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By Maria Brown, Education, Special Reports -

1. Manufacturers all give discounts to businesses working with them. This is a fact of business. All businesses in every industry receive discounts and the hearing industry is no different. A majority of clinics are even owned by the manufacturing companies!  What the consumer (you) has to look out for is being sold hearing aids by specialists. Many specialists are more comfortable with certain software and certain hearing aids, and they will sell you what they are comfortable to fit or what they get big discounts on. This is not what the consumer wants or needs! How do you know...

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About Us, By Maria Brown, Letters From Maria -

Maria Brown started her clinic, the Maria Brown Hearing Clinic, 14 years ago in Hobart, Tasmania with the help of her family. She is a qualified Audiometrist with 20+ years of industry experience passionate about helping Tasmanians reconnect with their families.   “No, this business is not a franchise. Maria Brown IS a real person. Maria Brown 14 years ago had a dream My dream was to change my industry to help people the way I had always believed I would. Instead, when I qualified I was expected to sell hearing aids. I would sit in business meetings while my husband was...

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Buying Tips, Guides -

Maria Brown started her clinic, the Maria Brown Hearing Clinic, 14 years ago in Hobart, Tasmania with the help of her family. She is a qualified Audiometrist with 20+ years of industry experience passionate about helping Tasmanians reconnect with their families.   1. It's okay to say no! But it is not okay to ignore the fact that you have a hearing loss. It does hurt the people around you and your family do get upset because you won't talk to them anymore. You don’t talk to them because you can't hear them! This is a vicious cycle. We all have to recognise what issues...

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Maria Brown started her clinic, Maria Brown Hearing Clinic, 14 years ago in Hobart, Tasmania with the help of her family. She is a qualified Audiometrist with 20+ years of industry experience passionate about helping Tasmanians reconnect with their families. At this point in time, we have 26% of people that have recognised they have a hearing loss and have found a solution. 74% of people with a hearing loss have chosen through stories of all descriptions that they will not do anything. "If you can't see you get glasses, but if you can’t hear, why won’t you get hearing aids?...

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In this article today, our audiologist Nicholas Ng will be answering some of your top questions about hearing care and services. But first, we'll introduce you to him: Nick has been with us for 3 years now and shares our passion for delivering you the highest quality care. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons), Masters of Clinical Audiology, and is a full Member of Audiology Australia with a Certificate of Clinical Practice—he certainly knows what he's talking about when it comes to hearing!  How and why did you study audiology? "Before I studied audiology, I was in the field...

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