Subject: Dispensing digital aids to 60dB+ loss existing aid users? From: "Richard H." <auditory(at)AUGMENTICS.COM> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:14:20 +0100Hi, I have just opened a dispensing practice in the UK, having passed my dispensing exams. All is going well ... except that I am failing to "convert" existing aid users with a fairly heavy loss. They expect a major increase in speech discrimination from the latest top-end digital aids .... but 2 patients in the last week have stuck to their old aids [one analogue, 1 digital] after a trial of a new aid. Any additional benefit has been so mild that they have decided to save their money. Is this a standard result? Should I assume that modern technology runs out of steam in such cases? Or am I not being exact enough with the fittings? [All my other fittings for lesser losses have gone very well] regards, Richard --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 10/01/2004