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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

leftyladyfrommo

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10. Me, too. Need 2 hearing aids. They told me $5,000.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 09:45 AM

Oct 2014

But there was a silver lining because I was dismissed from jury duty. Would not be good to have a juror who can only hear about %50 of what was going on.

I have not been able to hear well for a long time but I have noticed that I no longer can hear the sound of the trains late at night. I miss that.

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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