If you can't afford hearing aids but need them, you may still be able to get them if you qualify. The Foundation for Sight & Sound is partnering with leading hearing-aid manufacturer ReSound to beef up its Help America Hear Program to provide more free hearing aids and proper hearing-aid fittings to people who can't afford them. ReSound, the exclusive supplier of hearing … [Read more...] about ReSound Donates Hearing Aids To Help America Hear Program
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America Hears, Inc. Upgrades Entire Hearing-Aid Line to 32-Channel Digital Signal Processors
With its new Independence Family of hearing aids, America Hears, Inc., has upgraded its entire family of digital hearing aids to 32-channel digital signal processors. And, in line with its stated goal of remaining the price/performance leader among hearing-aid manufacturers, it has set prices ranging from $799 to $1,299 per hearing aid, less than half the price charged by other … [Read more...] about America Hears, Inc. Upgrades Entire Hearing-Aid Line to 32-Channel Digital Signal Processors
Opinion: Hearing Aid Pricing Should be More Transparent
The recent Consumer Reports survey of hearing-aid pricing and fitting practices highlighted a growing problem for the hearing-aid industry. Increasingly, consumers are starting to wonder why a few small digital components that can be purchased individually from wholesalers for tens of dollars each (digital signal processor, microphone, amplifier and software) end up in a set of … [Read more...] about Opinion: Hearing Aid Pricing Should be More Transparent
Back in Business, After a Long Break
I've been letting people know I'm re-booting my Hearing Mojo hearing-loss blog after having taken a long break from posting new entries. In the past year I've let this blog lie dormant as I've gone completely "mainstream" with my communications consulting business, Aquarius Advisers. We have been successful, with a number of happy high-technology clients, but it's been an … [Read more...] about Back in Business, After a Long Break
You Can Trade In Old Hearing Aids For $200 Back From America Hears
If you don't want to grind up your old unused hearing aids in a blender as seen in the funny Blendtec video, and if you have already made your charitable donations for the year and don't feel you need to donate them for recycling, there is another way to get them out of your drawer: you can trade in two of your old aids for $200 off the price of a pair of new digital hearing … [Read more...] about You Can Trade In Old Hearing Aids For $200 Back From America Hears