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My mom had an audiology test and it was recommended that she would benefit from a hearing device. She is not good with technology and does not have a smartphone, so whatever device we get would have to be super simple or she will get frustrated and not use it. My dad had an oticon and had never ending problems with it disconnecting from his phone, and not working, which my mom would not be able to deal with :-( Any one else have a similar situation, and what did you do? Thanks

Hubby IS techno-savvy for the most part and found the hearing aids that were EXPENSIVE and having to be adjusted a ton of ways online a total pain in the backside. Too many bells and whistles involved.

He has gone to Costco, MUCH cheaper, not so techie, and is very happy with that option.
Good luck.
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If you go to a hearing aid place, and explain to them, they most likely have once that have less technology, hearing aids are for older people.

I think if you go the first thing they want to sell you are the most expensive. So without asking they probably won't even tell you

Good luck
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Disconnecting from a phone is a blue tooth thing. Mom would not even need that. It also ups the price of a hearing aide.

All she needs is one that is simple. With the digital, its all adjusted by computer. There is a baseline and you can only go so high or so low. There are rechargeables so no need to put a battery in. Both my BILs had them and didn't like them. They claimed as time went on, length of the battery was less and less. Theres a time needed for the brain to get used to the digital sound. There is always some tweeking so a need for a follow up visit after fitting of the aid.
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If someone cannot handle technology then it will not be worth it. This is why I took a cell phone from my mom because she thought the ring came from a radio. When she threw away her hearing aids because she claimed she could hear well, part of that behavior may have been from, as her dementia progressed, her brain could no longer process words. Some audiologists have a machine to test for that.
I got her a sound amplifier and only used it when I needed to talk to her. She never noticed when an ear bud fell out. Compound the problem with the little wax guard filters need to be changed out when they get plugged. Chances are your mom may not even recognize when hearing gets diminished when waxguards plug. BTW the smartphone is only for Bluetooth to use with cellphone calls. It is not necessary for routine use.. I just got Bluetooth with my new ones. My last pair from 2015 did not and I did fine. But my worry is she will not be able to care for them herself. Do you want to be her hellicopter caregiver? She will need to live with you to keep them working properly.
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