Hearing Tracker Helps Consumers Find Affordable Hearing Aids in their Neighborhoods

AUSTIN, TX —Hearing Tracker has launched the first hyper-local online service to connect hearing aid shoppers with affordable local hearing aid fittings—now available throughout the United States.

The new service allows audiologists and hearing aid dispensers to offer discounted hearing aid bundles directly to consumers in their neighborhoods. All offers are standardized so that consumers can easily see and understand the included services, product warranties, and pricing for each and every hearing aid bundle.

"One of the biggest challenges facing people with hearing loss is insufficient information about local products, services, and pricing," said Hearing Tracker founder Abram Bailey, AuD. "Consumers want to know what products and services they are paying for, and how much it's going to cost—and up until now, this information has not been readily available."

World's Most Comprehensive Database of Hearing Products and Providers

More than 200,000 people visit the HearingTracker.com every month to find information about hearing aids and local hearing healthcare services. The website provides the world's most comprehensive and up-to-date database of hearing aids, with detailed feature descriptions and cross-model comparisons. Hearing Tracker also publishes a directory of thousands of hearing care providers, which provides details about each provider’s services, qualifications, educational background, and even what brands of hearing aids they fit.

And now, by visiting Local Hearing Aid Discounts, visitors will see offers from hearing care practices within a few miles of their homes. Dr. Bailey compared the new service to the car-shopping comparison sites that have made the process of buying a car more transparent in recent years. "In the past, there was no easy way to compare products, prices, and services available from local independent retailers. Now, consumers have all the information they need to make an informed decision about purchasing hearing aids.”

“Consumers will benefit from the increased price transparency, and retailers will capture more of the online shoppers that have increasingly been siphoned off by third-party discounters," said Dr. Bailey, who emphasized that the new Local Hearing Aid Deals platform is designed to eliminate the expensive middle-man in the transaction. “In bypassing online discounters, local clinics can afford to offer deeper discounts and still make a profitable sale.”

From Ground Zero

For consumers starting from ground zero, Hearing Tracker recommends its new Personalized Hearing Aid Match tool. After taking a 3-minute survey, consumers receive a list of hearing aids that are likely to alleviate their hearing problems and meet their wireless streaming and device preferences. The tool helps to educate consumers by explaining how each hearing aid feature may benefit them, and links consumers to local deals for the product matches.

"For the first time, consumers frustrated by their hearing loss have all the information they need at their fingertips, when and where they need it most," Dr. Bailey said. "And now Hearing Tracker gives them easy, immediate access to qualified local professionals who can get them on the road to better hearing right away. Consumers can even narrow their search to include only hearing aids fitted by a Doctor of Audiology using Real-Ear Measurements, a gold-standard objective measurement used to ensure maximum benefit."

About Hearing Tracker

HearingTracker.com is the leading independent resource for informed hearing aid consumers. The website provides the world's largest database of customer-reviewed hearing products and hearing care providers. Hearing Tracker also hosts the world's most active hearing aid forum and publishes a regular stream of news related to hearing aids, hearing technology, and the hearing industry.