Hearing loss support - Appropriate Hearing Aid?

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Appropriate Hearing Aid? - GN Resound Air BTE

AXEL

2004-08-25, 12:24 pm

Because my father was recently fitted for a hearing aid I have been
learning about hearing aids recently and some questions.

A friend of mine typically goes to the doctor about every 2 years to
get ear wax removed. This time his hearing did not improve as much as
he expected.

A hearing test with by an audiologist showed that he needed hearing
aids. Hearing problems are different in each ear with a notch in one.
Friend (age 55) is not aware of history of exposure to loud sounds
and audiologist has no idea as to what cause of hearing loss might be.
Hearing loss seems to have occurred within the last year. Friend
thought it was wax buildup until cleaning did not significantly improve
problem.

Audiologist then gave him a choice of several aids that he thought
appropriate.

My friend chose the GN Resound Air BTE.

I wonder whether this is a good choice for 2 reasons

1 - I believe that this aid is best for mild higher hearing losses.
Is this aid adequate for current loss? Can it handle additional loss?

2 - Is this aid appropriate for the notch loss?

A copy of his hearing test may be seen at

http://ajax1.home.mindspring.com/HAT/HAT.jpg

Any comments/recommendations would be appreciated. Also what other BTE
aids should he consider?

He is a bit of a techie and would probably love a HA he could program
himself if appropriate.

I am a kind of a fan of the Sebotek HA. Is that appropriate here or is
it overkill for his problems.

Friend live in Northwest Chicago Suburb of Elgin, Illinois. I would
also appreciate a recommendation of an audiologist.

Thanks.

HEARA1

2004-08-30, 4:10 am

>My friend chose the GN Resound Air BTE.

In my opinion that is an Excellent choice for that loss, yes I looked at the
audio. Personally I would recommending starting with the poorer left ear,
because the rt ear is WNL thru much of the understanding range & to simply to
balance up the poorer ear to the better one will do wonders to improve speech
understanding.

I have heard a number of people highly recommending:
Robert T. Froberg , BC-HIS,ACA - Professional Hearing Health Ctrs.
1530 N. Randall Rd. Ste. 110
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 741-2818
jrberg1@juno.com