Just got my HA ... but harder to hear phone?!

I know this isn't a lot of help with your problem. However, I think you should get what you can afford and what works for you... and keep trying until it does work. It doesn't matter where you get it from.

Every Audi I went to refused to help me. "You need a super high power BTE and it will sound bad because it is so loud and you will hate it.. so I won't sell it to you. But here! Try the BAHA!!". I went to Costco because of that.. and while I think there may be better out there than what I have.... it was all I could do and I can hear now. In a few years, I'll start hounding different audi's again and see if they want my money this time.
 
I will say I have always regretted not saving up and spending the extra $500-1000 to get a higher end HA. I went with the Phonak MAXX (which is a good HA, but entry level digital) because both myself and my Audie didn't really think I'd like or benefit from the HA all that much. The difference it made was HUGE, but by the time we both realized how much I'd actually be using it (and that a better HA would have been a much better choice for me) it was 4 months later and out of "trial time".

I should add for those who don't know, the HA side has mild/moderate flux loss ... so it's NOT just people with severe - profound loss who benefit from the higher quality HAs. In fact the more residual hearing you have, the more you're able to notice the "sounds quality" and "sound colour" of the HAs, which is actually a good reason to buy the absolute best HA you can possibly figure out how to afford (even if it means taking out a loan/financing etc)
 
Anij said:
I will say I have always regretted not saving up and spending the extra $500-1000 to get a higher end HA. I went with the Phonak MAXX (which is a good HA, but entry level digital) because both myself and my Audie didn't really think I'd like or benefit from the HA all that much. The difference it made was HUGE, but by the time we both realized how much I'd actually be using it (and that a better HA would have been a much better choice for me) it was 4 months later and out of "trial time".

I should add for those who don't know, the HA side has mild/moderate flux loss ... so it's NOT just people with severe - profound loss who benefit from the higher quality HAs. In fact the more residual hearing you have, the more you're able to notice the "sounds quality" and "sound colour" of the HAs, which is actually a good reason to buy the absolute best HA you can possibly figure out how to afford (even if it means taking out a loan/financing etc)
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I already thought that was true...ie people with mild to moderate losses can use higher end hearing aids more.

My Audi said I wouldn't notice any different between the high end one and the low end one and he was right. I have Naida III and V and notices no different in hearing at all :)
 
ambrosia said:
I was just checking around on Phonak's site they have a few different aids available in RIC and they all say mild to severe hearing losses, although the Naida CRT can go all the way down to profound...wondering if I could have used those, prob not. But anyway I'm sure the the range is probably about the same for your resound so I don't know why it would only be good for High frequency losses, have you made a thread over at Hearing Aid Forums | Hearing Loss | Hearing Aids - Powered by vBulletin you'll get better answers over there I'm sure of it. Most of us are pretty much deaf, over there you have a lot more people with milder losses AND a lot of audiologists
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Thanks for the link, I will check it out! I think there is a pretty good chance of my losing more hearing as the years go by, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can now. Even about CI and BAHA, I just don't know what I'll need in the future. The doctor said that Meniere's was likely because of the combination of low-frequency loss, fluctuations in hearing (right now only fluctuating ~10 db but still noticeable), periodic dizziness, etc. It will be easier to deal with if I already understand the options out there and how other people are coping.

Thank you (and everyone else who responded) for all your input! There is just no substitute for talking to people who have actually experienced it.
 
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