Avoiding Mistakes When Purchasing a Hearing Aid

ByAnna Woodward

If you're in the market for your first hearing aid (or even if you're upgrading or replacing one you've had for some time), it's worth knowing some common mistakes consumers often make so that you can avoid them when shopping. It isn't easy to find a good consumer guide in this arena. It's too much of a specialty purchase to attract millions of customers. Combine that with the fact that many people who could easily benefit from a listening device don't ever bother to get one, and you have a very niche subject. Because of this, people are often in the dark when it comes to deciding what to buy. Here are some mistakes you should endeavor to avoid.

Paying Too Much

Obviously, overpaying is one of the prime mistakes to avoid in any arena of shopping, but it's especially important to remember when shopping for a hearing aid. One of the easiest ways to avoid overpaying is to make up your mind not to make a hasty purchase. By all means, head out to your local center and have a salesperson show you around. But no matter how disappointed the salesperson looks when you start walking towards the door without buying anything, you should do just that. Write down some of the model numbers you were recommended, go home, get online, and do your research. You may find that some of the things you read don't quite match up with what a salesperson told you. You may also find that you can buy the exact model for less somewhere else.

Going Too Big

This isn't purely in terms of size, but simply in terms of getting too much hearing aid. In other words, think of in terms of a car. If you're just going down the street to the corner store each day or driving to the office and back, it's questionable whether you really need a vehicle capable of off-roading, equipped with a V-8 engine and all the rest. Are you buying the car for its functionality or to show off? Buying a car to show off, though, is not entirely uncommon. Buying a hearing aid to show off is more or less absurd. Don't get caught up in all the technicalities and gadgetry of the purchase. Chances are you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars to get all that you need for everyday use.

Going Too Small
There is a limit, though, in finding a bargain. While there's really no need to buy the latest, greatest, state of the art hearing aid that sells for thousands, there's also reason enough to avoid buying something out of the clearance rack. This is, after all, an investment in your future. You want something that is going to make it easier to hear, and it takes some time to adjust to even a top of the line model. Don't make it more difficult on yourself by buying a piece of junk.

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