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Hello,

I am currently undergoing a 30-day trial for Audibel Anthem hearing aids. I am currently using Oticon DigiFocus II aids. The Audibel trial will end shortly and I am considering purchasing them. However, they are extremely expensive - roughly $6,000 with discounts.

Before I throw down a four-digit check for these, I wanted to discover second opinions regarding these aids. Has anyone found serious disadvantages with them?

Thank you for your time. I appreciate any assistance you can offer.

Best wishes,
Matt Wheeler
 
$6,000 ??? Why so expensive? What makes this hearing aid unique? What kind of a hearing loss do you have?
 
I had the idea that Audibel was the kind of cheap hearing aid sold in Walmart stores and that you should run a mile from it.

Beltone also comes to mind as another of those brands.

However I am not an audiologist. We have at least one who is a member here. Maybe he will drop in and give an opinion before you buy them.
 
I love my Anthem Plus hearing aids

I love my new Anthem Plus hearing aids. I am half-deaf with no usable hearing on my left side. I wear a super-powered hearing aid called a trans-cranial cross, which basically means when you pump enough sound through the left side, the right ear actually hears it. I also wear a light amount of amplification on the right.

I have had several different hearing aids in the past, and noise was always my biggest issue. In crowds or restaurants, I would have to turn my hearing aid down to the point where it wasn't doing any good. Now, I can go to restaurants and crowds and I don't have to touch my hearing aid... I can just hear clearly and comfortably, and it has been a real blessing to my life.

Full disclosure - I am also a hearing specialist with Audibel and unreservedly recommend their products. I have been through several generations of their technology with my own hearing loss. This new stuff really does make a big difference for me personally as well as for my patients, which is why I enjoy my job so much. Most of the folks who trade up to the new technology with me tell me that they are experiencing greater clarity, more natural sound, and improved hearing in background noise. The vast majority end up keeping them.

Also, the person who felt that Audibel is a cheap-o brand that you can get at a big box store is misinformed. Audibel is on the leading edge of hearing instrument technology, and offers many features competitors cant, such as superior feedback cancelling (which means more power with no whistling or squealing), active noise control (which preserves speech and reduces noise even between the syllables of speech), and also Audibel stands behind their products for life. Audibel is one of the only manufacturers that will continue to repair and maintain hearing aids that are more than 5 years old, whereas other companies will force you to buy a new hearing aid if yours breaks after 5 years. Considering that it is a significant investment, you want a company that really stands behind their products. I also find that their customer service, both as a specialist and as a client, are excellent. Plus, this is an American made American owned company with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. In my opinion, in this day and age, it's more important than ever to buy American and support American jobs whenever we can.

To sum up, I would tell you that your experience with the hearing aids during your trial is the most important deciding factor. If you experience that you are hearing better, asking others to repeat less and having fewer problems in noise, than it is likely worth keeping them. If you don't notice a difference, give them back. Don't rely on other people over the internet who are not living with your hearing loss to make that decision for you. Only you can decide if they're "worth it", and for me... well, you couldn't pay me to give mine up.

Hope this info has been helpful, and I wish you the best of luck in all you do!
 
alinaphoenix said:
I love my new Anthem Plus hearing aids. I am half-deaf with no usable hearing on my left side. I wear a super-powered hearing aid called a trans-cranial cross, which basically means when you pump enough sound through the left side, the right ear actually hears it. I also wear a light amount of amplification on the right.

I have had several different hearing aids in the past, and noise was always my biggest issue. In crowds or restaurants, I would have to turn my hearing aid down to the point where it wasn't doing any good. Now, I can go to restaurants and crowds and I don't have to touch my hearing aid... I can just hear clearly and comfortably, and it has been a real blessing to my life.

Full disclosure - I am also a hearing specialist with Audibel and unreservedly recommend their products. I have been through several generations of their technology with my own hearing loss. This new stuff really does make a big difference for me personally as well as for my patients, which is why I enjoy my job so much. Most of the folks who trade up to the new technology with me tell me that they are experiencing greater clarity, more natural sound, and improved hearing in background noise. The vast majority end up keeping them.

Also, the person who felt that Audibel is a cheap-o brand that you can get at a big box store is misinformed. Audibel is on the leading edge of hearing instrument technology, and offers many features competitors cant, such as superior feedback cancelling (which means more power with no whistling or squealing), active noise control (which preserves speech and reduces noise even between the syllables of speech), and also Audibel stands behind their products for life. Audibel is one of the only manufacturers that will continue to repair and maintain hearing aids that are more than 5 years old, whereas other companies will force you to buy a new hearing aid if yours breaks after 5 years. Considering that it is a significant investment, you want a company that really stands behind their products. I also find that their customer service, both as a specialist and as a client, are excellent. Plus, this is an American made American owned company with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. In my opinion, in this day and age, it's more important than ever to buy American and support American jobs whenever we can.

