Free HEARING TESTS at home? Help

Magenta

Hi all
Sorry if this the wrong board for this question but I have trawled through them all!!!
Anyway does anyone know if it's possible to get a free hearing test done at your home?
I am disabled, housebound and 70 years old, I have done Google searches for this but have only found ones that you have to pay for (£90 + in general)
Many thanks for  any information that can point me in the right direction. 

Farway

I'm not sure TBH, I keep getting cards through my door offering free home tests but I've never checked the "small print"

My gut feeeling is no such thing as a free lunch and a free test could well be followed by hard sell of thousand pound hearing aids

Maybe try posting on the over 50s board? I know hearing problems are not limited to older age but over 50s may have more experience of it

redagila

Magenta

Have you looked at Specsavers as they do provide home visits?

https://www.specsavers.co.uk/hearing/hearing-aids/nhs-hearing-aids

This link allows you to find out if your GP is covered by their service. If so, you can have a free visit to test & free hearing aida - all costs covered by NHS.

Your question made me look for information & luckily my GP is  within their area. Interestingly I recently received an email from our surgery group advising "go to Boots & get your free hearing test", so presumably we can no longer see the GP for the initial test.

Hope this helps you.

Magenta

redagila said:

Magenta

Have you looked at Specsavers as they do provide home visits?

https://www.specsavers.co.uk/hearing/hearing-aids/nhs-hearing-aids

This link allows you to find out if your GP is covered by their service. If so, you can have a free visit to test & free hearing aida - all costs covered by NHS.

Your question made me look for information & luckily my GP is  within their area. Interestingly I recently received an email from our surgery group advising "go to Boots & get your free hearing test", so presumably we can no longer see the GP for the initial test.

Hope this helps you.

Hi there, thanks for the link,😊

It seems that Specsavers charge £95 for a home visit🤨

(My GP is unfortunately a waste of time 😶 and there is currently a wait of 3 weeks for an appointment just to speak to him on the phone)

Anyway I may just have to pay the £95 which is a lot of money for me.

Thanks again 🤗

Torry_Quine

I think a major problem is that hearing tests are normally done in a sound-proofed room. That isn't going to be possible at home.

elsien

If you do need a hearing aid following the test, won’t that involve the NHS and having to attend appointments in person anyway? 

Just wondering if it’s worth paying the £95 if at the end of it any other options still need you to get out to them? 

unforeseen

elsien said:

If you do need a hearing aid following the test, won’t that involve the NHS and having to attend appointments in person anyway? 

Just wondering if it’s worth paying the £95 if at the end of it any other options still need you to get out to them? 

Not necessarily. Apart from the initial hearing test that identified where my hearing was failing, I haven't had any appointment. 
The aids were set up based on my test results and posted out to me. I have now been wearing them for over a year now. 

elsien

Fair enough. I was basing it on a relative who has to keep heading out to see the relevant person to get hers adjusted. 

Magenta

unforeseen said:

elsien said:

If you do need a hearing aid following the test, won’t that involve the NHS and having to attend appointments in person anyway? 

Just wondering if it’s worth paying the £95 if at the end of it any other options still need you to get out to them? 

Not necessarily. Apart from the initial hearing test that identified where my hearing was failing, I haven't had any appointment. 
The aids were set up based on my test results and posted out to me. I have now been wearing them for over a year now. 

Unforseen, did you have a hearing test at home with Specsavers? 

JJC1956

Magenta said:

Hi all
Sorry if this the wrong board for this question but I have trawled through them all!!!
Anyway does anyone know if it's possible to get a free hearing test done at your home?
I am disabled, housebound and 70 years old, I have done Google searches for this but have only found ones that you have to pay for (£90 + in general)
Many thanks for  any information that can point me in the right direction. 

If you manage to make an appointment at your nearest ‘Ear, Nose and Throat’ NHS centre, maybe your local council will arrange specialist transport to take and pick you up from the centre, I know my local council has a similar scheme.

Magenta

JJC1956 said:

Magenta said:

Hi all
Sorry if this the wrong board for this question but I have trawled through them all!!!
Anyway does anyone know if it's possible to get a free hearing test done at your home?
I am disabled, housebound and 70 years old, I have done Google searches for this but have only found ones that you have to pay for (£90 + in general)
Many thanks for  any information that can point me in the right direction. 

If you manage to make an appointment at your nearest ‘Ear, Nose and Throat’ NHS centre, maybe your local council will arrange specialist transport to take and pick you up from the centre, I know my local council has a similar scheme.

Thank you for your suggestion.  Unfortunately my council doesn't have anything like that. In fact I haven't yet been vaccinated against Covid....... (my lovely GP told me that if I wanted to be vaccinated I would have to go to the surgery and  he added that in fact the vaccination wasn't very important for me because I  never leave my home.....)