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Originally Posted by rubicon
At those prices I am going to learn how to sign 
You purchased insurance and it still cost you 4 grand>
what was the premium on the insurance policy and what was its limit of coverage? |
Most if not all hearing aids are incredibly over priced. I had a friend who worked for a hearing aid store fro a while and quit because of the pressure to sell, sell, sell. Many of the people who work in these places have very little experience or training. They get hired, are given a few hours training on how to use the machine and a lot of sales training. They are usually dressed in a white coat so that you think they are qualified.
A hearing aid at it's core is a very simple and inexpensive device. It's really just a miniature microphone, amplifier and speaker. There is no reason for it to cost thousands of dollars except that the companies who sell them want to make ridiculous profits.
Someone recommended to me that I get the Lee Majors Hearing Aids that sell for about $300. I was told that they are basically the same as what you get from the scam artists in white coats.