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The Hearing Center Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 222-0244 Loveland, CO 80538 (970) 785-8337 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 373-5118 Brush, CO 80723 (970)840-7067 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 373-3958 Don’t Purchase Your Hearing Aids Online When you find yourself in the market for hearing aids, you may be tempted to shop online, but this is a bad idea. While the Internet is a great place to shop for many items, hearing aids are not one of them. The Right Fit In order for hearing devices to work properly, they need to fit properly. The only way to ensure that yours fits correctly is with the help of an audiologist who has been trained in fitting hearing aids. Without these hearing specialists, you will just be guessing as to whether or not your hearing aid fits. Hearing Testing Purchasing from a brick-and-mortar hearing aid provider ensures that you receive a proper hearing test. This is important, because a hearing test is the best tool to show whether or not a hearing aid is going to assist you with your hearing loss. If it is not the right assistance device, you will be wasting your money if you buy one, and when shopping online you cannot get this test. Professional Adjustment Hearing aids often need to be adjusted for them to work perfectly. When you shop online, you are responsible for these adjustments. You are not going to be as skilled as a hearing

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The Hearing Center Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 222-0244 Loveland, CO 80538 (970) 785-8337 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 373-5118 Brush, CO 80723 (970)840-7067

Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 373-3958

Don’t Purchase Your Hearing Aids Online

When you find yourself in the

market for hearing aids, you

may be tempted to shop

online, but this is a bad idea.

While the Internet is a great

place to shop for many items,

hearing aids are not one of

them.

The Right Fit

In order for hearing devices to work properly, they need to fit

properly. The only way to ensure that yours fits correctly is with

the help of an audiologist who has been trained in fitting hearing

aids. Without these hearing specialists, you will just be guessing

as to whether or not your hearing aid fits.

Hearing Testing

Purchasing from a brick-and-mortar hearing aid provider ensures

that you receive a proper hearing test. This is important, because

a hearing test is the best tool to show whether or not a hearing

aid is going to assist you with your hearing loss. If it is not the

right assistance device, you will be wasting your money if you

buy one, and when shopping online you cannot get this test.

Professional Adjustment

Hearing aids often need to be adjusted for them to work

perfectly. When you shop online, you are responsible for these

adjustments. You are not going to be as skilled as a hearing

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The Hearing Center Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 222-0244 Loveland, CO 80538 (970) 785-8337 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 373-5118 Brush, CO 80723 (970)840-7067

Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 373-3958

specialist to make these changes. This means that by shopping

online, you could force yourself to use a hearing aid that does not

work as well as it should, simply because it is not properly

adjusted.

The bottom line is that you will have a better fit and a better

functioning device if you shop for hearing aids at a shop that

employs an audiologist and hearing specialists. It simply makes

sense to have professional help rather than shopping online when

you are investing in your ability to hear.