Hi Folks,
I have a severe hearing problem! Although my family and friends are kind and don’t complain, I’m sure it drives them crazy.
Before I retired, I purchased a very expensive pair of hearing aids. They did not solve my problem. My audiologist even sent me to the specialists at the factory in San Diago, CA. Still no help. It’s so frustrating. Many times if I can’t figure out what is being said I just pretend that I hear. :-) Sound familiar to those of you that don’t hear well?
There is a new type of digital hearing aid called an “open fit” hearing aid that doesn’t plug up the ear canal. I understand that folks are having much better results with these aids.
I would love to try a pair of the “open fit” hearing aids but coming up with $4,400.00 for a pair is a real problem. My advantage insurance plan pays a few dollars on one aid but it’s not enough to make them affordable. This brings me to the purpose of this post and the following article. The Better Hearing Institute offers a guide to financial assistance for those that cannot afford hearing aids.
If you have a hearing loss and cannnot afford hearing aids, there may be help. Read the following article and click on the provided website link to see what the Better Hearing Institute advises.
That’s why BHI has just published Your Guide to Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids – the first comprehensive guide on how people can obtain financial assistance to purchase hearing aids.
According to BHI, two out of three adults with hearing loss do not use hearing aids because of financial constraints.
“Of the thousands of annual inquires we receive, the most frequent topic concerns financial assistance for hearing aid purchases,” Kochkin says.
For the free hearing guide, go to www.betterhearing.org and click on “Request Hearing Loss Guides.” It will help you quickly and easily identify charitable foundations, private organizations, insurance plans, corporate benefits and government programs that can help you get the hearing healthcare you need.
Of the more than 34 million Americans with hearing loss, at least 95 percent could benefit from hearing aids.
When left untreated, hearing loss reduces earning power, disrupts relationships, causes a wide array of psychological problems, impairs cognitive functioning and even has negative health effects. Those who have difficulty hearing can experience such distorted and incomplete communication that it seriously impacts their professional and personal lives, at times leading to isolation and withdrawal. Hearing loss is one of the most commonly unaddressed health conditions in America today. And six out of 10 Americans with hearing loss are below retirement age.
Untreated hearing loss is linked to a wide range of physical and emotional conditions. Advances in digital technology have dramatically improved hearing aids in recent years, making them smaller with better sound quality. Designs are modern, sleek and discreet. Clarity, greater directionality, better speech audibility in a variety of environments, better cell phone compatibility, less whistling and feedback than hearing aids of the past and greater ruggedness for active lifestyles are common features.
“Many Americans of all ages with unaddressed hearing loss can benefit from the use of hearing aids,” says Kochkin. “We hope that this financial guide will help people get the hearing aids they need to appropriately address their hearing loss and improve their lives.”
Courtesy of ARAcontent
EDITOR’S NOTE:
BHI also provides a free, confidential, online hearing test at www.hearingcheck.org where people can check their hearing in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
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