My father had a hearing test scheduled at this location. He was referred by his insurance in order to get hearing aids through a different provider supported by the insurance. The woman performing the test did not seem pleased that all they were doing was performing the test and not actually supplying the hearing aids.
The test was performed in a regular office. When I mentioned that a previous test he had received had been performed in a sound proof booth, she proceeded to tell me that the ikea artwork on her wall made the office "sound proof".
While she was setting up, she proceeded to tell me how his insurance was not going to cover the majority of the hearing aid cost anyway and how the other service provider was sub par and she "certainly wouldn't get (her) hearing aids from them".
I noticed that the test concluded in under 5 minutes, when in the past hearing tests he has taken have taken up to 30 minutes. I had a previous hearing test he had taken saved on my phone and I showed her how there were more data elements on that particular test. I asked her if what she had performed would be sufficient for the company providing the hearing aids. She said "I hope so. It should be if they know what they're doing".
Upon reviewing her test results later that evening, I noticed that she had not performed all of the tests and had written in the fields "unable to perform due to language barrier". Now my father's primary language is not English but he does speak it, even if with an accent. Aside from that, I was present the whole time during the exam and she could have easily asked me to translate if she thought she needed to.
Thankfully, once we made the appointment with the other provider to have his hearing aids placed, they went ahead and checked his hearing again. This time performing all of the necessary tests to ensure the best hearing aid fine tuning for him; despite the audiologist speaking only English to him.
I am very disappointed with the service (or lack there of) that Connect Hearing provided, and I am angered that they would and may continue treating elderly patients in this manner. Worrying more about bad mouthing the most affordable manner by which they can obtain hearing aids, and acting neglectful when they perceive that patients do not speak English as their primary language. read more