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good Morning. Lynda here. I have a severe hearing loss caused by hereditary Otosclerosis. In the 50 years since diagnosis I have had surgery on both ears with hearing restored for 15 years then wearing hearing aids thereafter. I bought Signia Horizon IX aids about 9 months ago over the counter because they were supposedly the latest and greatest and gave me Bluetooth. BIG MISTAKE. At age 85 I have Essential Tremor, hands shaking so badly I can’t even write a check. So changing the Wax Guards on the In the Canal aids is almost impossible for me. So I didn’t. The In the Canal amplifier filled with wax and stopped working resulting in an $85 per ear charge to replace. I have gone back to my old Phonak Behind the Ear aids, but my hearing in church, restaurants and theaters is really poor. About 50%. since these were an OTC purchase there is no Audiologist to help me.
Any suggestions ???
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@lyndakr You say you have gone back to your old Phonak BTE hearing aids. Are they working OK for you? Do they have the telecoil option? Most Phonak models have had that feature. They also had assistive technology that worked with them. Phonak, I believe, was one of the first to create and promote hand held microphones. Phonak's Roger Pen worked very well. Worship centers and many public venues have hearing assistive technology installed that those telecoil equipped aids can work with. An audiologist should be able to help you with this. It doesn't require a lot of dexterity so might work for you.