I have a lot of experience with hearing aids. I find the best ones for me are the kind that sit behind your ear and use a skeleton ear mold. This keeps the ear canal mostly free so no more wet ears inside the ear canal, no more itiching, no more ear infections, no more hearing loud noises when you chew your food! I love them. It’s true that you will have to pay around $3,500 for a good quality one but the cheaper ones were no good for me.