[Tweeters] AIDS to hearing Birds & Spouses

[Thomas Dorrance via Tweeters]

Hearing is a miracle, and a complex one at that. Today’s hearing devices
are miracles too, albeit not to the same degree. Considering the full scale
of entertainment options available for $1500, hearing aids easily top the
list.

For the record, Kaiser in Seattle has excellent staff and facilities. That
KP pricing may not be competitive with Costco isn’t the fault of anyone
there. Costco is pursuing a paradigm-busting strategy that by all
appearances is working well for them (and us).

In ten years as a customer of Costco (Shoreline), the accredited staff have
been excellent and eager to please, especially with respect to matching
devices to your individual ears, as well as explaining the limits of what
they can do. I encourage you to push those buttons to explore what you’ve
got - you can’t go nearly as far astray as with any new appliance or even a
bicycle computer!

Tom Dorrance

On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM LarryG via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


>

> Hi Tweeterdom

> Hi John G’

>

> This all happened in 2024 so coverage is now different

>

> My experience with Kaiser is entirely different…

> I live in KitsapLand, visually not far from Seattle. K’ paid the total

> and  complete cost for my pair of Oticon hearing aids.

> They connect via Bluetooth to my iPhone SE.

> ((This feature also allows me to listen to music or other audio and take

> phone calls…))

> I have the choice to allow Oticon to track me etc. but I have declined.

> This connectivity allows me to easily fine tune the sounds I want to hear

> better (Kinglets for instance?) AND tamp down the sounds I wish to not hear

> so well (there always seems to be a freeway nearby!).

> Yes Kinglets were a problem!

> I drop my “earrings” in the charger at night. In the morning they have

> enough power to go all day.

> The Oticon iPhone app has a “find my hearing aid” feature. So far I have

> not needed it.

>

> perseidwatcher A T g mail dot com

>

> LarryG

>

> Envoyé de la petite Super-Ordinateur dans ma poche.  From the little

> SuperComputer in my pocket

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