How do you know which hearing aids are right for me? I haven't bought me a pairs within 7 years.
Lauria
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From: Steve Barber
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:48 PM
Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Re: Determine
Go to www.phonak.com and look under Consumer ... Products ... Digital ...
Valeo
You can see photos of them.
Here's the link, but it's long so you may have to paste it together to make
it work.
http://www.phonak.com/professional/productsp/instrumentsp/digitalp/valeo-int
ro/valeooverview.htm?activetab=24755
SteveB
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From: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com [mailto: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of goldpony
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:22 PM
To: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Hearing_Aids] Re: Determine
Hi Ian,
what does your hearing aids, look like?
Lauria
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From: Ian
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: [Hearing_Aids] Re: Determine
Lauria. I wear a pair of Phonak Mini-Valeos with open ear fittings
and if 'vanity' is a problem, and I echo Steve in 'Why on Earth??'
then mine are almost invisible except from directly behind. Plus
they have all the advantages of other BTE's, 'T' position etc. and
although mine have 3 programmes, I gather the latest version has no
less than 15! some grouped together and all accessed by a small
remote-control. I'd guess like most American girls, you wear your
hair long, so I don't think you have much to worry about, even if
you put your hair up. As an example, I was talking to someone I know
very well recently, and he just didn't notice my hearing aids.
And if open ear fittings aren't suitable for you're loss, then normal
ear hooks and moulds can be easily fitted.
Ian (London UK)
--- In Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com, "goldpony" <goldpony...> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Steve.. I surely appreciate it.
> Lauria
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Barber
> To: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Determine
>
>
> There's a great article on exactly that subject by Mark Ross on
page 18 of
> the latest Hearing Loss Magazine.
>
> If you're a member of Hearing Loss Assocation of America, you
should have
> gotten your copy a couple of weeks ago.
>
> If you're not a member, then join today (www.hearingloss.org).
>
> Until then, you MAY be able to see the contents of the magazine
at:
>
> http://www.hearingloss.org/magazine/2006SeptOct/Hearing%20Loss%
20Magazine%20
> SO%2706.pdf
>
> You may have to paste that link together to get the whole thing
from http
> ..... through pdf for it to work.
>
> That file is still available, though it's no longer linked from
the HLAA
> site. Can't guarantee how long it will be available, but that's
just one
> more reason you need to join HLAA so you never miss the great
articles like
> that one.
>
> The answer is that there is no "best" hearing aid ... too much
depends on
> your loss and your needs ... and appropriate fitting by someone
willing to
> work with you. But Mark's answer is superb and timely. The
article maks it
> clear that while the very cheapest aids don't usually result
result in good
> customer happiness, that pricing from the mid-range up doesn't
seem to be
> the most important factor in customer happiness ... more
important to
> customer happiness is their confidence and relationship in their
fitter.
>
> If you don't consider BTEs, then you should know that you're
generally
> giving up on hearing aids with the best features. Often the
smaller in the
> ear models don't have as many or as good a feature set as the
BTEs. Some of
> the larger ITEs do have telecoils and even directional mics, but
you can't
> expect either to be as effective as some of those features in
most (but not
> all) BTEs.
>
> If vanity is a problem (and I'd certainly ask "Why in the world
should it
> be"?) but you might look at the smaller BTEs with the very thin
tubing to an
> "open fit" assuming they are suitable for your loss. They may
not be
> suitable for your loss, but I think they are much less visible
than the
> in-the-ear models ... especially those in-the-ear models that
look like tiny
> plastic stomachs 
>
> SteveB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com
[mailto: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of goldpony
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:28 PM
> To: Hearing_Aids%40yahoogroups.com">Hearing_Aidsyahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Hearing_Aids] Determine
>
> I'm getting a new hearing aids soon and I don't know which one I
really
> want. What's the best brand of hearing aids that anyone
recommended? I'm not
> too crazy about the behind the ear one. I have always use the in
the ear
> type.
> Thanks,
> Lauria
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