# Hearing Aid

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457 "2014-09-04T08:29:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457/21 "2014-09-05T21:44:23Z")

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> [@tim-n-va](#):
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> [Hearing Aids and Solutions | Phonak](http://www.phonak.com/com/b2c/en/products/hearing_instruments/audeo-q/hearing-aid.html)
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> In this line they vary from $3-6K depending on features in the software.

I had no idea on the price. Thanks tim-n-va.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457/22 "2014-09-05T21:48:48Z")

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> [@LouisB](#):
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> My health insurance pays a big part of the cost so my out of pocket might well differ from your final price. My final cost was just above $1250.00.

What makes these devices so expensive? I have a freaking [drone](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EXBDZK4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) with built in camera and transmitter that I paid less than $50 U.S. for. Of course, it isn’t small enough to fit in my ear … yet.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457/23 "2014-09-05T23:13:18Z")

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> [@Little\_Pig](#):
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> What makes these devices so expensive? I have a freaking [drone](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EXBDZK4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) with built in camera and transmitter that I paid less than $50 U.S. for. Of course, it isn’t small enough to fit in my ear … yet.

What? Wait a minute! What if I could have a drone with microphones Bluetoothed® into my hearing aids?🆒 Maybe I could have heard what Robert Cray and John Hiatt were singing at the last concert I attended. Think of that, John Hiatt with a little flock of drones overhead!

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aid/697457/24 "2014-09-05T23:23:57Z")

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Check out Costco for more reasonable prices:

> **[Costco Hearing Aid](https://www.costco.com/hearing-aid-center.html)**
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> Find a great collection of Costco Hearing Aid at Costco. Enjoy low warehouse prices on name-brand Costco Hearing Aid products.

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