£4300 hearing aids!!!!
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They'll say it's because the frequency response has been tailored to match the deterioration in her personal hearing but feck me!
I'd be inclined to go for some half decent digital ones & see how well they worked. Or the skinflint version that's still better than a hearing trumpet!
I'd be inclined to go for some half decent digital ones & see how well they worked. Or the skinflint version that's still better than a hearing trumpet!
Unfortunately that's about the correct price for digital hearing aides.
I have been wearing hearing aids for the past 25 years or so, (no I am not an old codger, just a lot deaf.... What?.... Half past eight!)
I have had most of the private hearing aids around over the years, and have now gone back to national health digital, as the private in the ear models cannot cope with my level of hearing loss,(deaf old bat!)
Anyway the point I am trying to get to is this. At my last fitting for the new 'ears' - even though the new 'ears' were supposed to be set to my level of deafness, the fitter said that the manufactures always set them at a reduced sound level, because they didn't want the sudden deafness to hearing come as a shock to older people. So they set them at a reduced sound level, which means, to me anyway, that when the old dears get these hearing aids , they always say that they still can't hear very well and the hearing aids are a waste of money. Then they don't bother to wear them as what's the point if they still can't hear anything.
Rant over.
Yes, that's about the right price.
I have been wearing hearing aids for the past 25 years or so, (no I am not an old codger, just a lot deaf.... What?.... Half past eight!)
I have had most of the private hearing aids around over the years, and have now gone back to national health digital, as the private in the ear models cannot cope with my level of hearing loss,(deaf old bat!)
Anyway the point I am trying to get to is this. At my last fitting for the new 'ears' - even though the new 'ears' were supposed to be set to my level of deafness, the fitter said that the manufactures always set them at a reduced sound level, because they didn't want the sudden deafness to hearing come as a shock to older people. So they set them at a reduced sound level, which means, to me anyway, that when the old dears get these hearing aids , they always say that they still can't hear very well and the hearing aids are a waste of money. Then they don't bother to wear them as what's the point if they still can't hear anything.
Rant over.
Yes, that's about the right price.
Sadly, there's a whole industry dedicated to ripping off old folk who'll try to preserve their quality of life at all costs.
How much do those 'Redcare' monitoring systems actually cost to manufacture and maintain compared with the selling price?
Likewise, 'mobility scooters'. My late father paid about £8k for his all in. I was offered £500 for it by a reseller who took great pleasure in informing me that his business was to fleece the elderly.
I gave the scooter away (via the MS Society) to a local lady who couldn't otherwise have afforded one, rather than line the pockets of such an a
hole.
How much do those 'Redcare' monitoring systems actually cost to manufacture and maintain compared with the selling price?
Likewise, 'mobility scooters'. My late father paid about £8k for his all in. I was offered £500 for it by a reseller who took great pleasure in informing me that his business was to fleece the elderly.
I gave the scooter away (via the MS Society) to a local lady who couldn't otherwise have afforded one, rather than line the pockets of such an a
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