[Tweeters] Hearing aids for birding

[J Christian Kessler via Tweeters]

Jim - I'm about to buy my 4th pair of hearing aids - had hearing aids for
15 years.  you first need to visit an audiologist and get tested to see
where your hearing loss is, then work with audiologist on which hearing
seems best fit for you - audiologists sell more than one hearing aid.
depending on your test results you may be okay with over the counter aids
or you may need prescription aids.
never used Costco, but hear good things from friends

Chris Kessler

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM Me via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
wrote:


> Hi Jim,

>

> I am using an Oticon Intent 2. I am working with my audiologist to fine

> tune the program she added for birding which makes the sounds sharper. I

> can hear more birds but still losing out on higher pitch calls such as

> evening grosbeak and cedar waxwing. Not perfect but much better than before.

>

> Mike in Kent

> Cotinga777 at yahoo.com

> —————————————-

> Jim wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > ? I'm interested in knowing what others experience is with hearing aids

> > and the use of them for birding.? Please include brand names for the aids

> > you have used/are using.? Also please share how well/not so well they

> > are for the purposes of birding.? Thanks!

> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim in Skagit

>

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