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Did you then pay an audiologist to set up

@Blueboxuk Yesh, my brother went to local Phonak reseller and done the fitting for a fee, no REM.

Here in the UK, no idea, maybe worth having a chat with them, they do have a chat box on their website. (free TV connector at the moment add to the hearing aids)

Also, alternatively, you can try these people, the price difference between online and them is around £190 but you will get lifetime aftercare… :

Phonak Digital Hearing Aids | Prices from £1125 | 60 day-trial12

Phonak Digital hearing aids: Lowest UK prices, 60-day trial, 5-year guarantee, in-branch or home visit, free charger, free lifetime aftercare, and more. Book your trial now!

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@Baltazard, I’m going with Audiological Science. I know a couple of people who have used them and they have been full of praise for them, although you can never be certain. They have a clinic local to me, they have a 5 year guarantee and a sixty day, no quibble return policy.

Not sure about Boots and Specsavers, but my understanding is they do 4 years warranty instead of 5 for the aforementioned.

Also, not sure if the hearing aids are locked or not, when it come to resell them 4 to 5 years down the line, so one can offset the cost of new hearing aids.

@Blueboxuk Good luck

I don’t know about Specsavers @Blueboxuk… I have had 3 different sets of aids from Boots, none where locked… Cheers Kev

You might find that this company only looks good on their website. The claimed number of locations they work from is clearly rubbish. I’m not entirely sure which bit of the NHS they work with, but there’s only a couple of CQC registered independent providers in the U.K.

I’m not saying they aren’t legit, but it’s clearly a lead-gen operation, possibly selling you product from an unusual channel.

Yeah, potential access to a community centre isn’t a branch. It’s just a rentable communal space.

Andy Bird has fairly good coverage locally and their main office in Cheltenham. It’s your money of course, but you might want to be 100% that this firm exists in bricks and mortar reality in your area.

NHS providers in England need to hold a Care Quality Commission (CQC) approval for their service or clinic at each location to ensure that they provide the appropriate standard of care. There are very few CQC approved locations outside of the large chains, simply because of the amount of paperwork and onerous requirements. I’m not saying these guys don’t, but bargain basement prices and CQC approval don’t normally go hand in hand. In any case yours is a private (potential) sale, so their claimed NHS status is somewhat moot.

Ask on here about the first aid people bought in terms of online only support: it works for some people. Hearing aids are intended to be fitted by a professional with Real Ear Measurement and a fair amount of experience. Caveat Emptor.

Thanks. Will contact Andy. As your an audiologist. Where do you stand with rem vs widex set up. Should I be looking for an audiologist to set up widex with rem? As noticed a few comments on here stating widexs inbuilt calibration etc works well?

I thought you were talking about Phonaks, not WS products. I’ve used Sensogram to fit aids in the past, it’s a reasonable approach, but I don’t really see it now because we don’t really use their range.

I’m not sure how much they use REM at AB, but you can talk to them about that. They certainly do deal with Sonova, DeMant etc.

@Blueboxuk

@Blueboxuk said:

t’s anything from £350 to £500 most offer lifetime service

Is this for services and aftercare if you buy hearing aids from them?

The price is normally all in, with either online or retail. If buying online and taking to a shop, expect to pay up to £500

Thanks for the info regarding Andy. Decent price for set-up. £200.