Buying New Hearing Aids
Local practice vs. Big box retailer
Taking the step towards better hearing can be a difficult decision for many experiencing reduced hearing. Once ready to improve your communication, you may quickly find yourself wondering where to turn for your hearing healthcare needs. For many, choosing a hearing healthcare provider can feel like an overwhelming task given all of the different choices available today. With some large corporations that typically specialize in selling food, home supplies and home electronics now entering the hearing aid market, many consumers find themselves deciding between purchasing their hearing aids from a big box retailer, or a local, independent hearing aid practice.
Hearing aids and hearing assistive listening devices are personalized devices that require highly skilled professionals to program, fit and service them for the highest rate of satisfaction. Always seeking to provide our patients and neighbors with information to help them make informed decisions, we would like to outline the key differences a consumer will experience when choosing between an independent practice like ours, and a large big box retailer.
At a big box retailer, a patient receives:
Inferior patient experience→
- Warehouse environment
- Hustled in and out
- In-home visits NOT allowed
- Limited hearing aid brands offered
- American Express only
- No option to use Insurance benefits
- Corporate owned
Lack of expertise →
- Member centered hearing aid sales
- High staff turnover
- “One-size-fits-all” solutions
- Software “locked” by big box
By choosing a Lifestyle Hearing Solutions, a patient receives:
Improved Patient Experience →
- Dedicated hearing health center: Lifestyle Hearing Center focuses on being the best hearing aid provider possible. To be truly great, we feel a company needs to focus it’s energy on one endeavor. When you come in and visit our office, you will meet some of the most respected hearing professionals in Tucson and you can hear about the newest in hearing aid technology and hearing loss research.
- “Over the top” service: To us, this means going above and beyond for our clients to ensure their satisfaction with our services and their new hearing solutions. We are not bound by rigid corporate policies that restrict our ability to provide exceptional service, and we are proud of that!
- In-home visits available: We are dedicated to providing personalized service to every client, and we understand when someone needs an in-home visit. Clients feel comfortable knowing exactly who will be showing up at their home, their hearing aid specialist and neighbor!
- Wide selection of respected, national brands: As an independent practice, we are not tied into offering hearing aids from only one manufacturer and can instead make recommendations for our patients based on what truly will be in their best interest. We currently offer hearing aids from Audina, Phonak, Oticon, Starkey and Siemens.
- 6 month, 0% interest financing: We believe that everyone deserves to experience better hearing and therefore we provide financing options that suit almost any budget.
- Insurance: We accept major insurance plans so that our patients may use any hearing aid benefits available to them and get the hearing aids they need.
- Locally Owned: People have always valued knowing their healthcare provider – and your hearing healthcare provider shouldn’t be any different. As a locally owned, independently run practice, you will see the same friendly faces at each of your appointments. You will be treated as a neighbor and friend, and can expect quality service from a team of professionals invested in helping you reach your hearing potential.
Higher Expertise→
- Patient centered hearing health: Our focus is on the overall hearing health and happiness of each patient as an individual. We work with our clients over the span of many years, getting to know them as a client, and neighbor. We know the importance of having a caring professional to lead you towards improved quality of life through better hearing.
- 26 years of experience: Locally owned and operated since 1989. Our business is proud to have been built through referrals and community trust over the course of many years. We work hard to earn our reputation as the Tucson favorite for hearing healthcare. Given our track record, you can feel confident knowing that we will be here to take care of you and your hearing aids for the years to come.
- Highly customized solutions: There are many hearing aid solutions on the market, offering a variety of wearing styles, features, levels of technology, waterproof/shockproof/sweatproof models etc. Also available are a number of assistive listening devices – including bluetooth, hearing loops, fm systems, remote controls, etc. We make sure to find you the right customized hearing solutions – because your lifestyle and goals are as unique as you are.
- Software serviced anywhere: We offer hearing aids from the leading hearing aid manufacturers and expertly programs the aids using the manufacturer’s official software. Some people may spend their winters elsewhere and need their aid to be serviced by another professional. By going through Lifestyle Hearing Solutions, patients have the freedom to find a practice who can properly service their name-brand hearing aid, wherever they might be.
If you are ready for better hearing, we warmly invite you to give us a call, or stop by our conveniently located office in East-Central Tucson for a complimentary hearing test with our licensed hearing aid specialists. We would love the opportunity to provide you with an exceptional experience and show you why we’ve been the trusted hearing professionals in Tucson since 1989!
Call us today to schedule your free hearing test!
Lifestyle Hearing Solutions of Tucson 6425 E. BroadwayTucson, Arizona 85710 (520) 323-0099 [email protected]