All Hearing Aids Are Not the Same and I Can Prove It, Part 1

Everyone today wants to get their money’s worth regardless of what they are purchasing. I think we have all purchased something high priced and later found it just wasn’t what it was advertised.

I can tell you for sure that there is a huge difference between hearing aid manufactures, especially in the results and benefit provided for patients. I have learned my lesson the hard way. I made the mistake of believing what manufactures told me about their hearing aids’ performance levels. I believed them when they told me their hearing aid would accurately correct my patients hearing loss. I believed them when they told me their instruments would help people hear better in noisy situations. I believed what I saw on their fitting screens while using their software when I fit a patient with their hearing aid. I believed them when they said they had a new circuit or technology that would make a huge difference for my patients.

Faith is an interesting thing; nevertheless I eventually became very suspicious about 10 years ago when all manufactures claimed their products would help improve word understanding in noise. This is one of the biggest issues for people who have a hearing loss. They almost always hear so much better in quiet situations, however put a little noise or sound in the background and all they hear is someone talking but they can’t understand what the words are. (Continued in part 2)

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