Internet Hearing Aid Sales
Best Buy is now selling hearing aids at local stores and on the internet without a hearing care professional providing the proper testing for a hearing device. It is never a good idea to purchase a medical device without having the proper testing to ensure a consumer is purchasing the proper device. Many hearing devices are programmable and the consumer would need continued testing over the life of the hearing device to reprogram it by a professional. This is to ensure the consumer is getting the maximum benefit from the hearing device.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has announced plans to offer hearing devices over the internet with an online hearing test. Consumer safety is jeopardized when the hearing care professional is replaced by a computer.
The NCAHCP, along with many other groups are addressing the above situations and working hard to make sure consumer safety is not jeopardized.
Please visit: www.boycottinternethearingaidsales.com, for more information.
To fight this issue donations can be sent to: NCAHCP
P.O. Box 405
Hickory, NC 28603
***In the memo line of your check, please put Advocacy Fund.
Any donations are greatly appreciated, it is very costly to lobby and keep up with legislation regarding hearing issues.
Thank You to the following individuals who have already donated:
Philip Boone, Boone Hearing Aid Center
Dennis Craycraft, HearTech LLC
Val Scantlin, Hearing Solutions
Deborah Twisdale, Area Hearing Center, LLC