To sum up, I would tell you that your experience with the hearing aids during your trial is the most important deciding factor. If you experience that you are hearing better, asking others to repeat less and having fewer problems in noise, than it is likely worth keeping them. If you don't notice a difference, give them back. Don't rely on other people over the internet who are not living with your hearing loss to make that decision for you. Only you can decide if they're "worth it", and for me... well, you couldn't pay me to give mine up.

Hope this info has been helpful, and I wish you the best of luck in all you do!
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:lol: No I am not.
 
Wow ..if audibel was such a good company..more people would be buying their hearing aids..but they aren't which goes to show that audibel isn't at the "forefront" of the industry..and many of the major companies have feedback or whistleblock technology..learn your brands..also you WORK for the company..do you really think we'd expect anything less other thank praising a conpany you work for...doubt it..
My advice..get a 2nd opinion..I have super power digitals naidas from phonak and they are for severe/profound losses and they definitely were not 6 grand or even close..that's actually robbery and unless you are getting accessories and a lifetime supply of batteries I wouldn't spend that much unless I wiped my a** with 20 dollar bills everytime I went to the bathroom
 
alinaphoenix said:
I love my Anthem Plus hearing aids

I love my new Anthem Plus hearing aids. I am half-deaf with no usable hearing on my left side. I wear a super-powered hearing aid called a trans-cranial cross, which basically means when you pump enough sound through the left side, the right ear actually hears it. I also wear a light amount of amplification on the right.

I have had several different hearing aids in the past, and noise was always my biggest issue. In crowds or restaurants, I would have to turn my hearing aid down to the point where it wasn't doing any good. Now, I can go to restaurants and crowds and I don't have to touch my hearing aid... I can just hear clearly and comfortably, and it has been a real blessing to my life.

Full disclosure - I am also a hearing specialist with Audibel and unreservedly recommend their products. I have been through several generations of their technology with my own hearing loss. This new stuff really does make a big difference for me personally as well as for my patients, which is why I enjoy my job so much. Most of the folks who trade up to the new technology with me tell me that they are experiencing greater clarity, more natural sound, and improved hearing in background noise. The vast majority end up keeping them.

Also, the person who felt that Audibel is a cheap-o brand that you can get at a big box store is misinformed. Audibel is on the leading edge of hearing instrument technology, and offers many features competitors cant, such as superior feedback cancelling (which means more power with no whistling or squealing), active noise control (which preserves speech and reduces noise even between the syllables of speech), and also Audibel stands behind their products for life. Audibel is one of the only manufacturers that will continue to repair and maintain hearing aids that are more than 5 years old, whereas other companies will force you to buy a new hearing aid if yours breaks after 5 years. Considering that it is a significant investment, you want a company that really stands behind their products. I also find that their customer service, both as a specialist and as a client, are excellent. Plus, this is an American made American owned company with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. In my opinion, in this day and age, it's more important than ever to buy American and support American jobs whenever we can.

To sum up, I would tell you that your experience with the hearing aids during your trial is the most important deciding factor. If you experience that you are hearing better, asking others to repeat less and having fewer problems in noise, than it is likely worth keeping them. If you don't notice a difference, give them back. Don't rely on other people over the internet who are not living with your hearing loss to make that decision for you. Only you can decide if they're "worth it", and for me... well, you couldn't pay me to give mine up.

Hope this info has been helpful, and I wish you the best of luck in all you do!
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Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your post. I am totally deaf in my left ear and profound in my right . I get by with an aid. (yes...they get more expensive every time.) Im currently in a Starkey AGX super power. Its good with lots of clarity, no feedback and most of the time I can tune out back ground noise. However, it's about time to get a new aid. The audiologist tried to put me in a Widex. He was focusing on the technology and not the quality of the aid. Now...call me old school, but I don't want to walk around trying to program my ear with a cell phone. I tested it briefly. The sound quality sucked and when my phone lost connection, I couldnt do much with the aid. At $4200... I expected better. I've worn an aid all of my life so I do know how I feel and what I like. It is nice to see the BTE is getting smaller and better, but I am just not ready for this. I've been the route of remote controls and they don't do much of those anymore. I didnt like those either lol.
ButI, m now being fitted with an Audibel AX3. I tried the AX4I but the app on the phone was worthless. The sound just wasn't
there. Im going into the AX3 model. NO APP, NO REMOTE. I should get this in another week and Im really hoping. But your post
gave me hope for the quality, sound and clarity. I also didn't realize they would still do repairs after 5 years. Most stop around 3 and 4 years. I'm really hoping this works for me. Thanks!
 
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