Glen R. Meier gtniowa at Wed Dec 24 13:19:05 EST 1997  Brad
wrote: > Now, nearly every hearing aid company has a full
digital aid about > ready for release.  Hearing aids have
entered the Personal Computer > market problem, the next great
aid is always just announced, but > not available for several
months.  The marketing hype makes the older > product (i.e.
Senso and DigiFocus) look obsolete, and what > consumer wants to
pay Senso's price for an obsolete aid?   What marketing hype are
you refering to?  A FEW companies have announced PLANS to
release digital hearing aids in the near FUTURE but I have seen
very little marketing from them and I would have to VERY
STRONGLY DISAGREE with your statement of "nearly every company".
You stated that you had to call the manufacturer directly and
even then they where not completely forthcoming about the
upcoming product.  This does not sound like marketing hype to
me.  The hearing aid world is also vastly different then the
world of computers as MOST hearing aid manufa