Educate me on hearing aides

[911 Rod]

Just don't buy the Hezbollah exploding ones.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Superman

Am I wrong, Jack? I've got the Rexton aids and the Rexton app. Can I reprogram the frequencies and boost profiles?

I actually use an older style Rexton that Does not use the app. It has 3 dashpots that one uses for tuning. Very old school but it works for me. I just expected the newer style aids would be adjustable in the app. Maybe this video will help.

[Staubsauger!]

Have to have good tuning or they are worthless. I've used off the shelf units and professional tuned. Guess which ones made it so that I can hear?

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Just don't buy the Hezbollah exploding ones.

Hahahahaha. I'm pleased I had just put my coffee down before I read that.

[Bill Douglas]

I just paid the money, saw the specialist, and have enjoyed them ever since.

I got an Oticon one and don't mess about with the app. I just take it off the charger, where it can sit for days, put it in my ear then go out for the evening. I could have done with this technology as a kid onwards - my life would have been different.

[Rot 911]

I’m glad the spambot brought this thread up from the past. I was going to post a separate thread, asking if anyone just has a hearing aid in one ear. My 24 years in the military has left me with hearing loss in just the right ear. I also have tinnitus in that ear, which sounds like a swarm of locusts at medium volume.

[LWJ]

Costco is the go to for virtually everyone I know. I will be going there someday. Soon.

[Dixie]

I haven't bought anything yet. I've prioritized getting my cataracts done. (First eye is this Thursday, 5/22.) In the interim I just smile and nod when I can't understand a word being said due to background noise. I remember my mamma used to do this and it drove me nuts. Turns out it's not so bad when you're the one doing it, haha.

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by Rot 911

I’m glad the spambot brought this thread up from the past. I was going to post a separate thread, asking if anyone just has a hearing aid in one ear. My 24 years in the military has left me with hearing loss in just the right ear. I also have tinnitus in that ear, which sounds like a swarm of locusts at medium volume.

It turned out that I had mastoiditis when I started this thread. That infection caused my hearing to really drop off, and cost me a day in the ER. Luckily, it was caught early, averting any surgery and encephalitis.

[cabmandone]

I know this thread is older and just popped back up, but the Oticon Intent hearing aids are impressive. My dad went from barely being able to understand me, with his old hearing aids in, on the drive to the audiologist's office to being able to hear me whisper on the ride back. WARNING they are not cheap but WOW what a difference. While in the audiologist's office getting them fitted and level adjusted, she asked me to say something to my dad from across the room. I turned my head so he couldn't see my mouth moving and gently said "how do you like the new hearing aids?" He replied that they're pretty nice. No way he'd have heard me with his old ones in. And the biggest thing is, they weren't even tuned to their fullest capability because the audiologist said it would put his brain on overload with the news sounds he could hear.

If you're into gadgets, these play nicely with iPhone and Siri, have an app for adjustments, and feature a double tap to answer a call rather than using the phone. They are impressive.

Originally Posted by greglepore

Apple's next gen airpods are going to have some self adjusting hearing aid functions.

On this point, the airpod pro2's have hearing aid functionality along with a hearing test you can do at home which then automatically adjusts the airpods to your hearing test. I haven't been impressed so far but if you can keep them in custom transparency they work okay as a hearing aid. I haven't tried them in a crowded place.

[Rtrorkt]

Led Zeppelin and the Who 69, ELP and West Bruce and Liang 70, Steve Miller Band 71 among others. Might need hearing aids soon

[Rtrorkt]

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[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

I know this thread is older and just popped back up, but the Oticon Intent hearing aids are impressive. My dad went from barely being able to understand me, with his old hearing aids in, on the drive to the audiologist's office to being able to hear me whisper on the ride back. WARNING they are not cheap but WOW what a difference. While in the audiologist's office getting them fitted and level adjusted, she asked me to say something to my dad from across the room. I turned my head so he couldn't see my mouth moving and gently said "how do you like the new hearing aids?" He replied that they're pretty nice. No way he'd have heard me with his old ones in. And the biggest thing is, they weren't even tuned to their fullest capability because the audiologist said it would put his brain on overload with the news sounds he could hear.

