Are Hearing Aids Getting Pricier?
“The hearing aid industry uses every new thing, like digital or a new algorithm, to raise prices.” CEO of a manufacturer of low-cost, app-smart hearing aids. Really? Is the hearing aid industry conniving and villainous to consumers? Do hearing aids really cost $6000/pair? If so, why has that rule of thumb stayed constant for a…
Read MoreRegulation of Hearing Aids in the US, part 2
Electronic Hearing Aids At the turn of the 19th century, hearing aids underwent a technological revolution by emulating telephone technology. The first electronic hearing aids used carbon microphones that modulated electrical current in response to sound pressure variations. Hearing Aids Become a Business Batteries and electronic components created a market for wearable amplification among people…
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