Instead, hearing aid care and dispensing is a setting in which care is the primary focus for many of the providers and multiples such as Specsavers have now introduced hearing screening as part of its wider eye care programme.
Before thought is given to the business opportunities that offering hearing care might present, it is worth considering what training and qualifications are required. For those working in optics, there are two main educational routes into hearing care and hearing aid dispensing. A number of institutions also offer full time BSc courses in Audiology Healthcare Science, but they are likely to be prohibitive for working practitioners.
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