Good morning, all. I purchased Costco KS9s a few months ago, right after their release. I am not unhappy with the instruments, but I was wondering if it would be beneficial for me to see a ‘real’ audiologist, rather than the HA dispenser with whom I have been working at my local Costco. My question there is kind of twofold - first, will there be additional benefit from an audi being able to do more custom tuning to my aids (I work in a manufacturing facility and have trouble with the volume adaptation, no matter what we do), and secondly, the last time I searched for an audi, I was told that the folks in my area (Cleveland, Ohio) won’t take on patients with instruments that they haven’t dispensed. Is that a common issue, and how do y’all work around it? I’m not averse to self-programming, either, but I wanted to see if I have this adjusted by a professional before I spend the money setting up my own system, and possibly screwing something up.
Thank you in advance
Alex