On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:25:10 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:46:37 +0100, Stephen wrote:

DOn't bother with Ebay.

+1

Get your relative down to the GP and ask for a referral to Audiology
and/or ENT.

The biggest hurdle will be getting elderly relative to admit that they
*may* have a problem and that *perhaps* a visit to the GP and referral
would be a good thing to do.

It will be free and it will be adjusted to accommodate her specific
hearing loss.

The latter is very important, every ear is different even on the same
person...

The biggest hurdle will be getting her to wear the bloody thing once she
has got it.

All the people I have knows who got hearing aids (quite a few paid big
money) rarely if ever use(d) them.

Usually they are quite happy not hearing stuff because loss of hearing has
been a gradual process which they have adapted to.

Putting the hearing aid in, adjusting it so it doesn't whistle but they
can still hear, remembering to change batteries....after a while they get
fed up or just forget.

The driver for getting a hearing aid is usually a relative who is
frustrated by the difficulty in communication and/or the volume of the TV.

The person of limited hearing is usually quite laid back about the whole
thing.

Best of luck.

Dave R