[Data]

Hi All

I have an elderly relative in a remote part of India. His hearing has deteriorated over the last two/three years. He can still clearly on the phone but face to face conversation is a bit difficult without raising your voice and repeating yourself.

I would like to send him a hearing aid to improve his situation but do not have the faintest idea of where to start or what to look for.

What are the good reliable hearing aid brands/models which i can trust in the UK? Or am I better off getting him one from India?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks

Data

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[wings]

Hello Data

Hearing aids (as defined under various statutes) can only be supplied on 'prescription'. You cannot buy these off-the-shelf. Your relative would be well advised to arrange for a hearing test locally with a fully qualified audiologist, who will then make recommendations for a solution as appropriate.

Wings

[MDk]

Data, on 10 January 2010 - 05:50 PM, said:

Hi All

I have an elderly relative in a remote part of India. His hearing has deteriorated over the last two/three years. He can still clearly on the phone but face to face conversation is a bit difficult without raising your voice and repeating yourself.

I would like to send him a hearing aid to improve his situation but do not have the faintest idea of where to start or what to look for.

What are the good reliable hearing aid brands/models which i can trust in the UK? Or am I better off getting him one from India?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks

Data

Try this site: www.hearingdirect.com - your relative can try a free hearing check on-line or you can order him a hearing aid for him to try and have it delivered directly to him with full instructions and he can return it free with his/your money back up to 30 days afterwards if it doesn't help

[Henry]

Starkey Laboratories have a manufacturing facility in India, they list authorised resellers on their website http://starkeyindia....alers/index.php, worth a look!

Henry

This post has been edited by Henry: 06 February 2010 - 11:29 PM