Category: Hearing aid specialist

Hearing Aid Distribution – V – PSAPs

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Part V of this series on hearing aid distribution, or what might also be called service delivery paradigms, focuses on PSAPs.  We have already seen from previous articles in this series that much has been suggested beyond the traditional audiology/hearing aid specialist/otolaryngology office sales from various hearing aid manufacturers.  Major competition now comes from storefront…

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Hearing Aid Dispensing – Part VII

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This blog is a continuation of a series describing events that shaped hearing aid dispensing channels in the U.S. The last blog ended by stating that some audiologists decided to become engaged in the sale of hearing aids, with or without ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) sanctions. Unfair Practices Concerns Hearing aid dealers had been…

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