Free Inbox | April 01, 2012Hearing Aid Help Beverly B. Rosenstein Author Notes © 2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants & Assistive Technology / Inbox Inbox | April 01, 2012 Hearing Aid Help The ASHA Leader, April 2012, Vol. 17, 38. doi:10.1044/leader.IN2.17042012.38 The ASHA Leader, April 2012, Vol. 17, 38. doi:10.1044/leader.IN2.17042012.38 View Article Figures Tables Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Rosenstein, B. B. (2012). Hearing Aid Help. The ASHA Leader, 17(4), 38. doi: 10.1044/leader.IN2.17042012.38. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Hearing Aid Help You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × In reference to the article by Anne Oyler, “The American Hearing Loss Epidemic” (Feb. 14, 2012), there are several other factors regarding this issue that also must be addressed. Primarily, the very high cost of hearing aids—thousands of dollars—makes those with a hearing loss reluctant to seek help. In addition, there are reports from those who wear hearing aids that the hearing aids don’t always deliver everything that the supplier promises. I have experienced this problem from costly hearing aids I bought from reputable purveyors of hearing aids, through a licensed, certified audiologist and a licensed hearing aid dispenser. It is high time for ASHA to investigate these problems. Most folks with hearing loss want to be helped, but also want to be honestly assured that the hearing aids that they purchase will deliver speech that is audible and, above all, that is clearly intelligible, and reasonable in cost. Secondly, it would be most welcome if ASHA would pursue cost reimbursement, through Medicare, for those eligible. Beverly B. Rosenstein Hillsdale, New Jersey Editor’s note: The individual with hearing loss is listening through a damaged auditory system, so hearing aids may make sound louder but not necessarily clearer. Counseling, support, and education provided by an audiologist along with the amplification can enhance user outcomes. And although Medicare hearing aid reimbursement is not a realistic goal in the current economic climate, ASHA advocates strongly on behalf of hearing aid tax credit legislation. 0 Comments Submit a Comment Submit A Comment Name Comment Title Comment Could not validate captcha. Please try again. You have entered an invalid code Submit Cancel Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. Close This feature is available to Subscribers Only Sign In or Create an Account × FROM THIS ISSUE April 2012 Volume 17, Issue 4 ‹ Issue › ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Articles About Cognitive Outcome Measures at Ecological Signal-to-Noise Ratios and Cognitive-Driven Hearing Aid Signal Processing American Journal of Audiology, June 2015, Vol. 24, 121-123. doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0066 Forum on the Brain and Hearing Aids American Journal of Audiology, June 2015, Vol. 24, 112. doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0067 Modeling the Influence of Acoustic Coupling of Hearing Aids on FM Signal-to-Noise Ratio American Journal of Audiology, June 2015, Vol. 24, 178-187. doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0035 An Investigation of Measurement Equivalence in Hearing Response Scales: Refinement of a Questionnaire for Use in Hearing Screening American Journal of Audiology, June 2015, Vol. 24, 188-203. doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0036 Bimodal Programming: A Survey of Current Clinical Practice American Journal of Audiology, June 2015, Vol. 24, 243-249. doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0069 ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Topics Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants & Assistive Technology