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Buying a hearing aid

Concerns of a hearing aid buyer

Apr 29th, 2009 | By Steve | Category: Buying a hearing aid

The comment below is from Paul Weston, he originally wrote this as a comment on here but I felt it was worth posting separately as it raises some good points. I don’t necessarily agree with everything he is saying but moving his comment to its own page gives people room for comment.
A quick straw poll [...]



A better way to trial hearing aids

Apr 23rd, 2009 | By remote | Category: Buying a hearing aid, Thoughts

Whenever someone buys a hearing aid they have a trial period in which they can decide whether they want to keep the hearing aid or not. If you are buying a hearing aid and aren’t offered a trial period then shop somewhere else.
Normally the way the trial works is that you pay up-front in full [...]



Would you buy or sell a hearing aid through this site?

Jul 31st, 2008 | By remote | Category: Buying a hearing aid, Thoughts

A few people have responded to my article about second hand hearing aids - there’s been a few offering aids either cheaply or for free and a few people asking for them.
Would you consider using this site to buy or sell a hearing aid?
If enough people are interested and you feel that this site is [...]



Hearing aid manufacturers

Jul 16th, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Buying a hearing aid, Information

If you are thinking about buying a hearing aid, it’s good to do a bit of market research to find out what’s available. After all, hearing aids are expensive items and you want to do everything you can to make sure you purchase the right one for you.
When you visit a hearing aid vendor / [...]



America Hears: A customer’s view

Apr 24th, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Buying a hearing aid

David from Hearing Mojo has blogged about his recent purchase from America Hears.
America Hears is a vendor that manufacturers and distributes hearing aids via the Internet. You send them an up-to-date audiogram and impressions of your ears and they will manufacture and mail back to you the hearing aid model of your choice. You are [...]