I’ve taken all my audiograms and settings.
Three sources.
- Peel Audiology (sold business) client for 8 years. One pair of hearing aids
- CVA client for 1-1/2 years (provided my Phonak Audeo P90R’s)
- HWM client for 6 months and very happy!
CVA did about 8 hearing tests in the time I was there. All his tests showed my hearing was better than when I was a client at Peel Audiology. I couldn’t hear the way my hearing aids were set up. He suggested I find someone who could help me more and did a quick fit and I left. He erased my programs and setup.
HWM has done 3 hearing tests, starting 6 months after I became a client. When I went there they did a quick fit that was much better than CVA. After 6 months they did a hearing test and 2 followups.
There was an immediate improvement using their audiogram. It gets better with each visit. Their tests show my hearing is 10-20 dB worse than CVA tested.
Test accuracy is so important. The skill of the person doing the setup is key.
Finally, I qualify for hearing aids due to exposure to loud noise at work. Ontario M.O.L. sets standards and maintains cost. Audis work extremely hard to get paid.