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@barbb That is certainly a good consideration. I intend to stay with the audiologist group I now currently go to, but if for some reason that changed I had wondered about Costco. I have a severe loss in one ear, profound in the other, so perhaps it is best for me to continue going to a reputable private audiologist group.
I say reputable because there are some in my area, basically storefront audiologists, who are less so. People I know who have gone to them have not been happy with the results.
Always check the qualifications of the audiologists. There are four where I go and all have doctoral degrees. I think that is required in some states, but not all, or perhaps it's one of those things that is "grandfathered" in and those in practice before doctoral degrees became a requirement were already in practice.
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First experience with HA. I Just got my Kirkland K 10.0's a few days ago. I was impressed with their electronic test equipment. I was expecting a watch held to the ear and a whisper from across the room. Anyway, so far no problems. I never would have guessed that my joints made that much noise or that grass made a sound when walking through.
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FWIW, the woman at the Costco I go to is NOT a full-fledged audiologist...but she's demonstrated that she actually knows more than two real audis I've seen. She's aware of the latest developments of things like speech-to-text apps...which neither the audis nor the doc at the Hearing Center knew anything about. Her level of caring about those she helps is extremely high, and she's willing/able to take the time to explain things. She wants everyone to have telecoils in their aids and have them activated, although they do sell some in-canal aids that don't have telecoils (recommended only for those with moderate loss). Just as it is with docs, the level of caring is far, far more important than the degrees on the wall, or where they originated.