12.09.07
Hearing Aids
According to different surveys, the well-off are more optimistic about their lives. Optimism is a major factor in happiness. And medical evidence shows that those with more money live longer, healthier lives than those with less. There are always stories about some wealthy person who had a heart attack while living the high life, but on average, such people live longer and healthier lives. That means that if some poor people cannot pay for something they really need, it can make their lives shorter. Thus, if they are deliberately made to pay more, then someone makes their lives shorter, taking away a great portion of optimism and happiness. This is like in case with cheating connected with hearing aids.
Needless repair. From time to time almost all the people wearing hearing aids bring them to the hearing aids offices for a repair. The problem is usual: they cannot hear anything. And as the most offices do, they immediately take those malfunctioning hearing aids to the laboratories to fix them there. And then they present you bills looking like a car note and you have to pay it even if you cannot afford it, or you would not hear. But the thing is that in the most cases the problem can be solved right in front of you without extra time and money. But there is no fixed price list for repair services and they just cannot miss the opportunity to make money on you.
Way out. First of all, you have to know everything about the design of your hearing aids. Hearing-aids.pissedconsumer.com will be of great help. Then you have to shop around and to find a place with good experienced dispensers. Besides, they have to provide a one year warranty after any repair, that is why you should better ask in advance about the warranty and who would provide it. You do not have to let them take your optimism!