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They don't cost 50k. They cost at least an order of magnitude less. My moms hearing aids cost 3000€. They support bluetooth so she can use them with her iPhone

They don't cost 50k. They cost at least an order of magnitude less. My moms hearing aids cost 3000€. They support bluetooth so she can use them with her iPhone. The price includes hearing tests, getting molds of the hearing canal, all the setup and configuration performed by skilled technicians. Sure they are expensive, but there really isn't much of an opportunity for disruption. Customized hardware is expensive, there's no way around that.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
I live in the US. I noticed that someone else posted a comment, saying that Americans exaggerate medical costs. We don't. Our doctors drive Bentleys. I'm really glad that they have broken the monopoly. Maybe some politicians retrieved their souls. It's absolutely insane how expensive healthcare is in the US. But THANK GOD we don't have socialism! /s
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- fn-mote 2y ago
  > I noticed that someone else posted a comment, saying that Americans exaggerate medical costs. In this case, I agree that your earlier post exaggerates the cost of hearing aids in the US. For example, [1] quotes a top price of $3500/ear. That makes $7000 total. A page full of search results [2] will tell you that prices are in ranges like $1-6k each. Even the hearing aid producers are quoting those prices. [3] [1] https://www.hearinglife.com/hearing-aids/prices https://www.hearinglife.com/hearing-aids/prices [2] https://www.google.com/search?q=united+states+hearing+aid+pricing&oq=united+states+hearing+aid https://www.google.com/search?q=united+states+hearing+aid+pr... [3] https://www.miracle-ear.com/hearing-aids/cost https://www.miracle-ear.com/hearing-aids/cost
  - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
    OK. I cede the point. It's likely I'm wrong, as I am not deaf, and don't have a hearing aid, so I am not speaking from experience. I have a freind that is deaf, and has the magnetic cochlear ones. It's not worth arguing about. This is not an area I'm anywhere near expert in, as I suspect, many other commenters are.
- citizen_friend 2y ago
  This is a low quality comment, that was already debunked by a google search in a comment below.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
    What Google search? You mean the specific hearing aid searches? It was a general comment on the state of health care in the US (not just hearing aids). Before the new legislation, we couldn't just go to the corner drug store, and buy a hearing aid off the shelf. It needed to come as part of a package, including many tests and appointments with ENT folks. But I cede the point. It was a low-quality comment that is likely to trigger folks with certain political views, and I apologize. Won't happen again.
    - s1artibartfast 2y ago
      I feel like you are still exaggerating the difficulty. Costco has sold them for at least 10 years. You just need to make an appointment and they take care of the rest.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago

I live in the US. I noticed that someone else posted a comment, saying that Americans exaggerate medical costs. We don't. Our doctors drive Bentleys. I'm really glad that they have broken the monopoly. Maybe some politicians retrieved their souls. It's absolutely insane how expensive healthcare is in the US. But THANK GOD we don't have socialism! /s

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fn-mote 2y ago
> I noticed that someone else posted a comment, saying that Americans exaggerate medical costs. In this case, I agree that your earlier post exaggerates the cost of hearing aids in the US. For example, [1] quotes a top price of $3500/ear. That makes $7000 total. A page full of search results [2] will tell you that prices are in ranges like $1-6k each. Even the hearing aid producers are quoting those prices. [3] [1] https://www.hearinglife.com/hearing-aids/prices https://www.hearinglife.com/hearing-aids/prices [2] https://www.google.com/search?q=united+states+hearing+aid+pricing&oq=united+states+hearing+aid https://www.google.com/search?q=united+states+hearing+aid+pr... [3] https://www.miracle-ear.com/hearing-aids/cost https://www.miracle-ear.com/hearing-aids/cost
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  OK. I cede the point. It's likely I'm wrong, as I am not deaf, and don't have a hearing aid, so I am not speaking from experience. I have a freind that is deaf, and has the magnetic cochlear ones. It's not worth arguing about. This is not an area I'm anywhere near expert in, as I suspect, many other commenters are.
citizen_friend 2y ago
This is a low quality comment, that was already debunked by a google search in a comment below.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  What Google search? You mean the specific hearing aid searches? It was a general comment on the state of health care in the US (not just hearing aids). Before the new legislation, we couldn't just go to the corner drug store, and buy a hearing aid off the shelf. It needed to come as part of a package, including many tests and appointments with ENT folks. But I cede the point. It was a low-quality comment that is likely to trigger folks with certain political views, and I apologize. Won't happen again.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    I feel like you are still exaggerating the difficulty. Costco has sold them for at least 10 years. You just need to make an appointment and they take care of the rest.