Hearing Aid Retailers

When many people think about getting a hearing aid their minds will turn to Boots Hearing Care. Boots is a popular place to get hearing aids from and there are almost 400 Boots Hearingcare shops nationwide.

There are around 500 independent hearing aid dispensers operating throughout the UK. A local independent hearing aid audiologist is usually the best place to obtain your hearing aids.

Bloom are one of the smaller national hearing aid retailers. They used to be called Regional Hearing Services until they were acquired by Widex. They have about 20 branches and about 50 dispensers.

Specsavers Hearing Centres are the largest retailer of hearing aids in the UK. They employ about 150 dispensers who operate from around 400 locations – usually Specsavers opticians.

Amplifon are one of the larger national retailers and operate in 18 countries. Their global head office is in Milan, Italy. In the UK they are based near Manchester (close to the airport). They have about 140 branches and employ around 100 dispensers.

It is important to understand that just because you have heard the name of a retailer, it does not necessarily mean they are your best choice for products and service. When purchasing hearing aids, you have the option of two different kinds of retailer, there is the high street retailers or you could visit a local independent hearing aid dispenser.