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First time to buy & get a pair of hearing Aid in Australia

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Hi

Thanks for your kind and valuable advise from the real life experience. I am seriously thinking about SpecSavers but again it depends on anyone’s luck to have a good Audio or the other way if I am unlucky but, as you have advised there seems to be a work around possible . Thanks again

Cheers

In reply to @Kintiq

Depending on your age (on a Government pension of any type) or on a recognized low income, if you are on a pension you are eligible for free aids from Hearing Australia. If you’re in a rural area you might have to travel. Good luck.

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I’m sorry to hear this. Did you apply for a health care card ? This will also give you assistance from Hearing Aus. If you haven’t give it a go,

Edited- make sure you get a trial period where you can take the aids home to try out in the real world and not just in the quiet office.

Write all the things you can hear that don’t sound right down. So you can show the to get them adjusted.

you are still eligible for the Gov program where you get $2K off the final price of the aids.

Hi Thanks, unfortunately I will not be eligible for Healthcare Card or perhaps NDIS also. Finally I decided to go for a COSTCO .

I had an initial discussion and another hearing test at COSTCO Marsden, I like the Audiologists. She did not like Jabra & couldn’t tell me where the Senheiser is assembled but Phillips in Poland and Rexton in Singapore. She preferred Phillips but it seems to me a bit bulky in comparison to Rexton. I have seen some US Reviews in YOUTube and decided to get a Rexton as its might also control the hearing modulation according to the environments. She said only thing I will miss is Phillips capability to pairing with iPhone to hear through the HA, but I believe I have to use the phone to talk to, hence perhaps it will not make much difference to Rexton.

Please share your thoughts about these two Costco brands.

Thanks

@kintiq, I wouldn’t over-research it if I were you as what works well for one person may not work well for you (and vice versa). Just give the trial at least 10 days+ and allow one revisit for a adjustments. Trial another if it’s not working. You can be led astray if you rely too much on online reviews or opinions. Most comfortable I have (from Specsavers) ended up being a brand you barely hear mentioned on this forum (or elsewhere). Trialing is the most important thing.

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