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It seems that Hear USA is a franchise operation (privately owned clinics). The service and value may differ significantly from location to location. Just a thought…
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Wow! What does New York Medicaid want you to do with only one device, turn your head constantly? I’d have to guess that one hearing aid could also lead to balance issues- not sound balance, but tipping over balance.
It’s also odd that Medicare (not Medicaid) does not pay for hearing aids, but will pay for far more costly Cochlear. (Some Medicare Part C plans do include hearing aid benefits.)
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From your reply, it sounds like your aunt lives in a small area
San Francisco is far from being a rural area.
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San Francisco is far from being a rural area.
I am just watching “Beverly Hills Cop 3” and out of curiosity just measured the “diameter” of Los Angeles (~130km) and was about to measure San Francisco 
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LOL , SF’s diameter is 7 miles .. one of the reasons why the average 1-bedroom apt (rent) is about $3400/month .
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Too bad Kaiser only lets people who’ve had coverage before or have a family member enroll—guess I’d need to marry into it just to get a card.
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How does that compare to the Phonak I-30? The More 2 was released in 2021, so it feels a bit outdated.
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one of my pair of aids is the i30 (lowest tech level ). It performs very well except in noisy environments.
Bluetooth works extremely well (very solid ) and it will have this year (fingers crossed ).
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Abram, Thank you so much!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Sorry. I did not know your aunt lives in S.F. when I wrote about living in a small area.
Thirty-four hundred a month rent? Wow!
Maybe move to Detroit (139 square miles). There are hundreds and hudreds of houses on large lots for as low as one dollar. Then you get a pile of free money to use for improvements- and tax abatements in certain areas.
Downside? You’ll have to shovel snow in winter.
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Your hearing loss is less than 70 DB my recommendation are you is to buy the apple AirPod Pro threes which are $250. If you have an apple iPhone, you can program them to your hearing loss and you will learn a lot and you will be much better able to decide what hearing aid you really need. The Costco hearing aids will do everything that the more expensive hearing aids do at your frequency loss and your total DB loss so you can go to Costco. They will test your hearing and compare it with your and they will charge you but you have 90 days to wear them as long as you don’t lose them or destroy Them and decide whether you like them or whether you want to go to more expensive hearing aids even the more two hearing aid by Oticon are over $2000
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Issuing just one hearing aid is considered NEGLIGENCE. When a person wears just one hearing aid for the “bad ear” and leaves the “good ear” wearing no hearing device, what will happen, over a period of time is: eventually, that unaided “good ear”:has been losing SPEECH RECOGNITION in the BRAIN. That speech recognition loss in the brain is GONE FOREVER. It can never be restored, except for surgical implantation of a Cochlear Implant device. Sue the State that operates Medicaid!
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Good news for New Yorkers. I just checked and the Medicaid rules Have changed. Now you can get a single new hearing aid every 3 years. Wow.
Medicaid provides coverage for individuals under the age of 21 in New York state. Coverage is available for one hearing aid within a three-year period for recipients ages 21 and over. However, for beneficiaries under the age of 21, they can receive a new device due to loss or damage within this period.
Age Group Coverage
Under 21 One hearing aid per three-year period due to loss or damage
21 and Over One hearing aid per three-year period
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What Fitzie63 wrote about the brain losing speech recognition it wise!
Exactly that was explained to me by the neurologist and by an otologist- including general hearing loss. (They earn no money if I buy two devices versus one device. They are physicians & don’t sell hearing aids. Nothing financial for them to gain by advising two devices.)
Pretty much it sums up as: Treat both ears or lose some hearing functionality forever.
Note that if the hearing problem is in the brain, the devices do allow the brain to develop new neutopathways over a very, very long period of time. I have a few formerly silent sounds I can now hear without the devices. Not many- but some.
New York sounds like they are setting themselves up to pay for far more expensive cochlear surgery and devices. (Same as Medicare. They won’t pay for hearing aids, so many people skip getting them. Some time later, Medicare will end up paying for cochlear.) Thankfully for those who can’t afford devices, some private, often free, Medicare Part C plans pay at least something for hearing aids.
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You’re welcome and same to you! BTW, removed the sidebar and problematic links. Will circle back later to add ability to show your current aids 
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I think that’s not the only reason…
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