How Do You Choose A Dispensing Audiologist?
Many people get bombarded with “offers” of all kinds; free dinners, free lunches, free hearing tests. How do you choose the place to trust with the purchase of hearing aids? Talk to friends and neighbors who have through this process; did they like where they went? Do they regret anything? What type of hearing aids do they have, and do they like them? What were their problems with hearing before and after wearing hearing aids? Expand your information–Angie’s List is an internet-based information clearing house which has recently added information about medical specialties. There are also other internet information sources; the Mayo Clinic, the House Ear Institute, and the National Institute of Health all have web-based information. Hearing Aid Production companies also have web sites, although these can’t be assumed to be completely unbiased! Search for dispensers in your locality. Having friends who recommended a particular place is a plus. Having a recommendation on Angie’s List is
