Many of us now wear hearing aids. I started with one in the affected ear 2012. It has 'opened up' the hearing so I hear bilaterally pretty well--until lately. I started wearing one in my 'good ear' as advised by my ent as he felt it would help me. And it has. But lately as you've seen in my posts my hearing has gotten worse with word recognition, thus TV and general conversation. I got a hearing aid from Hi-Health Innovations and wonder if anyone here has gotten theirs from this company. I get good service when going to get it checked and adjusted--just not happy with he quality of hearing and though I have to go here due to insurance requiring it--I am about to decide on getting a more expensive one that is like the one in my bad ear. If anyone here has tried more than one company and type of hearing aid, would you share your experience please. I may return this new one and get a better one, even not covered by insurance if I get enough feed back saying they have gone for the more expensive ones and found them to be better and not just paying for a name. Thanks!
Hi Yanks girl, I wear bilateral hearing aides, was diagnosed with bilateral Meniere's. I have had hearing aides (same ones) since 2011. On good days I say my hearing aides are working today! On bad days they don't work very well. I even went a period of not having to wear them for about 8 months! I could hear without them! That was in 2012. It is not the hearing aides, it is my fluctuating hearing loss. The audio grams show it, my word understanding fluctuates too. That is how the ENT Dr. diagnosed my Meniere's, the vertigo didn't start until 2015, I wish it had stayed away! Anyway, it is something to think about, it just might be your hearing and not the hearing aides. I am always so thankful when I have good days! Good Luck to you.
I don't remember the brand of the first one I tried, one I have now is Oticon - it is the "entry" level one without bells and whistles but seems to work pretty well. I would recommend that you check Costco. They have their brand of hearing aid which is supposed to be comparable to leading brands and a pair of those is typically less than ONE aid from somewhere else. If you have a Costco near you it might be worth joining and testing. My insurance does not cover any portion of hearing aids so it is all out of pocket for me.
My hearing aid in the bad ear is an Oticon--very expensive one, even with insurance and I've worn it since 2012 and it's done well for me considering that I have about 30% hearing in that ear. I have about decided to send this new one back that I've had now for 40 something days. My old one--only 2years old is working as well. So, I'll get a refund and then wait until I feel I have to upgrade and then do something about getting a better one. Thanks for the input.
I think my Oticon was around $1100 cash - my insurance does not pay any portion. That was 3 years ago.
I think my Oticon was around $1100 cash - my insurance does not pay any portion. That was 3 years ago. [/quote] Mine was $2000 (on sale during that month), and with my insurance, was $1400--and that was 4 years ago. It has worked well, so am thinking of returning this one and giving myself time to see if my hearing is just fluctuating and then decide if I want to invest in one that my insurance doesn't cover. It's hard to decide because I know hearing fluctuates with MM and that could be the problem and not the hearing aid. Anyway----
Hi Yanksgirl, I agree with Linda it could be your hearing rather than the hearing aid. Your best option is to talk to your audiologist about what is going on, have her check out your current hearing aid and if it isn't up to par and if not then see which hearing aid works best for you. I trialed several different hearing aids and Resound always worked best for me. When hearing aids no longer worked, cochlear implants were the only alternative and they work great for me. Best regards, Jim