Deaf/Hard of Hearing

uppityperson

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1. talk to a local audiologist about refurbished ones. I got them for $400.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:30 PM

Oct 2012

People donate their old ones, or they die and the aids are donated, or for some reason they are donated. Sometimes they are old, sometimes newer. They can refurbish them, get them refitted for you. I got my first digitals this way for $400 each. I talked to a chain place and they told me $1200/ear. Then I was recommended to go to a local private place and they were wonderful. It took a bit of time to find the second one, but hey, they worked for many years.

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No money for hearing aids [View all] left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 OP

talk to a local audiologist about refurbished ones. I got them for $400. uppityperson Oct 2012 #1

Hey Frank, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha uppityperson Oct 2012 #3

Check with your local VR office BillE Oct 2012 #2

DRS in VA didn't help me but Lions helped me and got a refurnished HA many years ago. deafskeptic Sep 2014 #5

Before I ever was able to afford hearing aids, I used a cheap little amplifier from tblue37 Dec 2013 #4

I know that the Lion's Club helps people with reconditioned glasses. Perhaps they tblue37 Sep 2014 #6

I don't think amplifier would have helped me or other deaf with profound hearing losses. deafskeptic Sep 2014 #8

My hearing loss is progressive, so it is worse now than it was then, but even tblue37 Sep 2014 #9

Oh, BTW, when I did finally manage to buy my high end digital aids tblue37 Sep 2014 #7

Me, too. Need 2 hearing aids. They told me $5,000. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2014 #10

Cost of hearing aids can be deucted ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2014 #11

veteran? blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #12