QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR HEARING SPECIALIST BEFORE YOU BUY HEARING AIDS

COMPILING YOUR LIST OF QUESTIONS

� Creating a list of questions to go over with your hearing specialist is the single most important thing you can do before your hearing test.

� You’ll want to bring a list of questions to go over so that you get the hearing solution that is best for you.

� Your list of questions should cover four major topics:1. Hearing loss2. Hearing aid styles and features3. Hearing aid financing4. Hearing aid operation and care

HERE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU’LL WANT TO INCLUDE

QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING LOSS

� What type of hearing loss do I have?� Do I have unilateral or bilateral hearing loss?� Can I have a copy of my audiogram?� Will my hearing loss get worse over time if left untreated?� Will hearing aids improve my hearing?� How much of my hearing will hearing aids restore? � What are my other options besides hearing aids?

QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING AID STYLES AND FEATURES

� How many different types of hearing aid styles do you offer?� Which hearing aid style is best for my needs and lifestyle?� Which digital features would be important to me, and which

could I do without?� What are telecoils and directional microphones and do I need

them?� Do I need Bluetooth compatible hearing aids?� Do my hearing aids need to be professionally programmed?� Do I need one or two hearing aids, and why?

QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING AID FINANCING

� What is the total cost of the hearing aids, including professional services?� Do you offer any financing plans?� Will my insurance help pay for hearing aids?� How much will my hearing aids cost me annually?� Do the hearing aids have warranty coverage?� How much do hearing aid repairs cost after the warranty has expired?� Are repairs done at the office or somewhere else? � If my hearing aids have to be sent out for repairs, are loaner hearing aids

available?� Is there a trial period and how long is it?� Is there a restocking fee if I return my hearing aids after the trial period?

QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING AID OPERATION AND CARE

� How do I operate my hearing aids? � How do I use hearing aids with telephones and other devices?� Can you show me how to use all of the buttons, features, and settings for my hearing aids?� What are environmental presets, and how do I access them?� Do I need a remote control, or can I use my smartphone to control the hearing aids?� What batteries do I need, how long will they last, and how do I replace them?� How should I clean and store my hearing aids?� Do I need to come back for follow-up visits?� How long will my hearing aids last?� Do I need to update the hearing aid software?� Do I qualify for future hearing aid upgrades?

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