Overview on a Purchase from Hearing Aid Stores

There are several hearing aid stores, dealers and e-commerce sites where you can find people selling, fitting or even renting hearing aid devices. However, when you are looking for a good licensed hearing aid store, you just need to be aware of the fact that any legal store has to be registered with the California Secretary of State.

What to know about these stores in Los Angeles?

First and foremost important thing is that you need to know your rights as a consumer and the obligations on these stores that are framed by the FDA and relevant consumer laws. You also need to understand that no legal hearing aid store Los Angeles can sell you any kind of hearing devices until and unless you are examined by a licensed and registered physician. The sale can be legal only when done against a proper medical prescription. There might be cases where the prescribed product is not available; here the store representatives can sell you a different product only under the recommendations from the doctor otherwise not.

Once you are making the purchase or getting a device on rent you need to check your purchase receipt or rental contract. These documents must include certain important information like:

• The cost of the hearing device,
• The cost of the accessories (if you have purchased any along with the device),
• The make and model number of the device,
• The warranty terms and services charges,
• The name, registration number and address of the store, and
• It also should mention whether it is a new or used and reconditioned device.

Any purchase is automatically entitled to a written 45-day money-back guarantee facility. You can without any hassle or extra charges be free to return the hearing device and get back your money (90% of the purchase price will be returned). However, the return has to be made within 45 days from the purchase date and the return is possible when the product has no major physical damage. Your store or dealer must later accept your device for repair and maintenance purposes and refer the repair to the device’s manufacturer or supplier.

Advertisements that are Red Signals

Try to avoid the advertisements or claims where the dealer or the hearing aid store promises you with a device or equipment that will restore your hearing completely. This is not at all possible, the devices are meant to aid your hearing not cure your hearing impairments. Some stores can claim that they are recommended by certain physicians or medical practitioners. So you need to understand that these kinds of promises are just marketing gimmicks.

Author Bio:

This article is written by Jeson Clarke. He has got into writing professionally and uploads regular informative articles. You can refer to the articles and the information put down by him and clear your doubts on hearing aids Los Angeles.