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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4149654" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>The military caused my hearing loss which is approaching profound as the years progress. </p><p>Fought the loss for years and the embarrassment that went with it. Wife finally convinced me to visit the VA and it went North from there. </p><p>They do provide the best HA’s available and you can pick which brand you prefer. I chose starkey. The only HA manufacturer still in the US. </p><p>Get a new set every 4 years. The improvements have been amazing over the years. I had to go back two generations when my current set had an issue and needed to be sent off for repairs. In just that length of time the quality of hearing in the old set was like going back to a model T for a daily driver. </p><p>These ones I’m wearing now that are due to be replaced later this month will translate 24 languages with an app to help, has custom sound settings like a sound bar where you can play with the frequencies to create custom settings that can be saved, </p><p>Has Bluetooth for phone calls and listening to music from an app. Our Roku TV has a setting that allows the HA’s to listen to the audio while the TV audio is muted so the wife next to me won’t be disturbed. </p><p>I listen to radio stations on Bluetooth in the truck when traveling while wife talks on the phone. </p><p>Sure I’m leaving out more features that are available. </p><p>One common complaint by folks new to HA’s is that they don’t like hearing sounds they haven’t heard in years and consider that annoying, which then has the aids put in the drawer, never to come out again. </p><p>As explained to me, the brain takes up to a month at times to get adjusted to the HA’s before it starts sounding “normal “. </p><p>I noticed a huge difference when going back to my old models and then back to the new after coming back from repair. </p><p>Most major brands will let a person return them after a 90 day trial. Phonak and Starkey will for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4149654, member: 5412"] The military caused my hearing loss which is approaching profound as the years progress. Fought the loss for years and the embarrassment that went with it. Wife finally convinced me to visit the VA and it went North from there. They do provide the best HA’s available and you can pick which brand you prefer. I chose starkey. The only HA manufacturer still in the US. Get a new set every 4 years. The improvements have been amazing over the years. I had to go back two generations when my current set had an issue and needed to be sent off for repairs. In just that length of time the quality of hearing in the old set was like going back to a model T for a daily driver. These ones I’m wearing now that are due to be replaced later this month will translate 24 languages with an app to help, has custom sound settings like a sound bar where you can play with the frequencies to create custom settings that can be saved, Has Bluetooth for phone calls and listening to music from an app. Our Roku TV has a setting that allows the HA’s to listen to the audio while the TV audio is muted so the wife next to me won’t be disturbed. I listen to radio stations on Bluetooth in the truck when traveling while wife talks on the phone. Sure I’m leaving out more features that are available. One common complaint by folks new to HA’s is that they don’t like hearing sounds they haven’t heard in years and consider that annoying, which then has the aids put in the drawer, never to come out again. As explained to me, the brain takes up to a month at times to get adjusted to the HA’s before it starts sounding “normal “. I noticed a huge difference when going back to my old models and then back to the new after coming back from repair. Most major brands will let a person return them after a 90 day trial. Phonak and Starkey will for sure. [/QUOTE]
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