Audicus is an online hearing aid company based in Manhattan. As displayed in the above graphic, Audicus is able to offer high-quality hearing devices at a fraction of the traditional cost.
The Audicus process is simple. Customers get a hearing test locally at an ear, nose and throat doctor or audiology clinic, and then fax, email or upload the test to Audicus. The Audicus audiologist reviews the test and then recommends a suitable hearing aid. Hearing aids are custom-programmed by the audiologist and shipped to customers for a 45-day trial. If someone isn’t happy, they can return for a full refund--no questions asked.
Audicus has been featured frequently by media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Businessweek, and CNBC. It was also the recipient of the AARP’s Consumer Choice Award.
Hearing aids in the US can easily run anywhere from three- to eight-thousand dollars, and are almost never covered by insurance. The high cost of hearing aids is largely due to high markup by the audiologist and allocation to functional costs like audiology clinics and storefronts.
Those low-cost hearing aids we provide? They are also sleek and incredibly discreet. Nearly invisible once on- or in-the-ear, our hearing aids are able to provide the assistance many Baby Boomers and Seniors need without making it so obvious to the rest of the world that they're even getting any assistance at all.