@amberwaves.
I should have included the website for Consumer Reports before -- it is http://www.consumerreports.org. They usually divide their informative reports into three categories: overview; ratings and reliability; and buying guide. I'm not sure if you will get all of the information if you aren't a subscriber, so I copied the info available and pasted it below. I hope you will be able to open these links...sometimes when I send them it doesn't work, sigh. If you can't open them, you could go to their web site and search for hearing aids or do a google search on Consumer Reports Hearing Aids. The date on the buying guide was January 2019. I would bet they will be updating this soon and will watch for the latest information in their newsletters. AARP probably has some good information on hearing aids too, which I'll check out before I start my hearing aid shopping trip. Won't it be fun to go shopping? I hope this helps! I should have mentioned why I haven't been looking at OTC hearing aids. I need a special type of hearing aid for people who can hear in only one ear; and I think, maybe incorrectly, I have to get them through an audiologist or hearing center to be fitted properly. Additionally, I'm so protective of my good ear, I'm a little worried about putting anything in it that might damage it, even a reliable tried and true tested hearing aid. I am frankly amazed people buy prescription eye glasses that work for them over the internet, so maybe some day soon the same will be true for hearing aids. I still get my glasses from the optician in my ophthalmologist's office. Happy Valentine's Day -- one of my favorite holidays. Flowers, hearts and chocolates...what's not to love? Nanvy

Overview
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/hearing-aids.htm

Buying Guide
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/hearing-aids/buying-guide/index.htm

Ratings and reliability
https://www.consumerreports.org/products/hearing-aids-36930/hearing-aid-retailers-200074/view2/