hearing aids

Agree with Davida. I have NHS ones which are brilliant and not that different from the £2000 ones I tried first from Specsavers. Mine also came from Scrivens and I would highly recommend them. Really good service.

I agree fully with Granny23. I've NHS hearing aids and I find that the service is very good indeed. (Provided via Scrivens in my area, and the audiologist appointments are conveniently available at my GP's surgery.) I'd avoid going down the "private route" if at all posssible. Do try and see your NHS audiologist before taking any further steps.

My DH has just had his hearing tested at Specsavers in our local Sainsburys. He has had his aids for 10 days now and he is delighted with them - but not as delighted as me , no more having to repeat myself a 1000 times a day and the tv is now at a acceptable level! Has made a massive positive impact on both of us.

My advice would be to contact NHS audiology and explain your problem. It is not unusual to need different Hearing Aids after a few years as your ears or hearing may change. Commercially supplied hearing aids are very expensive and you have on-going costs re reviews, insurance and batteries. Previous threads on GN have sung the praises of the NHS aids and service. Last year I was called in for a review by the NHS audiologist though I thought I had no problems. I was found to have a build up of wax in one ear which the audiologist removed and my hearing improved a lot with or without the aids in place.