Can your parent manage their hearing aids?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know many 85+ year olds that can effectively control hearing aids through the cell phone which they struggle with any way. Who thought that was a good idea.

7:55 pp here- yeah, I agree! Like I posted, I had made sure Dad's last set of HA was NOT ones with bluetooth and apps and all that. He had previously used Beltone and they tried to sell those to this clearly very disabled (Parkinsons) elderly person! I was there that day because I drove and pushed his wheelchair-I stopped that. We ended up getting them through the VA where we live and the audiologist there was EXCELLENT. She got him ones that, while up to date technology wise, were simple for him and us, his caregivers, to use. He used them literally until the day he passed.

Sorry about the tangent, I was so angry that Beltone was trying to take advantage of my dad. What about other elderly people who don't have someone advocating for them? Burns me up. Anyhow, OP, I think your parents would need help managing them, but if they do get them, get the simplest ones and I recommend the rechargable ones. It was easier not having to deal with batteries-I picked up fallen batteries from under furniture more than once before we had rechargable.

[Anonymous]

Mom is 94 1/2.and hearing aids are expensive. Have no idea what to do. I'm trying to retire and wonder if I should buy them? Could afford to, but they're not inexpensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know many 85+ year olds that can effectively control hearing aids through the cell phone which they struggle with any way. Who thought that was a good idea.

7:55 pp here- yeah, I agree! Like I posted, I had made sure Dad's last set of HA was NOT ones with bluetooth and apps and all that. He had previously used Beltone and they tried to sell those to this clearly very disabled (Parkinsons) elderly person! I was there that day because I drove and pushed his wheelchair-I stopped that. We ended up getting them through the VA where we live and the audiologist there was EXCELLENT. She got him ones that, while up to date technology wise, were simple for him and us, his caregivers, to use. He used them literally until the day he passed.

Sorry about the tangent, I was so angry that Beltone was trying to take advantage of my dad. What about other elderly people who don't have someone advocating for them? Burns me up. Anyhow, OP, I think your parents would need help managing them, but if they do get them, get the simplest ones and I recommend the rechargable ones. It was easier not having to deal with batteries-I picked up fallen batteries from under furniture more than once before we had rechargable.

Thank you for the PSA. It's a helpful tangent!