Great information. Its great that OTC aids are coming along and improving. Many older folks are intimidated by technology and likely prefer having a person help them set them up and get started etc. OTC providers should take note of this and increase the level of support
This channel stands alone as the only consistent hearing aid information source on youtube. And no, I was not paid for my comment. Watch, learn but don't you dare stop here.
I went to a leading audiologist in Louisville, but he would not set the aids to my liking. They were always so loud that you can bet that soon I would need hearing aids...because I would be deaf! That's when I decided to wait for hearing aids that put me in control of the settings.
Hate to say it but I’ve had hearing aids for 2 days and it’s like I’ve had them my whole life. Resound Omnia 9’s professionally fit at John Hopkins but an AuD. Had no idea I’d lost the ability to hear certain consonants and was guessing. No way OTC would help with that or moderate-severe at higher pitch. Best hearing aid advice on RU-vid Dr. Cliff…
These OTC hearing aids (hearing amplifiers) are be sold for a few hundred dollars. Professional hearing aids cost thousands. These prices have to come down and my guess is that they will as time passes. Hearing aids have cheap electronic parts and there is no reason they should cost so much.
This comes across as though Dr. Cliff has sold out to the business (think greed) system which now pays audiologists a percentage of the costs of the hearing aids instead of on a net cost plus fee for service professional system where providers avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest between their professional services and the consumers (patients) whom they advise. Perhaps a professional business model doesn't work for audiologists.