2013, 07:32 AM
#17
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Maybe I'm off base here but does she need hearing aids? Has she seen a doctor and has he recommended hearing aids. Also, for such a large expense, will she even wear the dang things? 95 is a difficult time to start something new, especially if she doesn't want them Just saying.
08-06-2013, 09:45 AM
#18
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Location: Outside St. Louis
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My Mom had a hearing aid in the fifties. Not very good back then and batteries weren't the best either. We all had to talk loud before she got it.
Times have sure changed and improved a lot of things. My Husband needs them and won't go to the doctor. I do a lot of repeating.
Times have sure changed and improved a lot of things. My Husband needs them and won't go to the doctor. I do a lot of repeating.
08-06-2013, 10:01 AM
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Homosassa, FL
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Where ever you get them if you do, make sure you can return them the first few months in case whe can't/won't wear them youo cna get your money back. Many older people can't stand them once they have them. Mom had them, partly paid for by GM ins one a year but didn't wear them most of the time.
08-06-2013, 04:03 PM
#20
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Location: Hamburg,Western New York State
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My husband has had two sets of hearing aids. Expensive. Have to be adjusted often. This time when he needed hearing aids, we bought them on the internet. True they are not the high tech expensive ones but they serve both of us well. We each bought one. $179.00 each. They fit behind the ear with a clear tube running into the ear. He is changing batteries a lot less than he did with the pricey one.
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