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0 pointsderekp79y ago0 comments

Hearing aids are expensive, because they are a medical device. And they are also only available to people with a hearing deficiency. By not being "hearing aids", these are available to a wider audience.

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pbhjpbhj9y ago

Syringes are a medical device: they're cheap and available to anyone.

Where are you and why aren't hearing aids available to buy for anyone who wants them? Is that a legislation thing, do hearing aids damage not-as-hearing-impaired people's hearing?

e409y ago

Because syringes are inexpensive, you're making the mistake of thinking there isn't a huge markup due to it being a medical device. I'm pretty sure if you were to buy a syringe for injecting plants or something non-human, they would cost a fraction of what they currently cost.

In these very comments someone talks about their hearing aids costing US$6000, being similar in function to the product being discussed.

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