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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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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.
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@joyces I have not had occasion to see a hearing aid dispenser who was not an audiologist. Your experiences were somewhat negative but all four of the audiologists in the group I go to are very caring and very knowledgeable. The one who I consider to be "my" audiologist very obviously does care about helping me. My appointments with her are always long and very caring. She feels like a friend.
I am sorry your experiences have been negative because I think if an audiologist is good they generally do know more than someone who is a hearing aid dispenser, although there are always exceptions to every rule. You seem to have found one of those who are an exception. Since you are comfortable and she/he is serving you well then there is no reason to change. If your hearing problem gets more complex at some point, you may need to.
JK