Not the 'court' type of hearing, but what the ear does...
As age creeps in and the body finds new ways to cry out, this time, it's hearing...
The test took 2 hours.. very thorough... earphones, soundproof booth, voice recognition word tests, frequency and amplitude rating etc, etc.
This lead up to the hearing aid... $4K, and you need 2, so 8K.
Kinda strange, because we don't have much trouble communicating or listening to TV... The test was partly because it was free, and a bonus of a free Turkey.
So, now I come to the experts... here on ER ... some things that were said that I question...
First... If there is a delay in getting the hearing aids, the hairs in the cochlea become tangled and die. Stimulation is necessary to keep them exercised and strong.Hmmm... ? This by way of urgency, to buy the hearing aids now, and not to wait a month.
Next... Seems like $4K can go to as low as $1.5K but nothing mentioned about lower possible prices.
Then... the hearing "chart" showed loss in the higher frequencies at a 40% level. Doctor said this was severe... Doesn't feel severe.
Looking for advice. The doctor was very convincing and it was a hard sell. Actually he was doing very well, until he came up with " Don't you want to hear your grandchildren when they come to visit?"
Now I'd like to hear from anyone with thoughts on the matter. What about those $19.99 specials? Used hearing aids? One or two... (doctor said 2 were necessary).
Here's the thing... we don't see this as a big problem, but don't know if it's true that waiting will cause faster hearing loss.
Funniest part of the visit was when we were talking about price, and he rationalized the $8K cost by saying the hearing aids could last 20 years... and at that rate would only cost a dollar a day. At that point I realized he had memorized his sales pitch... sheesh... 20 years If I thought that would happen, I'd pay double the price.
Looking for suggestions and maybe a few good websites.
Thanks...
As age creeps in and the body finds new ways to cry out, this time, it's hearing...
The test took 2 hours.. very thorough... earphones, soundproof booth, voice recognition word tests, frequency and amplitude rating etc, etc.
This lead up to the hearing aid... $4K, and you need 2, so 8K.
Kinda strange, because we don't have much trouble communicating or listening to TV... The test was partly because it was free, and a bonus of a free Turkey.
So, now I come to the experts... here on ER ... some things that were said that I question...
First... If there is a delay in getting the hearing aids, the hairs in the cochlea become tangled and die. Stimulation is necessary to keep them exercised and strong.Hmmm... ? This by way of urgency, to buy the hearing aids now, and not to wait a month.
Next... Seems like $4K can go to as low as $1.5K but nothing mentioned about lower possible prices.
Then... the hearing "chart" showed loss in the higher frequencies at a 40% level. Doctor said this was severe... Doesn't feel severe.
Looking for advice. The doctor was very convincing and it was a hard sell. Actually he was doing very well, until he came up with " Don't you want to hear your grandchildren when they come to visit?"
Now I'd like to hear from anyone with thoughts on the matter. What about those $19.99 specials? Used hearing aids? One or two... (doctor said 2 were necessary).
Here's the thing... we don't see this as a big problem, but don't know if it's true that waiting will cause faster hearing loss.
Funniest part of the visit was when we were talking about price, and he rationalized the $8K cost by saying the hearing aids could last 20 years... and at that rate would only cost a dollar a day. At that point I realized he had memorized his sales pitch... sheesh... 20 years If I thought that would happen, I'd pay double the price.
Looking for suggestions and maybe a few good websites.
Thanks...
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