09-12-2008, 11:30 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 835
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sunedog
My 86 year old mother needs a hearing aid so I sleuthed up this old thread. I can't tell you anything specific about her condition other than her hearing was average (or better) for her age until a plane trip about 9 months ago. Since then, she has difficulty hearing normal conversation and TV but she does surprisingly well hearing over the phone. She's seen her MD several times for this problem but he has not been able to help her.
She finally went to a Belltone office today. Good news was she was able to hear much better with their hearing aids. Bad news was the cost: Good $5800 Better $6800 Best $7800. I was expecting around $2000, but an entry price of $5800 floored me.
Any suggestions?
|
Belltone is a very premium priced brand, but not the best around. Shop around. Go to 2 or 3 offices and see what they offer.
Also, I’d strongly suggest having her go to an ENT. She may have plugged estuation tubes or some problem with the ear drum or related. A sudden change in hearing indicates a problem. While it is probably not severe, anyone would owe it to themselves to check closely. Ears are nothing to ignore. I could share a couple of horror stories of seemingly minor problems that caused people their hearing in one ear. I had one such problem myself, and it caused a 20% reduction in my hearing in one ear.
|