Hearing aids fitted around you.

Hearing aid packages range from £1,900 to £5,400. The technology, support and warranty increase with each level: higher levels are better at helping your brain process speech in noise, and support a wider range of frequencies for sharper sound. Essential and Advanced include a 3-year warranty; higher levels have 5 years.

All of our hearing aids are provided with private care, we do not provide NHS hearing aids. The difference between the two options is that private hearing aids are more advanced in the technology being used in NHS hearing aids by roughly 5-6 years, or the equivalent of 3 generations of technology. The NHS is far more limited in the range and style of hearing aids available compared to the options at The Hearing Care Partnership or other private practices.

We provide regular, consistent aftercare with 6 month checks and annual tests. It is important to monitor your hearing regularly to identify any changes. Private providers offer access to better quality technology than in the NHS, but also some level of autonomy in what you can have: your audiologist will always guide you to the best clinical solution, but patients do have an element of say in this (the NHS is much more restricted). You will also benefit from detailed and thorough assessments that include video otoscopy, tympanometry and speech testing.

Your audiologist will be on hand to guide you with the different styles of hearing aids. A lot of the decisions regarding appropriate hearing aid choices will be influenced by a patient’s age, severity of their loss, hearing needs (time spent in challenging vs quiet environments), dexterity, eyesight, and whether they are an experienced hearing aid wearer or not.

This will all depend on how well you look after your hearing aids. On average research has shown that hearing aids last around 6 years – at this point many users will look at new hearing aid technology as they realise how much of a role technology plays in having good hearing. In those 6 years, hearing aid technology will have moved on, and they will no longer be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. However, that’s not to say you have to upgrade your hearing aids if they are working well for you.

Keeping hearing aids hygienic is very important as your ears are delicate. Make sure you are replacing the domes and filters at least monthly. In the meantime, get into a good routine of cleaning the dome and hearing aid with a clean tissue, alcohol wipe or antibacterial wipe.

This can be due to wax blocking the ear, the hearing aids not being inserted into the ear correctly or a poorly fitting hearing aid. This has been an issue with hearing aids in the past, but with the technology available now, this no longer needs to be a problem and is usually easily solved. Wax removal is offered as part of your aftercare with hearing aids from The Hearing Care Partnership. Read our article on hearing aid troubleshooting to get the most out of your devices.