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re: Finally decided to get hearing aids
Posted on 12/4/19 at 2:36 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 12/4/19 at 2:36 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Huh?
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Posted on 12/4/19 at 2:39 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Mind telling how much they cost?
My dad needs them.
My dad needs them.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:01 pm to LuckyTiger
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Mind telling how much they cost?
They vary depending on their ability to filter and distinguish different noises. The more expensive ones help distinguish conversations directed to you versus people talking in the background. A pair can vary from $3000 to $6000. Insurance sometimes covers a portion of the cost. My father-in-law got his free through the VA. I bought the more expensive ones at a discount through insurance.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:02 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Thanks.
So insurance will cover some of it? Good to know. I had been told that insurance would pay nothing.
So insurance will cover some of it? Good to know. I had been told that insurance would pay nothing.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:09 pm to Ramblin Wreck
WHY? I JUST ASK PEOPLE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS. PROBLEM SOLVED.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:18 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Anyone have a doctor or audiologist in Baton Rouge they recommend? I would love to get husband's hearing checked but have no idea where to start. (He knows it is an issue not just me trying to make him listen to my nagging.)
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:23 pm to Ramblin Wreck
your hearing aids double as bluetooth headphones? I guess that's kind of cool
This post was edited on 12/4/19 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:23 pm to madamsquirrel
No. but I sure as hell need them. Can I try yours out for a weekend
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:26 pm to LuckyTiger
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So insurance will cover some of it? Good to know. I had been told that insurance would pay nothing.
Not every insurance pays, I would guess majority don’t
My Dads didn’t, think he paid 5k
My Grandpa got his through VA
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:34 pm to madamsquirrel
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Anyone have a doctor or audiologist in Baton Rouge they recommend?
The first place I went couldn’t apply my insurance discount on the hearing aids. I had to be tested all over again at a second audiologist, listed below. The testing was a lot more thorough at the second location.
Associates In Hearing, LLC
10713 North Oak Hills Pkwy, Ste A
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:34 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Wisdom from my life:
Glasses a year ago.
Hearing aids today.
Viagra next week.
Depends, after Christmas.
Cane In March
Walker by Fall
Your friends begin dropping like flies
Assisted living
Alzheimer's
Dementia
Nursing Home
Family taken to the cleaners by funeral home.
Welcome to the downhill slide
Glasses a year ago.
Hearing aids today.
Viagra next week.
Depends, after Christmas.
Cane In March
Walker by Fall
Your friends begin dropping like flies
Assisted living
Alzheimer's
Dementia
Nursing Home
Family taken to the cleaners by funeral home.
Welcome to the downhill slide
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:35 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Thank you. I am going to research our insurance also.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:39 pm to madamsquirrel
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Thank you. I am going to research our insurance also.
Mine was actually a discount versus direct insurance coverage. My insurance website directed me to call a company that provides a referral and discount through select audiologists. I assume the insurance, referral company and audiologist share the discount expense. Think I saved about $800 versus the price given at the first audiologist.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:49 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I have a buddy that’s been using them since he was 44. He leaves them out most days bc with them he can actually hear all the shite his wife tells him
Posted on 12/4/19 at 3:58 pm to BeerMoney
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How does hearing AIDS work? Like a dick in the ear? Or is it AIDS that hears?
jiz ear
Posted on 12/4/19 at 4:06 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Huh?? Do What????
Posted on 12/4/19 at 4:15 pm to madamsquirrel
Wut? 
Posted on 12/4/19 at 5:37 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I lost my hearing in the Army and am going through what you are currently going through with the higher sound waves, which is my wife's voice level. Since I am still active duty I have to have an annual hearing check and the annual downward slide has been pretty bad over the years.
I was issued Bluetooth hearing aids last year, ReSound brand. They were nice and were programmable with an iPhone but I did not like them. I tried all kinds of tweaking but they still amplified all of the little noises that I do not need to hear amplified such as typing on a keyboard, opening a door, or pots banging in the kitchen when I am in the other room. I hated having that much background noise amplified just to be able to hear a little bit better. I stopped wearing them in September.
Sorry you are going through this, but I have adapted and overcome as much as I could. I got rid of my 5.1 theater setup in the living room and purchased a Samsung Soundbar that has a clear voice setting so I can understand conversations on TV better. I still have to have closed captions on 50% of the time.
Good luck with your new hearing aids. I did love listening to Pandora in meetings at work and nobody knew.
I was issued Bluetooth hearing aids last year, ReSound brand. They were nice and were programmable with an iPhone but I did not like them. I tried all kinds of tweaking but they still amplified all of the little noises that I do not need to hear amplified such as typing on a keyboard, opening a door, or pots banging in the kitchen when I am in the other room. I hated having that much background noise amplified just to be able to hear a little bit better. I stopped wearing them in September.
Sorry you are going through this, but I have adapted and overcome as much as I could. I got rid of my 5.1 theater setup in the living room and purchased a Samsung Soundbar that has a clear voice setting so I can understand conversations on TV better. I still have to have closed captions on 50% of the time.
Good luck with your new hearing aids. I did love listening to Pandora in meetings at work and nobody knew.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 5:43 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I’m glad you got them, now please use them. My FIL has hearing aids and does not wear them unless he is going to the doctor and has to hear what the doc says. I have a headache after leaving his house from repeating and yelling 2-3 times everything I say.
His wife bitches about it too. He is a really nice guy but this puts dampers on any conversation with him.
His wife bitches about it too. He is a really nice guy but this puts dampers on any conversation with him.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 5:50 pm to CajunSuperJeff
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I hated having that much background noise amplified
Mine have three different default settings to adjust background noise that I change with my iPhone ap. They were manufactured by Oticon. I haven’t had any issues the couple of days I’ve had mine, but I haven’t had many opportunities in different environments.
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