The HearingAidDocs^TM Difference

We provide top-of-the-line hearing aids from only the most reputable hearing aid manufacturers in the world at a fraction of the price that you would pay at your local brick-and-mortar audiology/hearing aid practice.  Unlike the other online hearing aid companies, we will use our knowledge and expertise as Doctors of Audiology to recommend and program the hearing aids purchased.  Our WebAuD^TM application will take your hearing status, history and needs to make several hearing aid recommendations (i.e. style, technology, price, etc.) as if the patient were meeting face-to-face with an audiologist.  WebAuD^TM will also take into consideration their audiogram, which is required to fit a hearing aid.

Ultimately, the advantage we hold over your local brick and mortar businesses is our greatly reduced hearing aid prices and cost effective programming service options, if warranted. Our hearing aid prices will, on average, be approximately $500-1000 less than the national average per hearing aid. With these kinds of savings, you will be given the option to purchase the hearing aids online from us and if any problems arise that cannot be resolved at our labs, you can consult a local audiologist for further, more in-depth, programming. Furthermore, we encourage you to shop around. You will most likely find that the HearingAidDocs^TM provides the best prices and most comprehensive online services.

Our Denver, CO Office

Located in Denver/Englewood near Swedish, Porter, and Craig Hospitals, our welcoming office provides an unique opportunity for patients to receive their audiology and hearing aid services in person.  Call us toll-free (866-284-5577) and schedule an appointment for a hearing evaluation or face-to-face hearing aid fitting/programming session.  We take most insurance plans.

Online Hearing Aid Sales - Lower Priced Products

Due to low overhead costs and lack of traditional expenses related to a brick-and-mortar (local) hearing aid retail practice, online hearing aid sales can be a very cost effective vehicle for the purchase of hearing aids.  Our website provides unbiased educational tools to better inform patients about the various aspects of hearing loss and hearing aids.  We believe information empowers the consumer to make the best decision for themselves.  Our website reviews etiology, symptoms, and prevention of hearing loss while providing various reputable sources of academic research supporting our claim and language.

WebAuD

WebAuD^TM is a decision making software that provides the expertise of an Audiologist by taking into consideration variables that are directly involved in logistically formulating a recommendation of an appropriate hearing product for the patient.  This software is unique in that it is specifically designed by audiologists to emulate the decision making process when recommending a hearing aid.

Hearing Aid Quality

There are various online hearing aid retail businesses that sell private labeled or lower-end technologies at reduced prices.  As Audiologists, our experience has shown us that these products, although cheap, will not meet the daily listening needs of most patients.  Our vision is to provide a wide variety of digital hearing aid technologies from the most prominent and reliable manufacturers.  These companies invest more money into developing new, ground-breaking technologies than the aforementioned "cheaper" hearing aid manufacturers, thus, enabling us to market cutting-edge technologies at an affordable price.

The Patients' Benefit

A certain portion of our patients will be successful upon first fit of the hearing aid(s) and programming using our services at HearingAidDocs^TM.  Most brick-and-mortar (local) audiology practices will charge a fitting fee for hearing aids purchased from an outside source, and some practices will not charge anything at all for their fitting services.  Therefore, it is to the patient's advantage to purchase from us at a lower price to see if they would be successful without investing as much money.  If you do not require further services, the patient saves money.  If by chance, you require further programming services at a local audiology brick-and-mortar practice, you have the option of going to a local brick-and-mortar and hiring the services of the audiologist with the amount saved by having purchased a hearing aid at a significantly lower cost.  Due to the use of economy of scales when the HearingAidDocs^TM purchases hearing aids from the manufacturer, brick-and-mortar practices will not be able to compete with the pricing that we will offer our patients.  In addition, whether or not you may have to pay for local services, significant savings are likely.

45-Day Money Back Guarantee/Trial Period

A trial period of 30 days with money back is required by most state regulations.  The state regulations allow for a non-refundable fitting fee for the services provider.  We will provide our patients with the comfort of a 100% money back guarantee (minus shipping & handling fees) within 45 days of delivering the hearing aids to the patient.

Accessories

In addition to the hearing aids we sell, you can purchase hearing aid accessories without any restrictions.  These products make our site an all inclusive, one-stop shop.  These products include but do not exclude batteries, drying units, assistive listening devices, cleaning tools, battery testers, wax removal kits, etc.

Programming Services

We will provide all programming services needed during the trial period. Once the trial period is expired you can purchase additional programming packages with free shipping. Programming of hearing aids are always verified using the Audioscan VERIFIT system.  This system validates the functionality of your hearing aids. I addition to your subjective report we use this objective measure to more accurately fit your hearing device to your specific hearing loss.

Selling Hearing Aids Online - Is it Ethical?

Some audiologists will tend to think that selling hearing aids online is unethical practice. We, at HearingAidDocs^TM, agree with this sentiment only if the patient is not benefiting from the experience and if the company is not offering programming services. We provide the patient will all the options and tools to be an educated consumer. Audiologists will agree that an educated consumer usually has a better chance of success with hearing aids because they are aware of their options. By offering patients a choice of purchasing hearing aids at a FRACTION of the cost at local brick-and-mortars, we are providing an option to you that local brick-and-mortar practices cannot offer.

The HearingAidDocs^TM also requires that the patient goes to a hearing healthcare professional for a thorough audiologic evaluation prior to purchasing hearing aids. In addition, we personally check every single hearing test before allowing anyone to purchase from us. Once the hearing aid is purchased we evaluate the hearing aid functionality using a verification protocol involving Real-Ear measurements. These measurements assess the functionality of the hearing aid. Most hearing aid practices do not provide this level of service!

So should we say these local providers are unethical because they are selling hearing aids at a much higher price?  No. Those local brick-and-mortar providers are spending personal time with the patients and can only see one patient at a time. Their time is money. Therefore, they have to charge more to stay in business. The HearingAidDocs^TM can afford to save the patients money because our operational costs are relatively lower per patient than the local brick-and-mortar provider.

The discussion on ethics really comes down to the patient's benefit. Because we offer a 45 day trial period, the patients have an opportunity to try a set of hearing aids and decide if they are beneficial.

So is it unethical to save the patient hundreds to thousands of dollars on their hearing needs?  We don't think so!