Well saidā¦thank you :o
dr. amy
Audiologists are dumb and are a rip off? I am not one, I am just a satisfied customer of one of those dummies. I donāt take offense at your post, it doesnāt refer to me. However, I think this post speaks volumes for your own claims. How can someone who sounds uneducated be an educator? And you are claiming that āIf any of you guys had to come back for adjustments more then onceā implying that one fitting should do it all ā¦ and you claim to know what you are doing and that you train others to program??? If you believe that yourself, you are so far off course that you could not possibly be an educator ā¦ or educated. And there you are insulting the average hearing impaired person ā¦ stating that they should know exactly what to tell the fitter the first time they are experiencing new hearings aids ā¦ and that they should not require an adjustment or learning period with their new aids during which they might very well want to try different settings to fit their own personal needs, desires, or requirements. Now then ā¦ who is full of BS? Try looking in the mirror. Who is a fake ā¦ break out that mirror again.
Also consider HearSource.com. Excellent hearing aids and customer service. Really couldnāt get better for the do-it-yourself hearing aid programmer. Everything you need included in the kit for $995.
And they are set up to provide support and happy to do so. No sneaking around without support or warranty.
HS may be ideal for you. But some of us prefer not being limited to one specific brand. The various brands have different features and capabilities that some of us may not want to do without.
Learning your way around various fitting software programs does take some effort. But I believe the average person can do it without constant hand-holding.
Once you become successful at programming various brands then you are free to switch to other brands. Also note, I believe that āmostā people with profound hearing losses are likely better served by using an experienced audiologist. I say āmostā because I believe it depends on the individual and on the severity of loss.
this is not constructive. it is insulting. i wish Admin would delete it.
That was posted a year and a half ago - why resurrect such an old thread just to complain about it?
Hi Casey
Did you ever get your Connexxlink?
How did things work out?.
Are you happy with everything?
No, Noā¦Pleaseā¦Donāt sensor thisā¦
My experience matches up with exactly what he is saying.
If he truly teaches them, then he should know how bad things are!!
People need to here this message.
I am on this forum because of this very problemā¦
Hi, wow this thread is a couple of years old and has taken a lot of twists and turns ,but the origional question is exactly my concern. And even deeper , I actually bought a pair of used (referbished) Delta 6K from a Audi company on line. Iām not a rich man but thought that for an entry level bte it was a good investment. I donāt need lots of hi tech features like bluetooth etc. I currently own a pair of in the ear haās ,probably analog ,for 10 years. I hate them and they sit in a drawer.
Now my next step is to locate a Audi ,get an hearing test and HA adjustment.
My investment was a crap shoot not knowing if these HAās will fit my needs,hopefuly they will. I have hi freq. difficulties,cupping my ear with my hand solves my problem but I canāt walk around doing that all day. :-)))
So, my question is how should I approach the Audi ? Itās like going to a McDonalds and asking them to cook āmyā hamburg.
Will appriciate your comments
CLIFFORD
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One way is to tell the Audi.you just got relocated to the are if he would help program it
is there a university or community college near you which teaches Hearing Aid Fitting? The people there need patients to practice on, and they donāt care where you got your aid.
Iāve thought of writing to all the audis around, individual letters, saying "Iāve just moved to the area and have ā¦ aid, what would you chargeā¦?
And if you walk in, maybe it would be better to talk to the fitter, not to the front desk secretary/receptionist who may have been told āDonāt encourage people who bought somewhere elseā¦ā
The tide is changing. Audis will soon realize that people who bought elsewhere can bring an income stream.
And, hey, they all are in business to help people, right? Many really are.
Let us know how it goes.
elijah
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I bought a pair of Resound Azures from E-Bay a couple of years ago, at a VERY good price! The seller was in London, England. I sent my hearing chart and they adjusted the aids in advance, and I can hear very well. The downside is that itās VERY hard to get adjustments and parts! You are asked to āgo back to the place where you bought them!ā
the evidence suggests that you lose money if you do NOT buy from plilip. bidbybid. No?
let us know how you fare. thanks. elijah
Iāve bought hearing aid supplies ie ear hooks, battery draws etc and its been very good. 
But would never buy HAs off eBay as I go or fittings all the time, might be as Iām profoundly deaf
i love my Costco.
110 mile round trip
great fitter!
elijah
I met my audiologist at a chamber of commerce function. She offered to adjust any hearing aids I bought used that she can program (many brands) for $100 an ear. My nearest costco is an hour away. The audiologist there who I have never met in person, said he would program any used aids they sell for me at no cost, provided I could fit around his busy schedule and the serial numbers came back as not stolen. So there are many options for getting ebay or other used hearing aids programmed.
One thing though, with the technology advancing as quickly as it is, I would personally never buy anything but current generation used hearing aids. Meaning probably nothing over two years old.
I am considering replacing my older Siemens with Siemens Pure Micons.
Would like to learn opinions as to whether in 2013 I might have favorable experiences with the newer Siemens technology that would be similar to experiences of Casey and BubbaB in 2010 with the older technology.
I am contemplating dealing with bidbybid for the aids and thehearingcompany for interface and Connexx software.
Will greatly appreciate pertinent observations from members and guests.
I donāt know about Siemens. Also guests cannot post and it took two weeks for my post above to be made visible by the moderators. Anywayā¦
Do many of you think it is worthwhile to try to buy the audiologist software and interface, if you are a geeky user rather than an audiologist?
Oh this thread is ancient, but I think still important today. Iād highly recommend getting the s/w and interface. Iām on my 2nd pair of hearing aids from bidbybid (supplied with s/w). Iāve successfully used the wireless ConnexxLink interface (but I think that is no longer available) and now Iām using a mini pro from AliExpress with cables from thehearingclub.com.
DIY is not beyond the average geek, a great learning experience and allows trying out so many different settings that would not be at all pragmatic if it involved an appointment. Most recently Iāve been trying out high frequency compression (shifting). Donāt think its generally useful to me but I can hear cymbals in music again!
Iām sure there are some great audiologists that provide good value to some customers, but that has not been my experience and I donāt want to pay 2-3 times more for hearing aids from a local audi for a few āfreeā appointments. Iāll only deal with an audiās that offers service for a fee.
Are you saying you have the Connexxlink? I think itās still being used for programming. There are a few other options now available to us all.