Two 'consultations' - my 94 yr old Mother-in-Law who was sold £5K aids plus an associated microphone. The mic was completely unecessary for her but she was unable to take it back in the 60 day period so they refused to give her a refund. She was 'prescribed' 'in the ear' moulds which connected to a behind the ear electronic unit through a very thin piece of plastic (<1mm diameter) enclosing thin wires. The moulds required her to press them into the canal (that's OK) but then they were fitted with a tiny piece of plastic (just 4mm long and maybe <1mm diameter) with which she was supposed to pull them out. Not surprisingly her 94 year old fingers lacked the feel or dexterity to grasp 'pullout' plastic and she pulled them out with the 'electronic' plastic, and it broke. These aids are ENTIRELY unsuitable for a 94 year old and should never have been (mis) sold to her.
With my own recent hrg test the audiologist really didn't try to understand how I lost my hearing or what I did that required decent hearing, he just pushed private hrg aids and the 90 day trial. I went to Specsavers, had an NHS hearing test, a thorough audiologist appt and NHS hearing aids.
Response from Boots Hearingcare
6 June 2025
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