My last pair are OPN1s (have them for 8 years) and am considering the Sphere I90s. Health is good for my age. I assume that my audiogram will follow me into this post, but mod to severe hearing loss. High frequency and female voices are my greatest challenge. Word discrimination is very poor in right ear.
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Go to Costco. How old is your audiogram? Oh, sorry. I am only 76. LOL
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Go to Costco. I’m 84
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82-- go to Costco, I have the 9050s and pleased with them. Attitude about trying new things more important than age.
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As others have said, Costco is a good place to start. However, you mentioned the Phonak I90 which is really helpful if speech in noise is a major concern. Unfortunately Costco does not have the equivalent of the Phonak Infinio 90 Sphere. For that aid I would seek a local audiologist through ZipHearing. (check their website)
Ray. (Age 86)
Phonak Infinio 90 Sphere wearer
ZipHearing customer
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I rent mine (Phonaks) at 82 as I don’t know what the future will bring. The contract can be ended by returning the aids so simple for the family.
Cost is about a cup of coffee a day and I have all maintenance included. They are replaced each 3 years.
Euan
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I’m only 72, but I’ve helped 2 friends over age 80 get first time hearing aids, and both have done very well with them. One bought Jabra at Costco and the other bought Phonaks at an ENT clinic. You do have to wear them all day for them to be really effective.
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Thank you for your reply.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it.
Thank you. I agree about trying new things.
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Thanks. Yes, Costco does not have the equivalent of the I90s. I believe that I will require such technology. Will carefully determine that as I proceed.
Thaank you very much for the info regarding leasing. I will heavily consider that as I move toward a new set of HAs.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I have been wearing my HAs all day as long as I have had a pair.
Other than the hearing in noise advantage, I believe that the technology available at Costco is as good as you will get from an audiologist. The Costco brands are the same as the premium brands available from an audiologist, just rebranded for sale at Costco. I would not put a lot of emphasis on audiologists just because they work at an ENT clinic. The audiologist at my ENT office works there part time while the audiologist I use also works part time at an ENT clinic, but I see her at her own office.
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I will strongly consider your information. At 83 my exposure to high noise situations is very low.
Lifestyle has a big impact on which aids are best for you. From your comment the Phonak Spheres nay not be needed.
Good luck with your new aids.
Primary advantage in my case is that I can hear my table mates in noisy restaurants and other social occuasions.
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I’m almost 81. My Jabra EP 10s are almost 2.5 years old. Next January, my insurance coverage will kick in again. I believe hearing-in-noise technology has improved greatly in the last few years, and I’m really hopeful that new aids will give me noticeable improvements.
IMO, better hearing is worth investing in no matter what one’s age is, so I strongly recommend checking out new aids. If they make your life better, they’ll be a good purchase, if you can afford them.
I can’t justify buying a new bike, since my current, 52 year old bike is still a much better bike than I am a rider, and I’m pretty sure I don;t have another 50 years of riding left. But new HAs are a good investment if they give me the ability to hear better than I do now, even if I can’t use them for long.
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I wasn’t aware that hearing aids can be rented, etc. Where does a person find that?
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i am in New Zealand so I can’t comment about other places.
We have two sources, one is a company owned by
phonak {& rents only phonak} and the other rents only Resound at 2/3rds the cost.
Euan
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