[TheForge] Hearing aids

[PlumDon at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/24/2005 5:16:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
dhayes at dthayes.com writes:

I  wear hearing aides, and here are my thoughts:

1) Get tested by a  licensed audiologist, better yet with an outfit with
several doctors of  audiology. 
Yes, Dan did that. Went to the best ENT doctors in my town. 

2)  Hearing aides are expensive. 
That's a big problem for me. I have trouble spending money. 
 
3) Forget about simple solutions like a Radio Shack  amplifier.
 
Yes, will do. But thank you Bruce for the suggestion. 

4) . My  loss is mainly in the mid/high frequencies, and each ear is 
different. 
 
Me too. 

5) The best units have multiple modes (mine have five) with both  the
frequency curve, and the degree of directionality set separately for  each
mode. 
 
A bit beyond my current level of understanding. But I am on a learning  
curve. 

6) Avoid the vanity in-the-canal units. Behind the ear aides  work better,
more sophisticated and more directional. 
 
I am getting the impression they are also less expensive so I am favoring  
the BTE approach. Notice BTE...I am already getting into the jargon and the  
technology. 

7) Aides with noise cancellation,
 
I also have tinnitis in both ears. Any help there?

Hope this helps,
 
It helps tremendously and I thank you very much.

Dan
 
Don Plummer