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| Thread ID: 150910 | 2022-09-30 03:22:00 | Hearing Aid Cons | piroska (17583) | PC World Chat |
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| 1488556 | 2022-09-30 03:22:00 | So aged mum wants one. I wanted to know: Are the audiologists cheap ones no different to the over the counter amplifier types you can buy? You wouldn't think that's a hard question. Everyone says oh the bay Audiology, Specsavers, and so on are better, programmed, custom made etc. Well....turns out it isn't. Sure some are. The damn expensive stuff. The cheap ones are no different and are just amplifiers like what you can buy online. OK perhaps not the ultra cheap chinese junk but not far off. They charge from $450, $1024 and so on for them. Now why pay that when you can buy off Amazon and other direct places for far less? Say $100, $300? I suspected it might be the case. Here: www.trademe.co.nz Bay Audiology. But you go read the reviews on it. Junk. As I said to mum, I wouldn't pay heaps more for something I can buy direct. And I'd rather buy a proper one used, and get them to reprogram it if we are going that way. Which, if you can find one, you can have done. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1488557 | 2022-09-30 07:56:00 | I used to have many dozens of clients who said they only used them a few times, then left them unused in their top drawer. Don't know why it came up so often in conversation, since they weren't seeing me about their hearing. There is a govt subsidy to help buy the things if that helps. Finding audiologists who are independant, rather than corporate or 'group' owned might improve your odds of not getting sold nasty stuff at nastier prices... (my opinion since working for a corporation) |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1488558 | 2022-09-30 18:14:00 | Interesting analogy comparing eyes and ears. I went for my biannual eye test yesterday and need new glasses. Talking with the dispensing optician he told me the corporation that owns them now merged with a lens manufacturer earlier this year and they can now offer frame and lens deals cheaper than putting new lenses in my old frames. All up full testing and new glasses and frames for $215, cheaper than even specsavers and this optician was formerly independent and all the staff are still there. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1488559 | 2022-09-30 19:33:00 | I used to have many dozens of clients who said they only used them a few times, then left them unused in their top drawer. Maybe they realised they didn't actually want to hear what people were saying after all. Especially politicians. |
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