If you don't have a lot of money, or even if you do...I bought my first hearing aids 6 years ago through Medicare Advantage. They paid $1,000 and I paid the $1,200 balance.
Two years ago, an audiologist told me the VA would supply top of the line aids for free. (My discharge papers noted that my hearing loss was service related.)
They did. They say they normally sell for $8,000 +/-. They were custom molded and, to me, were about as effective as the$2,000 pair. I still have both.
What I usually wear, despite numerous warnings, is $48 Walmart sound amplifiers. (free shipping) the rechargeable batteries last all day, and they are more comfortable and convenient than either of the others.
Random quotes from the Humble Dollar... 1. "There are Boomers where I work who have enough money, but refuse to retire to make way for the younger generation." 2. "However, those of us who do not go deeply into debt benefit from our irresponsible neighbors. Their excess spending fuels the economy and the share prices of the companies we invest in." 3. "One simple rule: “Live on less than you make.”
Everything else flows forth from this simple rule." 4. "Credit is what made this country great" (my Dad.) 5. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BP3GguTCQAAFrde.png 1 & 2 Nicely illustrates the fallacy of composition, that what is true for one person may not be good for the whole. The usual example is one person standing in a stadium to get a better view. If ALL people stand, no one gets a better view. Saving is good? but excess spending fuels the economy. 3. Ignores the life cycle hypothesis that people naturally (and logically?) tend to even out consumption throughout life, by borrowing when younger, for education and raising family; saving in middle age when income is higher, and spending in retirement. 4. Is what my Dad told me when I was a whippersnapper. It sort of combines 1-3, imagine if everyone saved until they had the cash to buy a car. (I think he stole this from someone else, like a lot of his other "wisdom" 5 is me.
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If you don't have a lot of money, or even if you do...I bought my first hearing aids 6 years ago through Medicare Advantage. They paid $1,000 and I paid the $1,200 balance. Two years ago, an audiologist told me the VA would supply top of the line aids for free. (My discharge papers noted that my hearing loss was service related.) They did. They say they normally sell for $8,000 +/-. They were custom molded and, to me, were about as effective as the$2,000 pair. I still have both. What I usually wear, despite numerous warnings, is $48 Walmart sound amplifiers. (free shipping) the rechargeable batteries last all day, and they are more comfortable and convenient than either of the others.
Post: Hear, Hear
Link to comment from April 27, 2023
Random quotes from the Humble Dollar... 1. "There are Boomers where I work who have enough money, but refuse to retire to make way for the younger generation." 2. "However, those of us who do not go deeply into debt benefit from our irresponsible neighbors. Their excess spending fuels the economy and the share prices of the companies we invest in." 3. "One simple rule: “Live on less than you make.” Everything else flows forth from this simple rule." 4. "Credit is what made this country great" (my Dad.) 5. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BP3GguTCQAAFrde.png 1 & 2 Nicely illustrates the fallacy of composition, that what is true for one person may not be good for the whole. The usual example is one person standing in a stadium to get a better view. If ALL people stand, no one gets a better view. Saving is good? but excess spending fuels the economy. 3. Ignores the life cycle hypothesis that people naturally (and logically?) tend to even out consumption throughout life, by borrowing when younger, for education and raising family; saving in middle age when income is higher, and spending in retirement. 4. Is what my Dad told me when I was a whippersnapper. It sort of combines 1-3, imagine if everyone saved until they had the cash to buy a car. (I think he stole this from someone else, like a lot of his other "wisdom" 5 is me.
Post: Disney or Bust
Link to comment from April 17, 2023