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1. Read your sales contract carefully. Make sure you understand everything. Your signature on a contract is your commitment to fulfill the terms of that contract. Take someone with you to give you a second review of the contract.
2. Verify whether your hearing aid dispenser has a current and valid license.
3. A properly fitted hearing aid can amplify sound and enrich your life, but it cannot restore permanently lost hearing, prevent further hearing loss or cure dizzy spells.
4. If you see a hearing aid advertisement that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Apply good judgment when evaluating advertisements about hearing aids.
5. Before you complete your purchase, be certain your contract specifies the refund and warranty provisions.
6. Financial assistance might be available. If your dispenser is unable to direct you to a source of financial assistance, write or call your local United Way, Department of Veterans Affairs, or the state health department.
7. Check your state laws. Some states require a 30-day warranty on new and used hearing aids sold. Buyers might also be able to return the hearing aid for a refund, adjustment or replacement of the hearing aid. Check your local regulations.
8. Some states' laws provide that hearing aids purchased through mail order or through the Internet be purchased only through a licensed dispenser. Keep in mind when it comes to a mail order or Internet purchase of a hearing aid, there is no selection, fitting or adaption of the hearing aid provided by the dispenser and it might be difficult to obtain a refund from an out-of-state seller.
Source: California Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau.
— Contra Costa Times
1. Read your sales contract carefully. Make sure you understand everything. Your signature on a contract is your commitment to fulfill the terms of that contract. Take someone with you to give you a second review of the contract.
2. Verify whether your hearing aid dispenser has a current and valid license.
3. A properly fitted hearing aid can amplify sound and enrich your life, but it cannot restore permanently lost hearing, prevent further hearing loss or cure dizzy spells.
4. If you see a hearing aid advertisement that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Apply good judgment when evaluating advertisements about hearing aids.
5. Before you complete your purchase, be certain your contract specifies the refund and warranty provisions.
6. Financial assistance might be available. If your dispenser is unable to direct you to a source of financial assistance, write or call your local United Way, Department of Veterans Affairs, or the state health department.
7. Check your state laws. Some states require a 30-day warranty on new and used hearing aids sold. Buyers might also be able to return the hearing aid for a refund, adjustment or replacement of the hearing aid. Check your local regulations.
8. Some states' laws provide that hearing aids purchased through mail order or through the Internet be purchased only through a licensed dispenser. Keep in mind when it comes to a mail order or Internet purchase of a hearing aid, there is no selection, fitting or adaption of the hearing aid provided by the dispenser and it might be difficult to obtain a refund from an out-of-state seller.
Source: California Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau.
— Contra Costa Times
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