I need hearing aids which kind?

[FED 387]

If you are a VET go to the VA for testing BEFORE you do anything ---You are going to need a complete hearing test to evaluate what you can and cannot hear--Test usually takes a long hour or so and done in a sound proof room. Different words, types of voices (children) foreign accents etc. it all figures into what your hearing loss is the remaining hearing range that you have. They also will set the aids up so that the volume is correct for each ear and if you turn them up or down they will be synchronized. When it come time to make a selection get the type that has the molded to your ears part that goes into the ear and has a very thin wire that goes to the device behind the ear and over the top of your ear . Blue tooth is nice also the TV listening mode option is good but those batteries only last for about 1/2 the time if you use that option I have a OTICON from the VA . Also not sure if they still make them but my older aids had small plastic tubes that went from the earpiece to the part behind the ear. They get brittle and either crack or break over time (like every 6-9 months)and you have to replace them--- About $30 at the hearing aid centers. Batteries last about 3-7 days on average 7 if you turn the aids off over night. Use the TV mode of listening maybe a day or 2 at most. I take the battery out of the 6 pack card and let it sit for about 5 minutes as they "air activate" themselves otherwise they only last for a short period of time then install them into the aid. I have had mine for years and the first time I tried them it was a whole new world out there as to what I could hear---same comparison of sorta like putting on glasses or taking them off ---clear or blurry---good ones are not cheap----you get what you pay for!!!!!----- FED 387---