From my own experience , this news is very disturbing
I am furious with so many people who get free aids then never use them
My hearing has gone from mild to severe over several years
and the aids are completely indispensable
To read that some authorities are going to issue only one hearing aid is against the advice of the experts
Whoever is affected by these changes should be aware of the enormous discrepancies in the prices charged for private aids
I know that I cannot use the names of the companies but I have recently been involved with two high street shops where the price of identical aids has been £3.500 to £1.750 and the service provided almost identical
I can well understand the claim that deafness /hard of hearing can have other health implications
jimbo
Six areas of the UK have decided that they will give out fewer hearing aids
It means that those currently with hearing aids will have to buy their own in future. Similar devices cost around £2,000 to £3,000.
Campaign groups say it could have health implications. Studies show that leaving hearing loss untreated can, for example, increase the risk of dementia and depression.
'A key paper came out a few years ago that found that those with mild hearing loss are twice as likely to develop dementia, those with moderate hearing loss are three times more likely to develop it and those with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to develop dementia,' says Dr Ferguson. 'We know also that hearing loss is associated with poor working memory and reduced cognitive function
North Staffordshire CCG says its move is not 'financially driven'. And certainly, hearing aids are relatively inexpensive for the NHS to provide, as it can buy in bulk, paying round £90 per hearing aid - considerably less than the £2,000 to 3,000 they cost to buy individually.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...hearing-loss-cases-without.html#ixzz3xgOD80kq
I am furious with so many people who get free aids then never use them
My hearing has gone from mild to severe over several years
and the aids are completely indispensable
To read that some authorities are going to issue only one hearing aid is against the advice of the experts
Whoever is affected by these changes should be aware of the enormous discrepancies in the prices charged for private aids
I know that I cannot use the names of the companies but I have recently been involved with two high street shops where the price of identical aids has been £3.500 to £1.750 and the service provided almost identical
I can well understand the claim that deafness /hard of hearing can have other health implications
jimbo
Six areas of the UK have decided that they will give out fewer hearing aids
It means that those currently with hearing aids will have to buy their own in future. Similar devices cost around £2,000 to £3,000.
Campaign groups say it could have health implications. Studies show that leaving hearing loss untreated can, for example, increase the risk of dementia and depression.
'A key paper came out a few years ago that found that those with mild hearing loss are twice as likely to develop dementia, those with moderate hearing loss are three times more likely to develop it and those with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to develop dementia,' says Dr Ferguson. 'We know also that hearing loss is associated with poor working memory and reduced cognitive function
North Staffordshire CCG says its move is not 'financially driven'. And certainly, hearing aids are relatively inexpensive for the NHS to provide, as it can buy in bulk, paying round £90 per hearing aid - considerably less than the £2,000 to 3,000 they cost to buy individually.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...hearing-loss-cases-without.html#ixzz3xgOD80kq
