Dear John: I saw your column on the gentleman with the hearing aids question. I have had a bilateral hearing loss since birth. I am now 53, and have been wearing aids since I was 4 years old. The progress made on the technology is astounding, but nevertheless, they are extremely expensive. The insurance companies will not cover any more than 10 percent of the purchase.

The reason the audiology industry lobbies against insurance coverage is because of the increased scrutiny on the incredible markup of over 1,000 percent. Most hearing aid manufacturers are privately held. With the large number of seniors who need aids, it would be a disrupter in the audiology industry. Since 2006, I have purchased three pairs of aids to the tune of $6,500-plus. It is a strain on my family’s finances.

At wholesale, my hearing aids cost less than $800 each, but they retail upward of $3,500 per aid. I know this first hand, since my father has the same ones that his friend sold to him wholesale. If there is any way you can expose this on a larger scale? It would do justice for millions of people who cannot afford hearing aids. M.H.

Dear M.H.: Thanks for the insight. It could help a lot of other readers. Now to help you.

Another reader suggested people with hearing deficiencies contact the Starkey Hearing Foundation, which apparently gives away hearing aids to eligible people. I don’t, however, know who is eligible.

Here’s the website: starkeyhearingfoundation.org.

Good luck.

Dear John: My good friend left me money in her will upon her death over five years ago. The executor and his lawyer made two payment distributions in the first two years, and there is another to come. Despite very steady and persistent inquiries, I believe this executor is either incompetent, apathetic or a crook. But I don’t think I will ever see this money. What should I do? J.P.

Dear J.P.: As you know, you gave me the name of the lawyer and other details about the estate that I’m not printing here. The lawyer, whom I won’t name (yet), replied: “There is a relatively small amount of money remaining in this estate. There are some unresolved tax issues regarding the decedent’s individual tax returns.”

He further stated that “When those [issues] have been resolved, which we hope will be shortly, the remaining funds will be distributed.” He also said he’s been in touch with you.

Hope I’ve been of help. Good luck.

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