Hearing aids are embarrassing and make people look older. Having a hearing aid requires the owner to have excellent manual dexterity. Many hearing aides are very easy to care for and operate. All hearing aids are very expensive. If you buy a hearing aid and find out it doesn t work for you, you are simply out of luck.
Many hearing aids have trial periods.
The best place to obtain information about hearing aids is from the hearing aid dealers themselves. It is wiser to get initial information about hearing aids from consumer and professional organizations. The Better Business Bureau they can provide you with information about local hearing aid dealers. Information prepared by students at the University of Portland School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation of the Learn and Serve America Program.