2. Ask your doctor which medicines you should take on the morning of the test. Take them with a small amount of water. 3. Do not drink coffee, tea, and soda or eat chocolate for 12 hours before the test. 4. The test takes a total of 3-4 hours.Bring a snack such as a bagel or donut.5.. Ask your doctor which medicines you should take on the morning of the test. Take them with a small amount of water. 3. Do not drink coffee, tea, and soda or eat chocolate for 12 hours before the test. 4. The test takes a total of 3-4 hours.
Update: Hearing aids are still expensive; however, what you pay is determined by the variety of hearing aid manufacturers your hearing healthcare provider supports as well as the severity of your hearing loss. Prices range from $250 to almost $7,000.
1 Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids cost between $450 and $5,600. 2  Economy Hearing Products offers a very basic BTE hearing aid for about $630. 3  ReSound Azure retails for about $2,600 with programmable volume control settings, an open fit to minimize a plugged up sensation in the ear and a 330-hour battery. Patients also need a hearing aid selection appointment, which can be free with purchase or cost up to $250, depending upon the clinic. 2  The Cleveland Clinic charges about $100 for hearing needs assessment. 3  There are several different types of hearing aids.