Which BTE HA's are MOST COMPATIBLE with WEARING EYEGLASSES?

If you have severe hearing loss you might be stuck with behind the ear hearing aids. If so you will adapt.
Hopefully someday they will make hearing aids that fit inside the ear that work for those with more serious hearing loss.

I use a BTE hearing aid and a BTE cochlear processor. I also wear glasses. I make sure when I select glasses frames that the part that goes behind my ear is thin and as straight as possible. Many frames are very thick and they definitely do fight for space with BTE hearing aids. I'm always able to find attractive frames that work.

Be sure to explain your needs to whomever is fitting your eyeglasses. They also need to understand that this can be an issue for a lot of people.

I wear phonak nadia BTE, not chargeable but BTE anyway. I wear coach glasses, its not a huge issue or big deal, these, i try on all the glasses at the store and see what is most comfortable and havent really had issues with glasses..until i try to wear a headbad.. or I have annual disney pass so im always going and wearing mickey mouse ears, glasses, hearing aids and when the masks were required that was even harder.

Even though you may require more than mild hearing loss correction, one option is to buy a quality, yet inexpensive Over The Counter (OTC) pair of in the canal type hearing aids and try them over time under all your different environment scenarios. Some OTC hearing aid companies are even offering Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted hearing aids now for less than $500 a pair. Of course there are hearing aid eye glasses and smart eye glasses for limited other applications as your activities change during the day.

If you have mild to moderate hearing loss you might be able to get away with in the ear hearing aids.
If your hearing loss is severe or profound you are probably going to have to go with BTE.
Someone mentioned $500 hearing aids which are probably over the counter. Unless your hearing loss is really minor don’t waste your money. Call TruHearing and have them find you an audiologist in your area. You will save quite a bit of money on the hearing aids and you will have someone who can fit you after you have a hearing test.
Good luck.

I have worn Oticon OPN, OPNs and Widex Sheer Moment aids along with Helium brand glasses with no issues.

My issue is the I haveBTE hearing aids & need to use 275 reading glasses ( usually the inexpensive variety, as I can leave them all over & not worry about losing them & $$$) . But typically the arms interfere with noise. Any suggested remedies? Thanks!

@daveshaw there are some. You just have to find the right provider to know which in-the-ear hearing aid can hold a powerful receiver. And of course, it is dependent on the size of your ear canal.

@bobweb OTC hearing aids will not help someone with a more severe hearing loss. They will feel like the device is broken. It will offer nothing and will only be a waste of money. Consignment hearing aids are an option to save money for those who want a prescription hearing aid at a lower cost. Google used hearing aids or consignment hearing aids. Chancy to buy on eBay, but there are other online clinics that offer used hearing aids.

So how do people with borderline "old age" versus more severe hearing loss decide whether to pay $500 or $5,000 for a pair of hearing aids? One approach is to use an "all the above" strategy as most people probably end up doing where they of course first get a professional hearing test, but before buying those $5,000 hearing aids they compare their hearing test results to hundreds of others to see how much correction may actually be needed. If their test results fall somewhere between the mild to severe cases, for the small investment of $500 they might decide to first try one of the best OTC aids and then evolve if necessary to one of the higher end hearing aid manufacturers. Hopefully the OTC market competition will help drive the cost of the higher end aids down to a more reasonable cost (IMO).