u/Fit-Original1314

Okay so my mom has been losing her hearing and after reading what felt like hundreds of posts here and in related subs, the advice was basically always the same: go to Costco.

So we tried Costco.

And yeah... not great.

I have nothing against Costco in general, but the experience just wasn’t a good fit for her. She has rapidly deteriorating hearing loss and tinnitus that needs specific masking and the fitting felt way too one size fits all for a situation that really doesn’t seem one size fits all.

Maybe we just got unlucky. I honestly don’t know. But there were enough issues that I’m not really comfortable going back and doing the exact same thing again.

The other problem is that the store was about 45 minutes away. My mom is an older boomer and I’m obviously not going to have her driving that far alone every time she needs an adjustment. That makes the whole Costco recommendation a lot less useful when someone has mobility issues, transportation limitations, or just doesn’t live anywhere near a big box store.

So now I’m basically back at square one.

If money wasn’t an issue and there wasn’t a big box store nearby, where would you look for hearing aids? Would you consider hearing aids online? If so, where?

Also interested in specific hearing aid models for rapidly deteriorating hearing loss + tinnitus, especially anything with good tinnitus masking.

Would really appreciate some actual alternatives to “just go to Costco” because clearly that doesn’t work for everyone.

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