Shopping for hearing aids is unique. It's not like glasses frames where you might shop around until you find ones that you like and that are in the right price point. It's much easier than that. What you are shopping for really, is the Audiologist. At Oak Bay Hearing Clinic we are not owned by a hearing instrument manufacturer and therefore can use any hearing aid that has ever been made by any company that has ever made hearing aids. Really.

It is not something we stock on shelves, it is a custom device for very good reason. There are so many different factors that go into choosing the best hearing aid for someone: do we need excellent feedback management, do you want a remote control, do you need it to be simple, do you want multiple programs and controls, do you need frequency transposition, do we need directional microphones, how big or small is your ear canal, do you have sensitive skin, are you overly sensitive to loud noise, do you need a rechargeable battery, do you have tinnitus. This is actually a short list of some of the many considerations we make prior to choosing what hearing aid manufacturer to use. This is why we feel very strongly about independence in hearing aid clinics.