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This site is dedicated to helping people with a hearing loss get the best value they can for their dollar.
Firstly we suggest you shop around - however this is not as easy as it should be because many hearing centres will not offer prices over the phone.
Why aren't hearing aid prices available?
At Hearing Aids Australia.com we suggest it may be to maximise their profits. Equipped with an accurate audiogram you can easily get a price comparison if you insist.
Contacting Suppliers Directly
If you contact a hearing aid supplier directly you may be advised to contact a hearing centre. This is some what contentious becuase it could be that the supplier has a relationship with certain providers or may even indirectly own the chain. This does not make for easy price comparisons.
Compare Hearing Aid Prices to USA and UK
One customer reported that one Australian hearing centre were offering an $ 4000 price tag on a hearing aid. In the US a website offered the next higher in a the range for US $ 1495 (http://www.precisehearing.com/dot30-p-127.html).
Service and ongoing warranty conditions are an important factor. Some providers of hearing aids charge higher prices for better quality aids due to the Australian government forcing prices down on lower quality styles. However this customer did shop around and found a centre that offered the aid for $ 3000 dollars. Now that is a saving of $ 2000 for a set of aids. How long does it take to save this amount? For some of us up to a year or more!
Overseas Hearing Aid Price Comparisons
Here are some useful sites to help with any comparison. These sites are in the US so prices are not the same as Australia but the information is very useful.
Hearing Aid Comparison chart
This is very useful for comparing hearing aid features and warranty.
Lists a comparison of the following hearing aids -:
- Phonak Hearing Aids
- ReSound Hearing Aids
- Siemens Hearing Aids
- Unitron Hearing Aids
- Sonic Innovations Hearing Aids
- Oticon Hearing Aids
- Starkey Hearing Aids
- Widex Hearing Aids
- Rexton Hearing Aids
- Beltone Hearing Aids
- Miracle Ear Hearing Aids
- Audibel Hearing Aids
- Nuear Hearing Aids
- Bernafon Hearing Aids
- Interton Hearing Aids
- Vivatone Hearing Aids
- Zounds Hearing Aids
- Avada Hearing Aids
Hearing aid Prices
View the same hearing aids listed above with thier prices. Note these are US prices which will always be different to Australia. In Australia a low end hearing aid will be cheaper with many high end hearing aids more expensive. This is due to a mix of Government subsidies and hearing aid manufacturers policies.
As a rule of thumb (based on my experience) these prices listed (US) are at least 75% of the price on the high end hearing aids than good deals in Australia.
Most of the brands listed above are also available in Australia.