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Well I have come to the realization it is time for me to take the plunge into a the hearing aid world. Per my audiologist I have moderate hearing loss equal in each ear and an equal loss in highs and lows. Before I make the costly purchase I would like to know if something like the Nuheara Earbuds or similar would work for me. I realize they would not give me all the advantage of a true hearing aid but might work for my needs. Bluetooth isn’t a necessity but would be useful to adjust settings. I am not a talk on the phone often kind of guy so that is not a priority. I know in crowds it will just amplify the surrounding noise but I am more interested in improving at home chats with the wife. Oh the one thing I would require is a rechargeable device. Thanks In Advance

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Amplifiers are exactly that. They amplify ever single noise out there equally. You haven’t posted your or mentioned anything about your speech comprehension scores so this is a tough call

Thanks, I am digging around my file cabinet for my test results but haven’t located them as of yet. When and if I find them I will post. I am due for another exam in the very near future as well.

They might be all you need and might work very well for you but no way to know unless you try them. Not really a question anyone else can answer.

My point being that if your loss is in a certain area, then amplifiers might not make any difference. And if you have a speechcomprehension problem then amplifiers may make it even worse. As has been stated only you will know if amplifiers will help but then there’s the concern of over amplification and more damage being caused by it. Unless you are in a big hurry I might get the hearing test done first before I decide what to do. I don’t know much about amplifiers but I would be careful before I started wearing them

The Nuhearas offer a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. I don’t think you’d call them hearing amplifiers. They are a self-fit hearing assistance device. More ‘situational’ than something you’d wear all the time. You might find them fatiguing to wear for more than a few hours.They are an ear bud form factor and they occlude. If you’re having problems conversing with your wife in the quiet of your own home, I think you might be more than ready for a ‘real’ hearing aid. There’s always Costco if you want to keep costs down. They offer a generous trial period

Your looks like it would be better suited for hearing aids and not amplifiers. You would be amplifing areas like low tones which you really don’t need. Hearing aids better focus on areas where you need help. But you most definitely, based on your audiogram, should be looking into hearing aids

I think from your replies and some additional reading I will go the way of Hearing Aids and not amplifiers. I am leaning toward the Kirkland KS10 and the Phonak Audeo Paradise with the minimal research I have done so far. Any opinions on those two or additional in that price range? Thanks for Your Help!

Both are almost the same. produced by the same Company (Sonova). There are just some differences in the little things in which they differ. Watch the video from Dr. CliffAud. Costco gives a much lower price, and definitely Costco.

Hearing aids are a very individual thing. An aid that sounds good to someone with a loss similar to yours may sound awful to you. There’s no such thing as one size fits all. Hopefully you’ll be able to trial different aids, if for no other reason than your own peace of mind. And remember your brain needs to go through an adjustment period and you probably will need to go back more than once for adjustments, so take notes. And one last things. Aids help they don’t fix. Keep that in mind

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