On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:39:31 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 15:05:12 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
The NHS ones are pretty basic and you need to change the batteries very
often according to friends of mine. If you want proper digitally tailored
ones than the price is almost anything you can think of. Like you i don't
know why, as the tech is not new.

It doesn't have to be new just refined and perfected this takes time.

and in my view its another thing like
glasses frames disability aids etc,

or phones or laptops they all pretty much do the
same thing.regarding battery usage and quality.

Thats bull**** with time between charging and protection
against malicious apps snooping on your data. And you can't
even have your iphone record all phone calls automatically so
you can check what was said if you need to. Or answer incoming
calls automatically either which is handy when driving.

what's that got to do with hearing aids ?
Peole with differtn hearing problems need differnt types of hearing aid some need implants other don't Most peole that wontl; a laptop don;t need to vist a GP or professional to test what sort of laptop they need do they.
well most don't maybe you do.



that cost twice as much plus what you can get away
with, using the small market excuse for the profit made.

I wonder how they can get away with it then,

Plenty dont realise that they can get glasses MUCH
cheaper from china than from the local optician.

and most of those will damage your eyes and you may think one pair will last you the rest of yuor life and you just need to order same again like you do at the pub.


perhaps like some products the expensive ones are
actually better it;s just not everyone appriaciates it ,

Not true with glasses.

So how come the standard reading glasses you can buy in chain stores aren't used more ?

I think yuo;'re gettign confused with glasses and frame here.



I'd never spend £50 on a bottle of wine but I know those that
would and have, me £5.99 at most, for me wine is NOT worth more.

I feel the same way about wine, but not about scotch. The
best single malt scotch leaves the cheapest crap for dead.

I know and I've never tried scotch that is more than £35 a bottle in case I like it, same goes with food and even herion when I had the chance the thought of liking it scared me so I though best not to try it.