By Samantha in Hearing Aids, Featured | 0 Comments
One word: Regulation. Here’s the scoop:
In 1977, the Hearing Aid Rule was passed by the Food and Drug Administration to set up boundaries of who can sell hearing aids. The rule was passed to protect consumers from aggressive sales people who were selling hearing aids to people that didn’t need them. In several reported cases, […]
By Samantha in Hearing Aids, Featured | 0 Comments
In July, 2009, Consumer Reports sent 12 people with hearing loss to buy multiple sets of hearing aids over six months. They found that two-thirds of the 48 devices purchased were either the wrong kind of hearing aid or not properly adjusted for the people buying them. Most of the aids were either turned up […]
By Samantha in Products, Hearing Aids, Featured | 0 Comments
Oh, what to stuff the stockings with this year? For this frugal Christmas, go with things that are needed and helpful. For the hard of hearing person in your life, here are some ideas:
Hearing aid batteries. Be sure and get the right size for the hearing aid. You can tell the size by the color […]