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xoxoxoBruce · 06-03-2013, 04:52 PM

I'm in the process of getting two new hearing aids, as one has died and the other is gasping. What a royal pain in the ass trying to get accurate, up-to-date information on aids.

Being a market riddled with shysters and snake oil vendors for years, add new slick marketing types wanting to cash in on the boomer's market, and it's a minefield.

Nobody's real upset because they don't know if grandpa's hearing aids only improve his hearing 20% instead of the 75% possible. Each and every case is different so there's no standard, no yardstick to judge with.

I've a slight edge since I've had a shitload of them since 1981, and can usually sort out a lot of the ridiculous claims and judge the knowledge/honesty of the seller, from the get-go. Of course with improvements, what would be bullshit three years ago could be possible now.

06-03-2013, 04:52 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm in the process of getting two new hearing aids, as one has died and the other is gasping. What a royal pain in the ass trying to get accurate, up-to-date information on aids. Being a market riddled with shysters and snake oil vendors for years, add new slick marketing types wanting to cash in on the boomer's market, and it's a minefield. Nobody's real upset because they don't know if grandpa's hearing aids only improve his hearing 20% instead of the 75% possible. Each and every case is different so there's no standard, no yardstick to judge with. I've a slight edge since I've had a shitload of them since 1981, and can usually sort out a lot of the ridiculous claims and judge the knowledge/honesty of the seller, from the get-go. Of course with improvements, what would be bullshit three years ago could be possible now. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.