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[w3526602]

Hi,

No.71 strikes again!

First the Jimny keys, and now my RH hearing aid has gone walk-about. This is the second one since we moved house last June.

Cost of replacement? Well, they cost me £2,000 approx to buy the pair, two years ago, but I don't know how much of that was in "consultation" fees. I claimed for the first loss on insurance. No, I lie, Barbara claimed. During our conversation between this and the previous sentence, she told me that the insurers made life difficult at a time when she/we needed a "not difficult" life, so she didn't pursue the matter?"

I'll keep this short ... "What should I expect to pay for another replacement"?

602

PS. The lost hearing aid should be either on the cabinet beside my arm chair, or on the chest of drawers beside my bed, or somewhere in between. And yes, I've been down on my hands and knees.

[Wittsend]

My mother got a free set from the local hospital on the NHS, plus she got a free supply of batteries

 

[w3526602]

Hi Alan,

Thanks for that, I will investigate. My sister was a team leader in Bromley Social Services. (Her husband has been Press Officer for MoD, and Press Officer for the V&A, but is now free-lance .... mainly boring historic stuff. I think at one time he was the Arts correspondent for The Times ...  did an article on the Resurgen (), I think a WW1 experimental submarine that they dragged out of the sea a few years ago. I'm happy to be corrected

My audio-bloke told me that the NHS refused to fund the invisible hearing aids for school children. If you are self concious, make it bigger and flaunt it! Huge ear-trumpet? That should upset Teach!

602

My mate, the Registrar General of Shipping (now retired) insisted that everybody used his given namre ... GABE

[Porkscratching]

I'd certainly think anyone of pensionable age can get hearing aids on the NHS either free or a nominal sum..

[genocache]

Check under the cushions in the chair?

[geoff]

 

I'll keep this short ... "What should I expect to pay for another replacement"?

 The flippant reply would be to say about two grand but hey lets look deeper .....

According to Specsavers the NHS Trust in your TMA location doesn't fund digital hearing aids ie the posh ones for free but of course the NHS will fund the His Masters Voice versions.

Anyway ... Specsavers are currently charging circa £2200 for a pair inc testing fitting and batteries   

[Dentman]

My mother got a free set from the local hospital on the NHS, plus she got a free supply of batteries

 

Around here, your  stock  of batteries is replaced forever too
I wouldn't call the free NHS ones I've seen HMV  They're about the size of a Quaver but narrower

[geoff]

 " HMV "  ..... figuratively speaking of course, there are some youngsters here 

[maindy]

Got mine on the nhs, dont know if things are different here in gods country, they are not the smallest in the world but they fit well behind my flappers, also free batteries so whats not to like, oh iv not got a problem wearing them which a lot of people seem to have.

[GlenAnderson]

Surely you can claim again on your house insurance? Even if the excess is steep it should still be less than buying a replacement.

[w3526602]

Surely you can claim again on your house insurance?

Hi Glen,

Er ... yes. But I've already claimed once since we moved here ... since when, our car insurances premiums have rocketed. Or maybe it because we made a claim when a water leak meant replacing the floors in the 22ft lounge/diner, hall, kitchen, plus a new fitted kitchen. Same insurer.

That was just before last Xmas. the insurers paid out promptly, but our builder never sent a bill (lovely man) despite constant nagging from Barbara. In the end, she sent him a five figure cheque, but had to guess what we owed him.

Er ... motor insurance proposal forms ask if you have made any claims in the last five years? Do they mean car insurance claims ... or any type of insurance?

I'd rather pay for the new hearing aid myself, than get a reputation as a "serial claimer".

602

[w3526602]

Hi,

I "done a Google", asking how much to replace a lost hearing aid.

Between £50 and £150 to replace a lost NHS hearing aid. A mere bagatel!

No mention of how much to replace my private plugs. They cost me Barbara (she was the one insisting) £2000 for the pair, but I don't know how much of that was the Consultant's (bloke in the shop) fees.

602

[Wittsend]

I'd say about £1995 as "profit" 

When you look at the "electronics" inside - probably all now on one chip with a few externals and a button battery.
The technology has been around for yonks, even the digital stuff.
OK, so they pour in some gunk and take moulding of your ear hole.


 

[Porkscratching]

Very much a case of you "pays yer money and takes yer choice" but when you get into "private" practice of any kind, you're going to have your metaphorical trousers taken down so to speak..

[Kernowcam]

My cousin was a nhs ear specialist.  Apsrantly the NHS one are good kit.