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Like any technology product there is an enormous amount of research invested. Unlike other technology products, by comparison, there are much less consumers of Hearing Aids. Take Cellular Phones for example. Over 70% of the U.S. population owns one. But only 2% of the population owns a hearing aid. With a high adoption of cellular phones, economies of scale becomes a factor in reducing cost*. Unfortunately this is not the case for Hearing Aids.
*This figure cited from Dr. Mark Ross of the Reseach Center on Hearing Enhancement
This is a sign of hearing loss or damage, known as Tinnitus. It can occur constantly, or once in a while. Please contact us for a hearing test to evaluate this condition more thoroughly.
It depends on your insurance plan and provider. Most of the time your insurance will cover. Contact us or your provider to find out for sure.
"...The most important consideration in a hearing aid selection is not the hearing aid itself. Rather, it is the skill and dedication of the hearing aid dispenser. It is this person's responsibility to ensure that a suitable instrument is selected, while providing the client with an understandable explanation of its merits and problems."
From the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Hearing Enhancement, a nationally funded project
"...the selection and fitting process takes time; ...With all [patients] the audiologist still has to interview the person, conduct appropriate audiometric and other tests, take ear impressions, select and fit the aids, reprogramming when necessary, schedule several follow-up appointments, provide all necessary information, and deal with drop ins when problems occur. I view these kinds of services as intrinsic to the hearing aid selection process. Without them, we could just as easily purchase hearing aids through mail order catalogues."
From the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Hearing Enhancement, a nationally funded project
Hearing Aids are micro-computers. If they are cared for and cleaned on a regular basis, they can last 5 years.
