Welcome to Hearing Aid UK
The price of digital hearing aids can be an important factor when selecting the best solution for you. At Hearing Aid UK we offer low prices on the full range of commercially available digital hearing aids and we publish our prices for all to see. Our prices include all testing, fitting, programming and aftercare for the life of the hearing aids.
Digital Hearing Aids
So why are digital hearing aids so expensive? When you purchase a digital hearing aid through Hearing Aid UK you are not simply purchasing a consumer product. You are also employing the services of our audiologists for the life of those digital hearing aids at no extra cost. This is commonly referred to as “aftercare”. Aftercare includes the likes of periodic hearing tests and assessments, reprogramming of the hearing aids, rehabilitation of the client and much more. A digital hearing aid should last about 5 years if taken care of properly and perhaps much longer.
Most of the digital hearing aids listed on our price list are actually “ranges” of hearing aids. This means that they are available in many different shapes and sizes. Contrary to most people’s belief, the physical size and shape of the hearing aid bears no relation to the cost. The price is determined by the level of technology contained within the hearing instrument. Here is a list of the most commonly used styles of hearing aids in order of size – starting with the smallest first:
- IIC: Invisible In the Canal. The smallest hearing aid and is totally invisible.
- CIC: Completely In the Canal. Slightly larger than an IIC but usually completely invisible. Very small but can be seen when looking directly into the ear canal.
- Half Shell: Occupies half of the outer ear.
- Full Shell: Occupies the whole of the outer ear.
- RIC: Behind the ear aid with the receiver (speaker) In the Canal. Very small and very cosmetic.
- RITE: Receiver In The Ear. Just another name for an RIC.
- Mini BTE: Small Behind The Ear aid but the sound is sent to the ear via a small tube.
- Standard BTE: Slightly larger than a Mini BTE.
- Power BTE: The largest and most powerful hearing aid for severe/profound hearing losses.
Digital Hearing Aid Manufacturers
There are six major hearing aid manufacturers or hearing aid brands - namely Oticon, Widex, ReSound, Phonak, Starkey and Sivantos (Signia). Interestingly, the first three are Danish companies. Each manufacturer has its own unique technology and provides a different client experience. It is therefore in the interest of the client to be able to have access to all products available.
Most audiologists in the UK have affiliations with certain manufacturers or offer a limited price list. Hearing Aid UK is able to choose from all commercially available hearing instruments. When our audiologists recommend a hearing instrument then you can be assured that it has been selected from the widest possible choice.
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New
When we refer to a product as 'New', we mean that the product is new to the market.
When we refer to a product as 'Superseded', we mean that there is a newer range available which replaces and improves on this product.
Older Model
When we refer to a product as an 'Older Model', we mean that it is has been superseded by at least two more recent hearing aid ranges.