My mom needs one but they want to stiff her $4,000 for the device.
No can do
That's a mid range price for digital, in the ear, hearing aids.
Yeah that’s right. About what I was told for one of the newer devices for my type of hearing loss.
Back in ‘78 I paid $1300.00 for the pair I still have, but they weren’t any good for my type of loss. Amplifiers. I need the new ones that are computerized, and can be set for different ranges of hearing loss. Those cost a lot of money.
I’m reluctant to get them as out here where we live in the boonies I can hear fine as there isn’t any competition for the sounds that come to my ears, but if I go to say a restaurant (rarely anymore) I can’t hear anything but jumbled noises as all the sounds compete for what little hearing ability I have left.
A friend with the same difficulty in hearing (tone deafness) acquired the new computerized ears, and loved them for the first six months, but eventually he wouldn’t wear them as they needed constant adjustment, and he got tired of it all, so now he yells like before, ‘cause he can’t hear himself, and know his volume when he talks, but I can hear him fine.
Same here my wife needs one - middle of the road unit - $3,500 - told her she will have to save for it!
Exactly, it’s the cost. I can’t afford them either.