Your exactly right.
I only tell my stories to help others…but I got kicked out of here for being off topic.
I’ve had 3 sets of Phonaks. Before that i had a single hearing aid; another brand. Widex? in the ear. I bought the cheapest I could because I couldn’t afford a better one.
I finally got smart. I work for second largest school board in Canada. 150,000 kids. almost 300 schools. I hooked up with the woman who worked so hard to help children who were hard of hearing. She referred me to the best audiologist I’ve ever had. Every time I went to her office with a problem she fixed it. My hearing aids worked.
She sold her business. Listen Up Canada.
I wento the same lady. She referred me to another audiologist. I went there with hearing aids that worked. My hearing kept getting worse. After a couple of years the hearing aids didn’t work. Word recognition. They sold me a brand new set of Phonaks. Hindsight–I should have left earlier than I did. Every time I left the office the hearing aids were worse.
The lady had retired; her replacement referred me to the audiologist I have now. My new hearing aids are much better. Lately his suggestions have really helped.
So in my 20 year experience, It’s the audiologist. The setup next.
The book I referred to above is mind blowing.