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[quote=Anonymous]My 89 year old father has dementia and moderate to severe hearing loss. He had hearing aids from Costco for over 10 years but he “lost” then one by one. He walks with a walker and his dementia underestimates his ability to be mobile. My mother and father live independently (but with around the clock help) in a retirement complex that has audiologist. Their recommendation was like $4500-$6500 for new hearing aids. Since getting him there does not require driving him, that is preferred. But the concern is he will just lose them. They include insurance for one loss although still a charge. Meanwhile Costco would be half the price but getting there for exam and checkups would be very difficult. Plus he could lose them. He doesn’t want to spend the money but my brother and I think his cognitive decline and depression will only worsen with his limited hearing. Whatever life enjoyment there is for him is severely affected by it.

I was wondering if using iPhone air pods or headphones would work. The headphones he can’t lose at the least. I heard that they can work as hearing enhancers.
Appearance matters little.

His ability to handle the small hearing aids is a concern. I bought him a new iPhone at his insistence but he could not operate it and got frustrated and suddenly it was lost. Fortunately it had enough power that I could do a findme and it was buried in cabinet.

Any success in alternatives to conventional hearing aids for dementia affected older people?[/quote]

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