Poor Quality Hearing Aids- Approved Vendors Roam RR Corridors

ECHS AND HEARING AIDS
Dear Sirs,
This perhaps it is the third time that I am addressing the mail to IESM/ECHS. There has never been a reaction.I have met Col Dogra every month to find out if there is any firm policy on the hearing aid vendors. Once I met the Regional Director, who had no clear answer.
The case is simple. I am hard of hearing as far as higher frequencies are concerned. Also, listening in a hall is difficult.
RR Specialits recommended Digital hearing aid, in 2006. By 2007 I was tired of being offered COSTLY aids by mr Anand of Basrurkar market. The pieces offered by him were without any volume control. Cost, such as Rs 50000/- did not impress me.
Next I was directed to Vasant Vihar Optique. There too, COSTLY and even TWO pieces were offered to me but without a volume control. I did not take any.
Oi/c ECHS Lodi tells me that the above are the only vendors on the approved list. In Delhi we have ALPS, who offered a good and cheaper Aid to me but would not deal through ECHS. Same goes for the Hearing Aid shop in Noida, Chandigarh and Amritsar.
There is a need to review the policy on the hearing aids. More vendors, and if necessary some from out stations have also to be brought in the approved list. There has to be flexibility in the concept of PARENT Clinic, in this case.
I have said it earlier and am repeating it again:

I am not yet helpless.

There is a strong hold of two approved vendors in RR. Their staff is even seen moving around in the Eye and Throat Department.

Some of my friends fell in for COSTLY Aids, to keep them in the box, most of the time
With regards,
Maj Gen Satish Chandra(Retd)
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