Hearing Aids - know nothing. Best one to get?

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Had a hearing screening at Specsavers and it shows mild/moderate hearing loss.
They showed me a price list ranging from standard to elite with varying prices. I haven't got a clue.
Is specsavers best place to go or somewhere else?

Gers

NHS will provide one free of charge. Best to start there.

Alter_ego

This^^^^^^^

Specsavers has the NHS contract in this area

Greatgimp

Go to doctors for referral.

[Deleted User]

Greatgimp said:

Go to doctors for referral.

Is that how you do it? Go to GP and tell them you've had a hearing test?

[Deleted User]

Gers said:

NHS will provide one free of charge. Best to start there.

Will NHS just provide the basic, chunky behind the ear one? Not sure......

unforeseen

No, my hospital provide Signia models. Little silver devices that are virtually invisible behind your ear.

pollypenny

It took me a couple of years to be happy with my NHS hearing aid. Initially I was given one which was big and I have a small face. 

After a number of requests and complaining that my friend had had a slim one from Bangor I was eventually given a smaller one. The first one also had a tinnitus masker, which I never used as it just gave a different noise. 

Umpteen adjustments later, it's great. Wrexham audiology is good, but you have to persist. 

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Must admit not keen on the visible over the ear type.....

Torry_Quine

I got the same one from the NHS as someone I know got privately. She wasn't impressed.

nickkohl

NHS is a way to go