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I've had probably over a dozen new new hearing aids over the years and I was always excited about getting new ones But I've found myself disappointed every time. There are different considerations with new hearing aids.
Considerations are connectivity, features, controls, function, fit, and tuning. Of these tuning and fit are the most important and that depends on the skill and experience of the audiologist adjusting them. The lower end hearing aids don't have as much adjustability as the more expensive ones, nor do they have the features. For me they MUST have telecoils. Each manufacturer seems to have several levels of hearing aids for each model they make sort of like buying a car. You can do all the homework comparing features and specifications of different hearing aids but the way they perform for individual users is not the same. The only way to evaluate hearing aids is to TRY them. That's why the return policy is so important.
I could not decide on OTC hearing aids yet. I also would like some input from other members here.