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Hello all, my name is Calvin Modling. My formerly excellent hearing started failing about 7-8 years ago. More so on my right side. I did reloading and shooting pistols many years ago with no hearing protection and I think that might be why. My hearing aid history is…I bought my first pair from the typical rip off hearing aid store when my hearing started to go. These were $7500 and I got them down to $4200 and thought that was a deal. They were junk! Next I got a pair from Costco for $2500 and they were great as I’m on the phone a lot and my phone bluetooths directly to them. That’s worth the price. Also the new TV’s will Bluetooth to them also. I bought another pair when the 3 year warranty ran out and kept these as a spare. I’ve got to have a back up because if you are active like me something will happen that you will have to send them in for repair and that’s why I kept my old ones.
Mayo or Costco is the only place to meet your hearing aid needs.
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I have profound hearing loss. My hearing loss has just gotten worse over the years. I believe some of the damage started while in the service guarding
B-52’s, and K-C135’s. Of course we also had qualification shoots with M-2 carbines, and 45 pistols.
When I left the service I spent the next 34 years in law enforcement. Frequent required qualification shoots continued to take a toll on my ears. When I started my career in law enforcement, range personnel would not let us wear ear protection. They felt we would lose that sense of realism experienced during an actual shooting event. Many officers at that time ended up with serious hearing loss, even worse than mine. Of course now everyone must wear hearing protection. I cannot remember what my first hearing aids cost but they weren’t cheap. The next pair of aids were covered by my health plan through Kaiser. That worked well until we moved to Idaho. Now I am covered by Medicare, and have to pay the entire cost. I purchased my last pair of hearing aids from Costco. They are just now out of warranty. I bought the Phillips brand. The work great. For most of the last three years I had cone of domes, whatever they call them, They didn’t work all that well. Just recently I have had molds made, and that has made a world of difference. A lot of initial inner ear pain but after many adjustments I’m doing much better. Our bedroom TV is too old for a blue tooth connection. However I have another TV in our front room that might work. Not sure how to hook it up. Any clues?