Affordable Hearing Care and Financing Options That Fit Your Budget

Your investment in better hearing is a time-intensive process that, when all is said and done, benefits your quality of life in ways that you may not have experienced in years. You may not hear better overnight, but by retraining your ears and brain to process sounds that it hasn’t heard in years — a process we can help you with at Northern New Mexico Hearing and Balance Institute — your satisfaction with your devices will continue to increase.

Starkey Hear Now Foundation

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Starkey Hearing Foundation has provided more hearing help to people in the United States than to any other country.

Hear Now is our application-based program that provides hearing help to low-income Americans. Each person we help is fit with new, top-of-the-line digital hearing aids that are customized to their hearing loss.

If you or someone you know is struggling with hearing loss and unable to afford hearing aids, come see us or contact us and we can help get you connected to the Hear Now Foundation.

CareCredit® for Hearing Health

We accept CareCredit, the leading healthcare credit card, to make improving your hearing health easier and more affordable. With CareCredit, you can get the hearing instrument you need and conveniently pay for it over time with monthly payments that easily fit into your budget.

Care Credit

Your Healthcare Credit Card.

CareCredit is a healthcare credit card for every member of the family. CareCredit offers special financing on purchase of $200 or more* for healthcare costs not commonly covered by insurance, including hearing aids.

Learn more by visiting www.carecredit.com or contacting our office.

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*Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. See carecredit.com for details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Medicare cover hearing aids?
Medicare Part B (medical insurance) will cover the diagnostic hearing and balance exams only if your primary care physician orders these tests based on symptoms, conditions, or complaints that would require medical treatment. Medicare does not currently cover regular hearing exams or treatment, including hearing aids and exams for fitting hearing aids.
Does my insurance offer any hearing benefits?
Northern New Mexico Hearing and Balance Institute is a preferred provider for most medical insurance plans, some of which carry a hearing aid benefit. It is important that you check with your insurance provider for information regarding hearing benefit coverage, which you can typically find by contacting your insurer’s customer service line. Although we can provide some assistance with this process, your individual insurer will have more details.
Why do hearing aids cost so much?
The cost of hearing aids is usually the result of a few things: the quality of sound that the unit produces, the features included that help the user hear better, the quality of the components of the unit, and the custom fitting and follow-up care by the specialist who fits your hearing aids. Although inexpensive hearing aids do exist, they are typically made with low-quality components, are not correctly fit to treat your specific hearing loss, and do not include any professional care by a highly trained provider who will help you get the most out of your investment.