Conquering The High Costs Associated With Senior Hearing Loss
by Dave Pegg Hearing loss affects one-third of seniors aged between 65 and 74 years of age. This figure rises to 50% of seniors over the age of 75, according to statistics from A Place For Mom. Hearing loss typically occurs as either sensorineural hearing loss or conductive hearing loss. Regardless of which type a…
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Consumers Need To Know What They Are Missing!
by Robert Bishton, BC-HIS Recently, New York State changed the CE requirements for dispensing Audiologists and Hearing Instruments Dispensers to include one hour of instruction on telecoil (t-coil) and other assistive listening devices. Five other states: Arizona; Florida; Rhode Island; Utah and Delaware have adopted similar laws. Our New York law also requires that a…
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Hearing Aids at Costco: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
by Cliff Olson, AuD Multiple times a week I am asked, “are Costco hearing aids any good?”. After all, it is natural to question whether or not buying a medical device at a big box store it a smart idea. Depending on who you ask, it seems as though individuals who purchased their hearing aids…
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Dr. Cliff Compares Kirkland Signature to its Name Brand Counterparts
Costco now accounts for approximately 12% of the United States hearing aid market. No doubt this is largely in part to their Kirkland Signature brand hearing aids. However, the feature that makes these devices so popular is also the feature that makes consumers question their capabilities – the price. At $1,600 a pair, consumers…
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Buying Hearing Aids at Costco
by Cliff Olson, AuD Depending on who you talk to, pursuing hearing treatment at a Costco is either a terrific idea or a horrible one. You hear success stories where their hearing aids are virtually indistinguishable from hearing aids that cost twice as much. You also hear horror stories about how poor their hearing aids…
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