My 75 year old dad has had the mdhearingaid for 7 months. The volume can go up to 4, but when I called customer service to ask about the screeching/feedback when the volume is set at 2, they said it should always be set to less than 2. my dad is turning it to 2 bc he says he wants to hear better and im concerned it may be causing additional damage to his hearing. prior to getting these aids, the audiological results are listed below. we just visited an audi who said that he’s at about a flat loss with about 45% hearing in both ears.
He’s beginning to show signs of dimensia with his reasoning and judgement occassionally off. when i’ve asked if he thinks he needs better aids he keeps going back and forth yes/no. He’s left the decision to me and let me know he’s only willing to spend less than 2K. I went to an audi based on a promo flyer for the AMP- although the audi said it would help, i researched it online and thought this would not be a good option since dad needs them in at all times. True? another audi in the office said the ignite 20 may be a good economical option. I was hoping for a few more unbias opinions on this site. what ha would you recommend? is there much of a difference between ignite 20 and mdhearing aid air? i also noticed warranty for ignite 20 was 1 year at audi, but 3 years on starkey website. can anyone explain why warranties vary? also, debating between cic, ite, bte. other than vanity, is there other pros/cons to make this choice? thanks for any help!!!
Freq L R
0250 55 45
0500 55 40
1000 55 50
1500 55 55
2000 55 55
3000 55 85
4000 60 55
6000 75 80
8000 80 80
ST L/R = 60/45 , WRS L/R = 20/40%