Registered: Nov 2014
Location: S.E. IOWA
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Ok guys I need some help,I am realizing I'm no spring chicken any more . My hearing is marginal at best in fact 80% loss in right ear and 40% left ear. Last night I was hunting with some guys and was telling them I wasn't able to hear my male dog very well they thought I was nuts lol Well anyways I know my hearing is bad so what do you all recommend for hearing aids? My health ins doesn't cover hearing aids so im looking at more economical routes. Thanks mike

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Registered: Aug 2011
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Posts: 381

You can get some good ones but few cheap good ones.
have had hearing aids since 1985.
first one was miracle ear.. were not a bit better than the next ones I got from Mid-America hearing center at Mt Vernon MO..
then the next were Electone -- some better but still not great
Belltone--- you pay for a lot of clear blue sky. advertising fee, franchise fees etc. there is maybe 6 different manufacturers that make the components that all of the companys use.
Right now I have Wi-Dex aids and they are digital and programable.... some of the bells and whistles that can be purchased with them make them a bit easier to live with----- they have a device that plugs into the TV that lets me hear that "stuff" as good as I used too! But once it is off they still leave a bit to be desired. there is a device that hangs around my neck on a lanyard that is a bluetooth device that is especially great for phone calls.

the whole set up was about $5000.
NOT cheap by any means!
got any questions send me a PM
Don Cummings

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Registered: Jun 2009
Location: olney il
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I used a lot of walmart hearing aids they worked pretty air and was like 16 a piece

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Registered: Nov 2014
Location: S.E. IOWA
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thank you for the help guys I may check out the wal mart type im not ready to go all in on the 5k ones just yet. I don't want to wear them all the time yet ( really prob should though ) once I get a set of some sort and decide if it is gonna work for me then may have to break down and get a good set . I am starting to regret all the years I took my body for granted. the motor still runs good but the chassis is starting to show some wear and tear lol

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Registered: May 2012
Location: Amerika land of the free?
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WHAT ABOUT THERE USE IN THE HUNTS?

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Registered: Apr 2014
Location: oakvale ms
Posts: 2007

You will have to send in a doctors report to UKC that states your hearing loss and they will send you back a permit that you can show the clubs where you hunt and wear your hearing aids. I have had one for a couple of years, but no club has asked for it.

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