Is it worth getting prescription hearing aids ?

Took mine back to Costco last week. They were good - full refund no questions asked.

 

Thanks I tried a total of 3 demo pairs. They did not help much. The 3 pairs were programmed just for my hearing, had many programs and still did not help much. I spent more time worrying about losing them than it was worth ! I am going to try the new Sentien device when it comes out.

 

Update, my hearing has deteriorated - or my fullness is worse - or both I can never tell !

I am back in a hearing aids. Went to a local audiologist to try cross aids and she tried to talk me into a pair of regulars for $ 5,300 because I had some hearing left in my bad ear (really ?), I said no thanks (bait and switch ?). Then I tried cross aids from her . The pair was $ 4200.00 and if I lost them tough shi#, buy another pair ! They didn't work any better than regular aids for me. I told her too expensive - I was going to Costco- she went ballistic on me !! Anyway I am back with a regular hearing aid - just one - from Costco . The sales man there (who doesn't work on commission BTW) said my bad ear is so bad don't waste the money on one for it. He gave me a more thorough test than the "masters degree audiologist" (big deal) . They don't sell cross btw. $ 900.00, full refund up to 6 months, full loss replacement up to 2 years. Why go anywhere else ??

PS: (I DON'T WORK FOR THEM AND AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THEM, JUST TRYING TO SAVE ALL YOU FOLKS ON HERE MONEY).

 

Actually I am in on the kickstarter too ! Thanks

 

Update - my $ 900.00 hearing aid is worth it. Helps me hear better in my good ear and for the price I blue tooth to my phone and hear it ring even when I am 25 feet away or in another room. I am missing less calls because of it. Am keeping it.

 

Forgot - I got a Phillips Hearing Aid. Pairs to my phone, has different environmental adjustments (but they don't seem to make any difference).

 

I got my Sentien yesterday, will report back on it in a few. BTW, am I missing something this is only a Bluetooth bone induction device - not something that helps your hearing correct ?

 

HERE IS WHAT I POSTED ON THE SENTIEN SITE. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT ON HERE I THOUGHT IT REPLACED OR COULD BE USED AS A HEARING AID. I AM NOT SURE IF I MISREAD THE POSTING OR IT WAS MISLEADING, IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS AS THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. IT IS AN OVERPRICED BLUETOOTH DEVICE- THAT'S ALL. THERE ARE MORE PROVEN BRANDS ON AMAZON FOR LESS MONEY. ALLOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PAID FOR THIS IN ADVANCE AND ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE VERY SLOW IN FILLING ORDERS.


Well folks I have my Sentien. I got it about 6 weeks ago. I won it in the giveaway. I thank them for that, but I have to be honest here in all fairness.
First I am glad I did not put any money down on this - except two dollars to reserve one -I think --a long long time ago. I have been having allot of problems with it. It has a short battery life. The volume controls only work about half the time, I have to shut it off and turn it on to get them to work. It is very quirky on pairing. Sound it OK, no better or worse than other devices I have. But the worst feature is the power button. It is so small and recessed that I have to use a fingernail to power it on and off and that's hard to do when it's being worn. I would not buy this at any price let alone $ 300.00. On the plus side, since it's the first bone conduction device I have used I will be buying a different brand on Amazon. I prefer it to headphones. Good luck to all of you