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Aging and Hearing Loss: Can You Talk About It?
Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 10, 2023 | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
I am 77 years and recently got Hearing Aids from Mayo Clinic. I had no idea that I had loss some of my Hearing. My husband told me he was tired of me asking him to repeat what he was saying to me. So I went to a common advertised company for a Hearing Test. The test they gave me so benign I didn’t want to continue with them. I then went to Mayo Clinic and got a comprehensive testing evaluation. The Hearing AIDS costs were $2300 each plus Mayo’s costs for their services were around $500. I am making monthly payments to Mayo Clinic. I am happy with the clearer sound even in a crowed loud situation. They are somewhat too loud and I need to go back to Mayo Clinic to reprogram them to my new iPhone so I can control them more. Once I get them put on I really forget they are there. I have even gone to sleep with them on a few times because I forgot they were in.
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Thank you for sharing your experience. Many hearing instrument providers have programs that will allow a customer/patient to pay for their products over time. That can take some of the sting out of that high cost.
Hearing aids do help a lot. Some are controlled by cell phones, and others by controls built into the product. I always encourage people to purchase hearing aids that have manual volume control capability. There are times when more volume is needed, and many more when you'll want to turn things down a bit. Automatic sounds good, but it's not always best.
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@mercuryrose I'm like you. My hearing aids are so comfortable that I forget I have them in. I've almost worn them into the shower a few time and definitely had them on when I got in bed at night.
The cost of your hearing aids is about the same as mine. I have regular visits with my audiologist who reprograms as needed based on my feedback. Since I return to the practice where I purchased my hearing aids these follow up visits are at no charge.
Did you consider going to Costco?