Considering Purchasing Hearing Aids? Do Your Homework! To the first time buyer, the process for purchasing hearing aids can be overwhelming, to say the least. To make matters worse, purchasing a hearing aid by researching a particular brand of product is not the way to come to an educated buying decision. Instead you must rely on the professional help of an audiologist or hearing instrument specialist to make your final judgment on the product you choose. The good news is, if you are considering purchasing hearing aids, you have most likely recognized and accepted that you probably have some degree of hearing loss. That is a huge and extremely important first step. To begin your search for appropriate treatment for your hearing loss, consider visiting the websites that are listed below. Once you become an educated consumer, you will possess the skills you need to invest confidently in your purchase of hearing aids. For general information on hearing loss, check out: Better Hearing Institute www.betterhearing.org The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is a not-for-profit corporation that educates the public about hearing loss.
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National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders www.nidcd.nih.gov One of the Federal Government Institutes that makes up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) was founded in 1988 to “conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research…in the normal and disordered process of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language.” U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy www.dol.gov/odep This site is a good resource for workers who are disabled. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov Veterans should check this site out for information on hearing aids and services that are available for those with hearing loss. Call us today or visit our website or watch our videos on YouTube.
Peninsula Hearing Center (619) 569-1937 San Diego, CA (858) 768-0454 La Jolla, CA