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Quote: Originally posted by gray871 on 29/5/2018

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Hi Jsparkes
I work for a Deaf charity as a technical officer my role is assessing Deaf & hard of hearing people for equipment ,so come across this question every day, I always tell them that private hearing are no better than NHS aids
Hope this helps
Graham

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Quote: Originally posted by jackie cassell on 20/6/2018

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I notice alot of specsaver hearing aids talked about what type of moulds are being used the silly little cone shaped thing that fits in the ear or a proper one that has been moulded to the ear and fits properly this makes hearing with an hearing aid alot better

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 20/6/2018

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NHS aids means free batteries. Might not seem like you're saving much, but it adds up.

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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 29/5/2018

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Having been prescribed hearing aids some years ago I am of the view that if you can manage without them do so. My problem was hearing people in a crowd of people like at a meal in a restaurant or trying to speak to people across a table with lots of noise going on and quite frankly I didn't find they made any difference as the noise I was trying to overcome was just amplified. I gave up on them and I don't think my hearing is any worse. Margaret had her ears tested at the same time and was told she didn't need hearing aids. However her hearing has worsened in the intervening years and is now worse than me. She now has hearing aids and had persevered with them. We do sometimes put on the subtitles on the TV.

David

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Quote: Originally posted by gedsjeep on 29/5/2018

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now, all i need is a magical device to tell me where i left them.......

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