If you ask people to repeat what they say, misunderstand what you hear, have trouble understanding in background noise you may have hearing loss. It would be important to know if you do, to also know why. The best way to find this out is to schedule a hearing evaluation.
Medicare requires a referral from your physician for one hearing test (that they will pay for). Most other insurances do not require the referral for a hearing test. We do recommend speaking with your doctor about any health care concerns.
The price of hearing aids depends on the level of technology and features that are available. We fit you based on your hearing loss, lifestyle and budget. Generally, they range from $3000 to $7000 per pair. The lower priced hearing aids will help, but don’t work as well in noise and probably will require manual adjustments. We offer you the option to purchase to own or to lease which will offer you the benefit of upgraded technology every 36 months. Remember that the successful hearing aid fitting does not always require the most expensive hearing aids. Satisfied hearing aid users benefit because their Doctor of Audiology employed state of the art programming and verification measures to ensure an appropriate fit.
There are policies that do cover hearing aids, Medicare is not one of them. In most cases, the coverage is limited. Because of that, we do offer options for helping you hear better without breaking the bank.
Today’s hearing aids, for the most part, do not need volume controls, push buttons or other manual adjustments. If you want it, we can have that added but it’s just one more thing to fool with that you probably don’t need.
Bluetooth capable hearing aids will connect directly to your cell phone so that you are hands free and you will be listening in both ears at the same time instead of just one. That combination will make a big difference in your ease of listening.
Hearing aids are not like eyeglasses in that it does take some adjustment time to get used to them. We are happy to switch to different hearing aids during your trial period. In the seldom case that you want to return, you can do so during your trial period.
We have two ears for a reason. Listening with both ears permits better understanding, identifying where a sound is coming from (safety), and lower volume. It’s actually easier to get used to two.
