Agreed! I was down to 35% in one ear.palerider wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:37 pmHas a free test with the speech recognition at my local Costco last month...prodigyplace wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:31 pmSome Costco Hearing Centers have audiologists. They all do hearing tests with audiologists or licensed hearing instrument Specialists.chunkyfrog wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:33 pm
See an audiologist for the real cause, then go to Costco for the best prices.
The better branches actually do a full test with speech recognition and a full fitting with Real Ear Measurement.
In my personal experience, some of my worst hearing tests & adjustments have been from audiologists. One of the worst also teaches audiologists.
The care & skill of the professional matters more than a degree.
That "repeat the word" thing is deceptively hard, with no other cues to determine what the word is.
I go for a followup visit with my new aids Saturday. They new aids are an improvement but I would like better results.
The new aids are not locked so self-programming should be possible with the proper hardware & software.
With new aids there is a 180 day return policy - almost 6 months!