If you're into gadgets, these play nicely with iPhone and Siri, have an app for adjustments, and feature a double tap to answer a call rather than using the phone. They are impressive.



On this point, the airpod pro2's have hearing aid functionality along with a hearing test you can do at home which then automatically adjusts the airpods to your hearing test. I haven't been impressed so far but if you can keep them in custom transparency they work okay as a hearing aid. I haven't tried them in a crowded place.

You are absolutely correct about seeing an audiologist, yes, it costs more, but that includes them testing and readjusting as needed and servicing them. Mine are blue tooth, I can adjust the volume, even direction, on my phone, I can also take phone calls directly to my hearing aids.
Another reallly cool thing is that I can listen to music from my phone, again, directly to my hearing aids, and if I get a phone call,it mutes the music and surrounding sounds.. There is an unbelievable difference in my hearing when I take them out to recharge. Are they expensive, hell yes, but they are worth it.
On the health side, loss of hearing can contribute to having dementia later on, so, unlike me, I know many of you have families and children, and those who have dealt with family members and friends who have dementia know how really hard that is on you, so do you really want to put your family through that??

[porsche tech]

$6k the first go round at an audiologist five years ago. $1500 at Costco this time with all the same features just mentioned. First time Costco was 2 hours away…now closer. They even replace them if you lose them in the first year. Whenever I go there I drop them off while shopping and they replace the wax protectors and rubber thingies for free. Best feature is the TV device (had that with my old Widex ones too) that broadcasts the audio straight to my aids even with TV muted.

[recycled sixtie]

A couple of things. Costco was mentioned. My most recent hearing aid purchase was at Costco. $2000 cdn for a Phillips set which has a plastic tube which wraps around each ear so you don't lose them. I cannot imagine the one that goes directly in the ear without a clip and remains there hopefully. Losing it on the golf course would be a pain.

Yes I told the tech at Costco I was wearing one hearing aid only and she said to wear both. Also make sure you get the wax removed from your ears if you have that problem before getting tested. A doctor did that for me once. That helped.

Cataracts Dixie? You could start a whole new thread for that one. Or do a search.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

A couple of things. Costco was mentioned. My most recent hearing aid purchase was at Costco. $2000 cdn for a Phillips set which has a plastic tube which wraps around each ear so you don't lose them. I cannot imagine the one that goes directly in the ear without a clip and remains there hopefully. Losing it on the golf course would be a pain.

Yes I told the tech at Costco I was wearing one hearing aid only and she said to wear both. Also make sure you get the wax removed from your ears if you have that problem before getting tested. A doctor did that for me once. That helped.

Cataracts Dixie? You could start a whole new thread for that one. Or do a search.

The Oticon hearing aids my dad had were able to be found with the app similar to the "find my" feature in iPhone.

Did they explain why? One of the things my dad's audiologist did was make sure his hearing was balanced. She said that your hearing being unbalanced is actually hard on your brain. I didn't ask why that is. The answer probably would have gone way over my head. She was also very negative on noise cancelling because, as she said, your brain needs certain sounds.

[porsche tech]

I think now days they can all be found with the app. The aids that plug directly into you ear (not hang on the back of your ear) have a downside. They block out ranges that you CAN hear. Or so I was told.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by porsche tech

I think now days they can all be found with the app. The aids that plug directly into you ear (not hang on the back of your ear) have a downside. They block out ranges that you CAN hear. Or so I was told.

Correct the clear tube thingy is like an antenna.

[Dixie]

I finally acquiesced. Last week I bought a pair of Lexi Lumen self fitting OTC hearing aids. I was shocked to realize I hadn't heard birds, or the river lapping against its bank, for many years. What really surprised me though is that my stuffy ear sensation is gone. Turns out my brain erroneously assumed I couldn't hear because something was stuck in my ear.

Here's a few other things I discovered about wearing them. I've learned running my fingers through my hair results in hearing aids flying across the room. That long fingernails makes putting them on a pain. And noises emanating from me, like walking in heels, are thunderously loud and hollow.

So far the hearing aids are a net benefit. They didn't exactly fix my hearing, but then again they're called hearing aids, not hearing fixers, for a reason.

Thanks to all for your valuable input.

[MAS956]

I could be that patient....