Hearing Aid Purchasing Pointers

There are literally hundreds of different types of hearing aids out there and they all work best with one type of loss or another. A few things to watch out for:
1. Is there a trial period? When shopping make sure that a trial period is offered for at least 30 days. That way, if your dad isnt happy with the hearing aids, he can return them.
2. Be wary of sales tactics. Many people will tell you that you can save a lot of money by doing a "hearing aid trade-in." There is no such thing as a trade in, its just a way to make the sale. Oftentimes, they will just tell you an initial higher price, then offer a "trade in" and they are selling them to you at their normal price. Dont get pressured into buying any hearing aid because a clinic has a one day sale that is only available today. That is another sales tactic.
3. You also want to make sure that you are going to someone that is reputable and has worked with many patients offering a wide variety of hearing aids. A center that only offers one type of hearing aid usually costs more and usually dont have the best selection of hearing aids to treat all types of hearing loss.
4. What you pay is typically what you get. If you buy a very cheap hearing aid, you will get a cheap hearing aid. Make sure that the hearing aid is from a major manufacturer like Starkey, Siemens, Oticon, ReSound, etc.

I went through the same thing, several times. I finally purchased a set of "Personal Programmable" hearing aids from HearSource.com and have really enjoyed them. I bought the open ear type they call the FreeStyle. I get all of the benefits of wearing hearing aids with so many of the negatives.

I have worn older style traditional in-the-ear hearing aids in the past with less satisfaction. I think the open ear hearing aids are definitely a change for the better. They were for me and my hearing loss.

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Hello, I am NEW to this forum and have several questions.
I have a seven year old daughter that has hearing loss ever since she was born. The doctor determined that it was genetic. My grandfather, my father, and I have the same hearing loss issues ever since we were born. It is unfortunate that she inherits this hearing loss.

We took her to an audiologist and NTE doctor and the test result said that her loss is moderate/severe. I have been reading about hearing aids and still not sure which one to look/buy. There are so many varieties. I want to buy her BTE aids but not sure what brand/ model is appropriate. Her audiologist suggested Starkey series 7. Anybody knows how good is this model?
Also, why is there is such a "HUGE" price difference among the aids. What determines that price gap? Thank you so much for your help.

First, it is absolutely critical that you do get hearing aids for your daughter - for a lot of reasons.

Second, a low cost hearing aid is about 75% as effective as a high cost hearing aid. You pay a lot for a) improvements in technology that help in various listening situations, and b) for the bundled service that goes into any hearing aid purchase, but especially the more expensive hearing aids.

My recommendation is to determine your budget, then get the best hearing aid you can at that budget. You should also check with your insurance company for coverage - and to see if they have a plan that you can switch to that will provide coverage for hearing aids. Even if it is too late for this now, it will help in the future.

The Starkey S7 is a couple of years old and as such should be available for a good price, but you still have to pay for the professional services.

Hi Helper,

Thanks for the reply. I have set up an appt with Sonus hearing center to get consultation on hearing aids appropriate for my daughter. Wish me luck! I will definitely post a follow up if I have more questions.

Hi guest! Thanks for giving good information in hearing aids. Hearing aid is an electro acoustic device which typically fits in or behind the wearer's ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sound for the wearer.