>> Agree with CGN.
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>> The digital aids from NHS are perfectly adequate and free and you are properly assessed
>> .The aids and tests are updated every couple of years.
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>> If you want to pay several thousand pounds for something you csn get for free
>> you need your whole head examined, not just your ears.
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I said the NHS aids were adequate and free. They are not however the best in terms of technology and audio quality or appearance and if these things matter to you you and you can afford it you may want to go down the private route which is what eventually I did.
Modern hearing aids are discreet and quite amazing in their technology and mine have quite changed my life. I can hear birdsong again, I don’t need the TV turned up to 50 and the actors have stopped mumbling. I can have a conversation in a noisy restaurant without being deafened by the background noise.
The technology means that I can receive a phone call direct to my aid and I can stream audio, very handy when travelling or indeed am in boring company! They don’t have fiddly batteries and my iPhone will tell, me their state of charge and indeed where I left them. I can also customise the sound output manually via the phone if I want to
If NHS aids fulfil you needs then great but you can get better privately and if you want to pay for that and can afford it then personally I would and did.
Last edited by: CGNorwich on Mon 18 Nov 19 at 09:44
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