| The Songbird FlexFit is a disposable hearing aid device | | | | $100 (it retails for $80) every few months for a "new" |
| designed to last 400 hours, perfect for temporary | | | | hearing aid. |
| hearing loss help. | | | | The price is about right for this model. After testing, it |
| The thought behind the Songbird disposable hearing aid | | | | provided service that was better than other |
| is for those that have mild to moderate hearing loss or | | | | over-the-counter non fitted hearing loss aids. For those |
| deafness. They can get a cheaper alternative to the | | | | looking for a temporary fix for a hearing loss problem, |
| high priced hearing aids that are custom fit. It is a | | | | this would really work. The feedback issues do resolve |
| behind-the-ear fitting device. For those that are hard of | | | | themselves so long as the hearing aid is taken out of |
| hearing, it is meant as a hearing amplifier that can be | | | | the ear before volume adjusting. It does amplify |
| tossed away and bought new instead of having | | | | everything though and will not replace digital hearing aid |
| frequent office visits and charges to maintain. | | | | technology for having only specific tones amplified. |
| Disposable Hearing AidsThe concept behind the | | | | Songbird advertises their batteries to last 400 hours or |
| "disposable hearing aid" is that there can be | | | | 90-120 days, whichever comes first. The hearing aid |
| inexpensive hearing aids that will last a moderate time | | | | comes sealed in a foil pouch that is not to be opened |
| line (in the case of the Songbird, 400 hours | | | | until the wearer is ready to begin using the hearing aid. |
| approximately) and then can be replaced instead of | | | | Exposure to the air is supposed to be what makes |
| buying new batteries, going for maintenance of the | | | | the battery last a shorter while.Personally, this was |
| hearing aid, or other "service calls". Instead of | | | | about right as the one tested lasted 101 days "out of |
| $1500-$3000 per hearing aid, the consumer pays under | | | | the pack". |