Thanks for all your honest replies. Based on what I’m reading, it looks like I may be visiting my local Costco sometime soon. My hearing loss is not severe, but again, word recognition–particularly in a loud/crowded room can be challenging. It just surprised me that the range was so wide in price and the media doesn’t help these days trying to promote these low cost alternatives. Thanks Jim for pointing out that the Nano isn’t a real hearing aid in the true sense.
A couple more questions:
- While I prefer the somewhat “hidden” nature of the CIC version, I was told by my audiologist that over the ear is better. Is there a reason for that?
- I talk on the phone a lot for work, so I currently use ear buds. Also, I travel for work as well and I’m always on the planes, so I use over ear headphones when watching movies, etc. My audiologist said that most higher end HAs can connect to laptops, phones, etc. Is the audio as good as my Bose headphones or ear buds or should I just take out my HAs when doing these other things? I have an Android, no Apple products.
Thanks!