Potpurri: Hearing Aids,deafness and India

We are being pampered with choices for all types of products. Products from international brands. Products meeting international standards with all sorts of added features, designs are available to us now.

However, the right ear hearing machine price in India, is a balance between your budget,product design,product feature and after sales service. Majority of the products are international brands meeting benchmarking standards in the medical device field as well as specific benchmarking standards for respective countries.

Before buying you should have met the following preconditions:-

1. you have visited an audiologist/doctor to assess your condition
2. you have been informed that hearing aid is the only option left to you
3. you have been made aware or educated about the importance of the device in your future life and its overall impact on your quality of life
4. you have been asked to receive a series of demo on prospective brands and models which suits your condition

The recent make in India drive by the government will sure to bring more manufacturers, manufacturing locally bringing down price without compromising on quality. This will allow us to have right hearing machine price in India. Medical electronics market has been growing at a CAGR of 15% and is expected to reach USD 5 billion by 2020 as per a study jointly conducted jointly by Indian Semiconductor Association and market research firm Frost and Sullivan.

We are still restricted by brands 80% of which are being imported from USA,Japan and Germany for the right,ear hearing machine price in India. However,attempts had been made by the Indian government way back in 2012 to make cheap hearing aid devices available to people.CMC-vellore,AIIMS and C-DAC along with other partners were into this project to build a reprogrammable hearing aid device.The project is named ‘Tarang’.

As customers, we are very sensitive to price irrespective of products. For a medical device,especially the ear hearing machine price in India with maximum feature and ease of use is a very luring value for money product. Moreover, for young and professional users of this device - design and weight are other two parameters apart from the price aspect, which should ideally draw them to a model.

For many electronic devices after sales service is of utmost importance. This is especially true for hearing aids too. Hearing aids require customization based on the change in your medical condition in terms of hearing capability which might vary overtime. Then, there are need to replace batteries, buy cleaning materials and so on.

Unlike most consumer durables, we lack our knowledge in terms of minimum feature requirements for our hearing aid being a medical equipment. We depend on our audiologist and rightly so. Our lack of knowledge hinders our independent assessment for the right ear hearing machine price in India.

Under the recent tax reformation after GST(Goods and Service Tax) supportive devices and accessories for the disabled are taxed between 5% to 18% GST slab. However, there is relief for you to choose the right, ear hearing machine price,in case of your family monthly income is 15,000/- per month or less.

There is a government project - ADIP scheme, which distributes disability aids device at subsidized rates and even free. The scheme distributes it through several camps which are conducted based on local government/representative request or though non-profit organizations in the country. Getting benefited from this scheme by approaching individually is very very low.

However, buying the right,ear hearing machine priced and sold under this scheme is not a good idea. This is because hearing aid devices require accessories,after sales service,customization which is very hard to come by, under current government setup for disabled people. There may not be wide range of choices for you in terms of brands and models. The most important thing is the right ear hearing machine price in India is not the price alone that matters but all services that comes before and after the purchase has been made.

However, if you are very tight on budget you should give this scheme a try through your local elected representative to buy the right,ear hearing machine price in India. If you are not availing the government scheme then you are going to an audiologist who has license to sell such medical device or to an organization which has both audiologist,after sales servicing facilities and selling hearing aids too.

A good service provider will not pressurize you to buy a specific brand and model. The right, ear hearing machine price in India is the one that has been purchased on the basis of your lifestyle. This is generally done by the service provider, selling you this device,who will ask you several question about your daily activities to ascertain the type of features required in your hearing aid. Then they will give you a range of models as an option.

It would be a good thing not to have a fixed price range in our minds even before we reach the audiologist for the right hearing aid. This is because, being a medical device prices and reviews are not easily available like a mobile phone or an air conditioner. So, the right, ear hearing machine price, in India, will only come to you if you keep your mind open and decide the price only after several models and brands has been shown to you.

There is no need to hurry, once you have received a list of good to have hearing aid brands and models, you can search in Google for customer reviews. However, most review sites are non-Indian and their customer lifestyle, climate where the device has been used is not the same as yours. However, you will at least understand the performance of a particular model.

In conclusion, it can be said that the right,ear hearing machine price is determined by government taxation policy, which under current regime is guided by GST. The right,hearing machine for you will be priced slightly higher than it was before 1^st july due to introduction of GST. There is a government scheme for the poor to receive disability aids but not advisable for hearing aids and if you are trying to get benefits from this scheme alone. A good audiologist or a service provider will ideally guide you to the best model among different brands which will determine your right,ear hearing machine price. There is always option of googling which you should use before finalizing the model and payment.