[zcaveman]

Not all hearing aids are the same. When I went for hearing aids, I asked about the cheaper ones, the in the ear ones, etc. When the audiologist does the hearing test, he/she will find out what hearing range is your worst and best and try to fit you with a pair of aids that best fit your problem. In my case, I got the info from her and the recommended aids and went home and used Google to find articles on hearing aids in general and the ones she recommended. I then went back and got fitted. Yes they were $2000 each but they really improved my hearing and are now four years old and still going strong.

Since most of us have waited too long to get our ears tested in the first place, we are probably past the $900 aids.

You need to trust the audiologist as to what he/she has been educated and trained to do.

If you do not like the price, go to several other places for the free hearing test and see what the various audiologists recommend before you commit to a particular place, price, or program.

After that, you need to take the 30 days and really give the aids a workout. I made lists of the problems and questions and concerns and took it in every week after that until I got everything answered to my satisfaction.

I used the Lake County Hearing Clinic in the SS Publix shopping plaza and was very satisfied with my choice. You get free cleaning and adjustments for the life of the contract. Near the end of my contract they send both aids back to the factory for a complete overhaul. When these aids are no longer doing their job, I will probably go back to Lake Hearing for new ones.

Z