Find a Hearing Aid Solution That Fits You
Manufacturers have spent the last 20 years designing hearing aids that are discreet, comfortable, and smart. Hearing devices are so technologically advanced that they can stimulate brain function, automatically adapt to your every environment, and provide crisp, clear, and personalized sound. And…be totally invisible.
Which Hearing Aid Is The Best?
Every major manufacturer (GN Resound, Oticon, Phonak, Siemens, Starkey, and Widex) makes great, technologically advanced and sophisticated hearing aids. These manufacturers are considered “the best,” and most “cutting edge,” because they devote billions of dollars to research and technology. All other manufacturers either are owned by one of the major manufacturers, or are off-brand hearing aids that do not have the advanced features or capabilities of the “big six.”
Every manufacturer makes three or four levels of technology. The more sophisticated the technology, the more automatic they are (you do not need to do anything), the faster the processing and the faster they adapt to different environments and voices. More advanced means the hearing aids are actually smarter. They talk to each other to determine the location of speech and suppress surrounding sounds. In addition, the higher the level of technology the better they can be fine-tuned for individual needs and brain functioning.
Remember, there is no “best” hearing aid and no one manufacturer or brand that is right for everyone. Our goal is finding the right solution that is the “best” for you.
Things to Consider About Hearing Aids
Hearing Aid Technology and Pricing
Hearing aids today are sophisticated, complex and smart…really smart. Digital hearing aids really mean that you have two computers in your ears that are programmed and fine-tuned just for you. Not everyone needs the most sophisticated technology. The right solution for you depends on your hearing ability, lifestyle, hearing healthcare budget and individual needs.
Despite what you may have heard, hearing aids are not prohibitively expensive. There are affordable and comfortable solutions for everyone.
HEARING AID PRICE RANGE – from $350 for reconditioned hearing aids up to $2700 for the most sophisticated, advanced technology.
Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAP’s), Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids (OTC)
PSAP and OTC hearing aids are relatively new hearing solutions for those who only have difficulty understanding conversation sometimes, and in certain situations (restaurants, lectures, meetings, TV, from another room). They are like reading glasses for your ears. You only use them when you need them to increase soft voices and to hear speech crisply and clearly.
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Basic/Entry Level
Good, basic hearing aids that work best in quiet environments and in one-on-one conversations. They have limited adjustments and are designed for those who do not go out much and want to hear TV programs more clearly and understand their children/grandchildren when they come to visit.
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Good/Standard Level
Hearing aids with some suppression of background noise for hearing in more difficult environments. They are designed for those with limited activity who want to hear and understand TV, visitors, in quiet restaurants, the grocery store, more clearly on the phone, and other limited environments.
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Better/Advanced Level
Hearing aids with more features for noise management, enhanced speech clarity, and reverberant environments such as churches and auditoriums. They are designed for those with active lifestyles who want to hear and understand in meetings and different group settings (restaurants, theater, movies).
Best/Premium Level
For those who have the most active lifestyles and ever-changing environments, music lovers, and outdoor recreational activities. These hearing aids decipher the type of environment and automatically switch processing modalities for the best listening, comfort, and speech comprehension. They have features that are not available in any of the other technologies or hearing aid levels.
- The greatest bandwidth for the richest and brightest sound quality for both listening and playing music
- Higher frequency capabilities for the crispest, sharpest, and speech clarity and understanding
- Advanced wind noise reduction essential for all outdoor activities
- Fitness and brain activity tracking
- Real time foreign language translation, right in your ears.
Fisher Foundation for Hearing Health Care – No one should be denied hearing the beauty of the sounds of life or the voices of those they care about and love. The Fisher Foundation for Hearing Health Care provides hearing services and treatment to those in need.
Hearing Aid Cosmetics
The best hearing aids for you are the ones you will wear. Hearing aids that sit in a drawer do not help anyone. Most hearing aids today are barely visible – Receiver in Canal Aids (RIC’s) – and some are invisible.
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Receiver In The Ear
Small, Discreet, Rechargeable. Sits behind your ear.
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Invisible Hearing Aids
LYRIC – The only hearing aid you wear 24/7 (While You Eat, Sleep, Shower, Exercise) for months at a time invisible hearing aid.
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Custom Completely in the Canal
Hearing aids made for you that you insert and remove daily.
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Ultra Slim and Stylish
Signia Styletto IX – technologically-ad vanced, sleek hearing aid allows you to fully participate in conversations without sacrificing style!
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Fun, Colorful Hearing Aids
Be Bold, Be Brave.
In other words, there is no best hearing aid and no one manufacturer or brand that is right for everyone. It is about what is right for you.
Hearing Aid Insurance And Financing
Almost every type of insurance will pay for diagnostic audiologic testing (including Medicare). Some insurance plans may offer limited hearing aid benefits or discount programs (including some Medicare Advantage Plans). The options are frequently confusing and the “fine print” details are usually restrictive.
We are here to help you find out if you have any type of hearing aid benefit or discount plan, and we will walk you through your options. We want you to make the right choice for you.
Financing and Leasing
There are specific financing and leasing programs just for hearing aids. They make it easy for you to receive the treatment plan and the hearing aids you need today, while paying over time. It is quick. It is easy. There are no annual fees.
We will help you apply for 12 months with no interest, extended low interest or leasing options.