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Is there Costco in Canada? Everyone on my mom's side is half deaf, and one of her brothers swears by Costco's hearing aid situation. You could get fitted and te

Is there Costco in Canada? Everyone on my mom's side is half deaf, and one of her brothers swears by Costco's hearing aid situation. You could get fitted and tested there for not much money, or you could see a doctor and pay 50x more. Secondhand information, anyway.

ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
>Is there Costco in Canada? Costco's world headquarters are in Canada. They are a Canadian company.
- MathMonkeyMan 3y ago
  Oops. Should have googled it first.
  - wdumaresq 3y ago
    ThePowerOfFuet should have googled it. Not sure where they got the idea that Costco is a Canadian company.
    - MathMonkeyMan 3y ago
      Oh yeah... founded in Seattle and still headquartered in Washington [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco
edtech_dev 3y ago
Yes there is, and I have been reading good things about Costco too when it comes to hearing correction. I wasn't sure if I should see a proper doctor/audiologist first before going to something like this.
amatecha 3y ago
Yes, someone I know just got the hearing test and hearing aids (made by Philips) all at Costco (we're in Canada). Very good experience all-around and now this person can hear us like never before. The Philips-made hearing aid can be controlled via bluetooth, smartphone app that allows changing to different presets (for instance going to "comfort mode" when in a loud environment). No clue what that all means if you don't have a smartphone, but figured I'd mention. I've tried to convince others I know to undergo this process. As for actually treating/helping the hearing loss, it all depends on "why", there are of course many different reasons for hearing loss so I can't comment on that aspect. BTW in Canada, hearing aids are an eligible medical expense you can include as a tax writeoff: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/lines-33099-33199-eligible-medical-expenses-you-claim-on-your-tax-return.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...
- andrei_says_ 3y ago
  Makes me realize that my mom does not have nor wants a smartphone so hopefully hearing aids with non-app controls exist.

ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago

>Is there Costco in Canada? Costco's world headquarters are in Canada. They are a Canadian company.

MathMonkeyMan 3y ago
Oops. Should have googled it first.
- wdumaresq 3y ago
  ThePowerOfFuet should have googled it. Not sure where they got the idea that Costco is a Canadian company.
  - MathMonkeyMan 3y ago
    Oh yeah... founded in Seattle and still headquartered in Washington [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco

edtech_dev 3y ago

Yes there is, and I have been reading good things about Costco too when it comes to hearing correction. I wasn't sure if I should see a proper doctor/audiologist first before going to something like this.

amatecha 3y ago

Yes, someone I know just got the hearing test and hearing aids (made by Philips) all at Costco (we're in Canada). Very good experience all-around and now this person can hear us like never before. The Philips-made hearing aid can be controlled via bluetooth, smartphone app that allows changing to different presets (for instance going to "comfort mode" when in a loud environment). No clue what that all means if you don't have a smartphone, but figured I'd mention. I've tried to convince others I know to undergo this process. As for actually treating/helping the hearing loss, it all depends on "why", there are of course many different reasons for hearing loss so I can't comment on that aspect. BTW in Canada, hearing aids are an eligible medical expense you can include as a tax writeoff: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/lines-33099-33199-eligible-medical-expenses-you-claim-on-your-tax-return.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...

andrei_says_ 3y ago
Makes me realize that my mom does not have nor wants a smartphone so hopefully hearing aids with non-app controls exist.