Hi Linda.

Well I would be very careful about buying over the counter hearing aids. I bought one a while back and it was nothing more than a behind the ear amplifier to make everything louder. A hearing aid needs to be tuned to your particular needs. It must conform to your hearing loss curve. If you have low frequency loss then it must make the low frequencies louder while not making the high frequencies louder. And the opposite if your loss is high frequency.

For mild loss and just needed for things like watching TV, over the counter aids may work well. but don't expect too much from any hearing aid. They can not replace your natural hearing.

My dad wore them from the time I was a teenager until his death and I have worn them since about 1980. Nothing beats your natural ears. Be skeptical of claims of "reduces noise in a crowd" or other wonderful claims. It is true that they do some good but not perfect.

Best of luck.

Keep on keeping on.

K4SGA

Thank you for getting back to me , i really need a hearin aid but they are to expensive for my budget. I have been seeing all kinds for very low prices and was wondering if they would work for me. I should of known there prices were to good to be true. hope you are having a good weekend. snowing in wv

anyone I know that has hearing aids claims the surrounding noise is too loud. can't hear what people at their table are saying at a restaurant. new technology hasn't come up with a good one yet unfortunately

No I am sorry but I don’t know any information about these. Linda