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Hearing Aids

I have used hearing aids for 20 years, but primarily for understanding voices in movies and TV. I was considering selling my Merlin TSM speakers, but in the meantime, my wife and family were starting to complain about my hi fi levels. I put the aids in, and...WOW....what a difference in clarity and depth! Why the heck didn't I try this sooner? This was one reason why I decided to stick with the Merlins. Well, as luck would have it....I have lost one of my aids. They (Phonak) were going on 10 years old so maybe it’s time to upgrade those. However, my insurance plan will only pay $1200 towards new hearing aids. The Phenol, at least 10 years ago, were quite pricey. Any thoughts from this sage group?

troutbum
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larsman
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@troutbum - I'm currently using the latest Jabra hearing aids from Costco; they were about $1500/pair, plus another $60 or so for custom earmolds. I'm quite happy with them as far as ease of use and sound. 

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signaforce
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I am in the market for new aids. Currently demoing current TOL Oticon’s. They are very good & superior to my 4 year old TOL Signia’s. I plan to demo Widex. 
They all have music programs which primarily eliminates noise reduction. Good luck finding an audiophile audiologist. 

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lloydc
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@signaforce + 1.  I would be interested to hear your results.  

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lloydc
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None of the top hearing aids are domestic products, so wouldn’t they be subject to the new tariffs? 

immatthewj
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None of the top hearing aids are domestic products, so wouldn’t they be subject to the new tariffs?

LOL!  laugh

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