SONGBIRD HEARING AID

AFTER MARY'S POST ABOUT THE SONGBIRD HEARING AID, I'VE BEEN ASKED FOR A FOLLOW-UP REPORT.

THE SONGBIRD HEARING AID IS A DISPOSABLE HEARING AID THAT COSTS $80, AND PROVIDES YOU WITH 400 HOURS OF SERVICE. IT PERFECT FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THEY NEED HEARING HELP BUT FOR REASONS OF VANITY, COSTS, ETC. JUST HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW YOU CAN TRY IT AND SEE HOW A HEARING AID FEELS AND WOULD WORK FOR YOU, AT A FRACTION OF THE COST.

MY FIRST REAL TEST WAS TO A CASINO, WHERE THE BACKGROUND NOISE OF THOSE SLOT MACHINES IS A PROBLEM. WE WERE VISITING WITH SOME WISCONSIN FOLKS, LEFTY & CHARLENE, AND THE HEARING AID ACTUALLY MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION.

THE BACKGROUND NOISE HOWEVER IS NOW AN AMPLIFIED PROBLEM. TO WEAR THE AID TO WORK WOULD JUST BE MORE OF A DISTRACTION THAN A HELP IN A CASINO FULL OF MUSIC AND CLANKING SLOTS.

THE SONGBIRD HAS A VOLUME CONTROL, AND I FOUND THE EAR BUD TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS.

HERE IS A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

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