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Hi @contentandwell JK, thank you so much for this. The audiology place I’m with now didn’t mention a trial period, I’ll have to ask about that. How do you suggest finding a good audiologist? This will be my third attempt - the first place I was referred didn’t take my insurance, the second place didn’t either but I went ahead to get the audiogram because I thought it would be a single visit, and the third place I chose when the second place said they thought they took my insurance.
I’m intrigued by the ReSounds because audiologist #2 said they work well with Apple devices. Thanks for mentioning your brands as well!
CJ
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@christyj The audiology group I use was recommended by my daughter's pediatrician when she was 4 - she's now in her late 30s. I did not have a hearing impairment at the time but when I started to I just used the same group and I have always been satisfied with them.
Good audiologists have a doctorate in audiology generally, although I have heard that there are some good ones who do not. My daughter worked in NYC for the Center for Hearing and Communications for a while and highly recommended an audiologist there who is pretty well known in audiology circles so I went to her one time and she agreed with what my local audiologist had prescribed but it was good to have gotten that second opinion. If you happen to live in that area I would recommend her. Other than that you might ask your doctor, or if you know other hearing impaired people get recommendations from them. I always glance too at the various sites that rate medical people - doctors, etc. If there are many reviews then I think it is reliable, much less so if there are only a few reviews. One of my doctors has many reviews, all five stars except for one person! There's always going to be someone who didn't like a doctor for whatever reason.
Oticons are made to work with Apple devices too, I think many hearing aids do since so many people do have Iphones and Ipads.
JK