[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You wore Buster Brown shoes.

I wore something like this back in high school (1972). I felll backward when I took them off.

[TKDbilly]

Whilst on the subject of age and clothing, I had to wear 3 piece suits with a choice of white or light blue shirts and matching pants. Still around but much better styles and options!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You wore Buster Brown shoes.

.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

How are the hearing aids of today working for you?

They work great. I go to Costco. The price is around $1,500 for a pair. That would be $7,000 elsewhere. My hearing is pretty bad so the hearing aids make life bearable. I still have trouble hearing some frequencies, but its way better than without the hearing aids.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

They work great. I go to Costco. The price is around $1,500 for a pair. That would be $7,000 elsewhere. My hearing is pretty bad so the hearing aids make life bearable. I still have trouble hearing some frequencies, but its way better than without the hearing aids.

Can you just buy those at Costco or do you have to have a referral from a doctor or hearing clinic? IOW, can you DIY with these?

[wdb]

Originally Posted by M_Six

My hearing loss (30%) is also in the high freq range. And I have non-stop tinnitus. I've wondered if hearing aids would reduce the tinnitus. I suppose there is no way to know except to try them.

. My Signias have a feature specifically intended to reduce tinnitus. The reality is that any hearing aid will reduce your notice of simply by amplifying the stuff you want to hear.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Can you just buy those at Costco or do you have to have a referral from a doctor or hearing clinic? IOW, can you DIY with these?

They have their own hearing aid specialists and some have audiologists on staff. I first went to a private practice audiologist and took the tests. They wanted $7,900 for a pair of hearing aids. I voted with my feet.

I went to Costco after having friends recommend them. They tested my hearing and I compared the test to the one I just had done by the private audiologist. The results were the same. Costco fitted me with hearing aids for $1699. That was 8 years ago. The current Signature 10.0 is $1,399 a pair. There is no fee for tests or visits.

Costco works well for me.

[UncleWede]

Costco wouldn't sell to me unless I had a private Dr sign off on my loss. Dr doesn't want to do that, they want the sale So I wear my dads

[M_Six]

So I guess I'll have to ask at our local Costco. Need to go there and pick up a few things anyway.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Costco wouldn't sell to me unless I had a private Dr sign off on my loss. Dr doesn't want to do that, they want the sale So I wear my dads

As per sygazelle post, don't most warehouse have audiologists staff with exam room?

They do North of the 49th parallel.

[e90335e36m3]

Originally Posted by TKDbilly

Whilst on the subject of age and clothing, I had to wear 3 piece suits with a choice of white or light blue shirts and matching pants. Still around but much better styles and options!

You're using "whilst" instead of "while" so long after we declared our independence from Britain, WHILE discussing old school fashion trends. You sir take the you know you're old award in this thread.

This is all said in jest.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

As per sygazelle post, don't most warehouse have audiologists staff with exam room?

They do North of the 49th parallel.

The examined me while there. Then they gave me a set to wear in the warehouse (Costco is LOUD!) When I came back, ready to make a purchase, they said I had to take this form to an ENT Dr. and get it signed, due to the level of my loss.

WTF??? I haven't tried any "online" sources either, figuring they would do the same to me. So I wear my dad's, which are NOT configured to my hearing, but at least a little louder.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

... WTF???

+1 on that.

Ask them if they know a "friendly" Ent Dr?

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You wore Buster Brown shoes.

What, no wingtips???

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

The examined me while there. Then they gave me a set to wear in the warehouse (Costco is LOUD!) When I came back, ready to make a purchase, they said I had to take this form to an ENT Dr. and get it signed, due to the level of my loss.

WTF??? I haven't tried any "online" sources either, figuring they would do the same to me. So I wear my dad's, which are NOT configured to my hearing, but at least a little louder.

As I've mentioned elsewhere on this forum, I got fed up with trying to jump through all the hoops with the VA, etc. I finally said f**k it, and made an appointment with a regular audiologist. She has a PhD in audiology and has all of the latest equipment. She setup my Phonak's on the spot with me watching the monitor screens and listening. She set me up with the appropriate accessories including Bluetooth to my TV (which I don't watch much). She gave me the ear wax kit and it is very easy to use.

The bottom line is that for me, my hearing (quality) is very valuable, so I bit the bullet and wrote the check. With these new (a year ago) hearing aids I still find it amazing at what I had been missing for many, many years.

This is a quality of life issue.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

This is a quality of life issue.

And I feel that my hearing is important, not only for work but also family life. I simply can't participate in many conversations.

BUT, PhonaK at Costco was about $2k, the ENT audiologist office wants upwards of $7k. They aren't giving me THAT much additional services, and I can learn to clean my own hearing aids.

I find it hard to believe that hearing aids from 2018 can't be programmed to my specs, they aren't THAT old (even if I am)

[wdb]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

This is a quality of life issue.

Can I get an amen? My come-to-jeebus moment was at an annual dinner for the engineering group at the steel mill; I was standing at the bar waiting for a beer when I happened to look to my right and, lo and behold, there was a guy talking to me. If not for my eyes I would not have known. In my case that was almost 40 years ago, before I qualified to stand on the lawn here.

Originally Posted by UncleWede

And I feel that my hearing is important, not only for work but also family life. I simply can't participate in many conversations.

BUT, PhonaK at Costco was about $2k, the ENT audiologist office wants upwards of $7k. They aren't giving me THAT much additional services, and I can learn to clean my own hearing aids.

I find it hard to believe that hearing aids from 2018 can't be programmed to my specs, they aren't THAT old (even if I am)

Another amen. Work situations still suck with hearing aids, but not because of your hearing. If you catch my drift.

I don't know if it is where you live, but from what I'm reading in your posts I'd say you need a new ENT. If they won't write a prescription, write 'em off.

[Gregrobin]

My GF is 18 years younger than me; I am reminded daily how old I am...

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Gregrobin

My GF is 18 years younger than me; I am reminded daily how old I am...

As long as you can keep up, you're good.

[NEfan508]

Happy Healthy New Year To all my fellow bimmer nuts


Yes we stayed in this year but this is the 1st time I slept before seeing the ball drop or hearing it on radio


Knockout @ 🥊 10pm

Edit: On my bucket list top 10 time sq NYC is up there for sure

[cmyx6go]

You remember when butcher shops had saw dust all over the floors.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You remember when butcher shops had saw dust all over the floors.

My first job was working in a large butcher shop that was also part grocery store. We had these big, oaken pickle barrels where you could fish out your own pickles. Sawdust all over the floor. Bored kids shopping with their clueless parents. You get the picture. I was constantly cleaning sawdust out of the pickle brine.