With all of the hearing aid advertising that frequently bombards the market, how is one to sort through the chaos to know the right place to choose?  We have found that two non-bias, consumer oriented websites www.healthyhearing.com and www.betterhearinginstitute.org are extremely useful for this and many other hearing related issues.

Managing Editor of Healthy Hearing Jessica Krause provides a few helpful questions to ask:

  • · What experience does the hearing professional have?
  • · Is the hearing evaluation free?  If not will they bill your insurance?
  • · Is there a trial period and if so how long is it?
  • · Does the office work with all makes and models or are they limited.
  • · Is the center open at least five days per week with licensed staff?

Some other important tips Jessica Krause points out are that in most cases you are better off purchasing from a local hearing facility because they are independent and have the ability to work with many different manufacturers rather than being tied to one major national brand.  She also points out to be aware of national chain advertising as this tends to cost a lot of money thus drive up the overhead and hearing aid prices to the consumer.