Even as I get tired of all the hype about Black Friday, I wonder why the hearing aid industry is conspicuous by its absence on the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Today is the big day, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday when shoppers flock to the malls as retailers cut their prices and offer the best price-cutting and one-day sales events of the year. But … [Read more...] about Why The Hearing Aid Industry Ignores Black Friday
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Hearing Mojo Publishes Hearing Aid Comparison Chart With Data On Leading Global Manufacturers’ Flagship Hearing Aid Brands
NOTE: Due to a bad WordPress Plugin, the chart comparing premium hearing aid brands is temporarily unavailable. We're working to develop a new, better chart, but in the meantime have taken this page off our navigation menus. However, it's still available through search engines, so if you've reached this page and are disappointed the chart is not here, we apologize. We'll get a … [Read more...] about Hearing Mojo Publishes Hearing Aid Comparison Chart With Data On Leading Global Manufacturers’ Flagship Hearing Aid Brands
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
Consumer Reports Survey Finds Resellers Routinely Double Wholesale Prices of Hearing Aids
A Consumer Reports Magazine investigation of hearing-aid sales and fitting practices found that resellers commonly mark up the prices of new hearing aids more than 100 percent over the wholesale prices paid to manufacturers. In a major report published in the magazine's July issue, Consumer Reports editors followed a dozen hearing-impaired patients for 6 months as they shopped … [Read more...] about Consumer Reports Survey Finds Resellers Routinely Double Wholesale Prices of Hearing Aids
Newsweek Hearing-Loss Cover Story: I Guess Half A Loaf Is Better Than None At All
While the Newsweek cover story this week is notable for the attention it gives to hearing loss as a major societal issue, it's also notable for what it doesn't cover. But at least the cover picture is worth a million words. … [Read more...] about Newsweek Hearing-Loss Cover Story: I Guess Half A Loaf Is Better Than None At All