Phil Anthropist wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote:
So, we go to the GP, who says

"Go to the hospital"

Who say

"You need a hearing aid".

Big deal. We knew that.

So we ask 'OK how long?'

"Six months. And it will be the one WE decide to give to YOU, but it will
be free.."

Great. So..anyone had experience of COMMERCIAL PROVISION - types, models,
providers and the like esp. in East Anglia?

For those of you who know what it means my wife looks like her hearing
shelves from normal at 100Hz down to -50dB at 750Hz, where it plateaus
before falling off a cliff after 2.5Khz..I doubt anything over 8kHz is
audible at all..

She wants something in ear, for comfort, rather than cosmetic
reasons...but 50dB is apparently the bleeding edge as far as 'in ear'
technology goes..

Digital would seem to be a must.

I suppose what we ant now is a place to go and try stuff out without
having to commit to anything..Bury/Cambridge/Newmarket/Ely sorts of areas
for choice...

Digital hearing aids are available from NHS audiology centres but you have
to specifically request digital. There is usually a waiting list for digital
but they will supply a non-digital aid first.


If you can find about £1000 then go to Spec Savers, try them out. As
with MOST hearing aid companies your check and advice is free. For that
price you will get 2 hearing aids, either the type that hang behind your
ears (which I have)those that sit in the ear and those that go right
inside the ear. They will of course explain the advantages and dis of
all types. Personally I would not have just one.