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Cookie Bite Hearing Loss: What is the best hearing aid?
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I have the somewhat unusual CB loss (loss of middle tones and not highs and lows). Sadly, most human voices are in the middle tones.
I have tried different brands, with varying success; high end MiracleEar, mid range Heargo, low end Costco (Phonax).
While the latest Costco HA’s enable me to hear speech pretty well (best of the three), the rest of my world sounds crummy. Music, whether live or via Bluetooth, TV, theatre, etc are all horrible and tinny. My Aud said I should be happy with speech, since that’s what HA’s are designed to do.
But I would like to have music back!
I recall reading on a site I can no longer find that there are very specific channels on certain HA’s that is CB sufferers need, and with those channels adjusted we get a much broader experience.
Does anyone have any luck, experience or suggestions?
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Cookie bite hearing loss is difficult to fit. It takes a skilled provider who uses real ear measurement and appropriate testing. Even the best hearing aids will not do the job well if they are not fit properly.
The providers you mention, for the most part, have good quality hearing aids. However, they do not necessarily employ AuD (Doctorate degree level) audiologists. Many of their fitters are hearing instrument specialists (HIS), who have high school diplomas + an apprenticeship served within their company. While many people have very successful fittings from these providers, audiograms that suggest unusual hearing loss such as 'cookie bite' may create challenges for them.
Do you know if the providers who have tested you and fit these hearing aids are doctors of Audiology (AuD) or hearing instrument specialists (HIS)?
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Allow me to help you out, @mdrickards. I moved your question about the hearing aids for cookie bite hearing loss to this existing discussion in the Hearing Loss group where @staciej asked the very same question and got some helpful tips from members like @raykraemer @julieo4 @renajoy @ketwest and others.
- Cookie Bite Hearing Loss: What is the best hearing aid? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cookie-bite-hearing-loss/
You might also get some good advice from members who are sound engineers and musicians in this related discussion, although not specific to cookie bite.
- Audio engineer with SSHL *** Mid diagnosis. Learning. Searching https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/audio-engineer-with-sshl-mid-diagnosis-learning-searching/