The hearing aid technology class in the computer club was very informative. The meeting was well attended with about 75 people.
1. I learned all the buildings in sun city are equipped with teleCoil, also called T-coil. I looked up my costco hearing aids and they are equipped with this technology and that feature just needs to be turned on by costco's program. I just need to make an appointment.
edit: just made an appt. since my hearing aid does end in a T it is equipped with t-coil technology which can be turn on with their programing - great! The costco hearing aid was 5 years old and it was a Brio 312T, if anyone else has costco hearing aids. This is the Technology in movies, theaters, churches, conferences, etc.. The adjustment is free and they will test my hearing again to fine tune the hearing aids.
2. A new hearing devise for swimming, water aerobics, and to keep your ears free while listening to radio is the AfterShokz.
Bone Conduction Headphones | AfterShokz
3. The new generation of hearing aids have rechargeable lithium batteries, the charge last for 24 hours and the battery last from 3-5 years.
4. A Delaware congressman introduced a bill to include hearing aids in Medicare coverage.