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September 10, 2011 01:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/p9RJsDKujWI/Is-There-a-Hearing-Aid-Price-Bubble
Is There a Hearing Aid Price Bubble?
An anonymous reader writes "The price of a pair of hearing aids in the U.S. ranges from $3,000 to $8,000. To the average American household, this is equivalent to 2-3 months of income! While the price itself seems exorbitant, what is even more grotesque is its continuous pace of growth: in the last decade the price of an average Behind the Ear hearing aid has more than doubled. To the present day, price points are not receding — even though most of its digital components have become increasingly commoditized. Is this a hearing aid price bubble?" 
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