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Anyone using new Phonak hearing aides and TV connector?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Apr 29, 2023 | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for asking. I’ve been to quite a few audiologists in recent years and happy to say this young lady is awesome. She’s gone the extra mile in every way. Been working with her for a several months & with Resound loaners. She did take a mold of my ears but I didn’t like those at all they hurt my ears. I forget the brand. They had little antennae sticking out lol. She sent them back .
My L ear hears pretty good but has hypercusis sometimes. The R ear has Menieres/tinnitus Hard to explain but I don’t think the R hearing aid helps me hear as much as it allows me to tolerate tinnitus with brown noise most days.
If they really help me hear I should be able to know what direction a voice is coming from. This is the 3rd time I’ve tried. None so far have improved my hearing much but at least these somewhat help with tinnitus unless it’s a real loud day then forget it -I stay home & deal with it best I can.
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Most hearing aids made by the brands mentioned in this post cost at least $4000/pair and often more than that. Some people are fortunate enough to have partial insurance coverage, so that can help. However, that coverage is not common, and Medicare does not cover hearing aids.
It's a shame that the hard of hearing population has always resisted getting involved in the kind of advocacy that creates change. That lack of advocacy has led to the current push to create and sell over the counter hearing instruments (OTC) that, in many cases, are basic amplifiers that make sounds louder rather than clearer. Hopefully that will improve as the competition heats up.
Some features in good quality hearing aids add a great deal to the value of the products. BlueTooth is the feature that is pushed, but telecoils, a feature that has been around for decades can help in many ways. Telecoils add about $10 to the cost of a hearing aid. BlueTooth (BT) adds about $1000.
Do your hearing aids have telecoils and/or BT?