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One of the most frequent questions we're asked is, "What is the best hearing aid?" That is a very difficult, if not impossible, question to answer. The more appropriate question you want answered is, "What is the best hearing aid for me?" In an attempt to make your research more thorough and purchasing decision easier, we have made recommendations based on our patients' hearing aid experiences, their lifestyle characteristics, and their hearing needs. To make best use of this unique hearing aid review, we strongly encourage you to contact one of our Hearing Consultants to have your Hearing Profile completed to further enhance your hearing aid purchase. Below are three common lifestyle characteristics and resulting recommendations based on our experience helping over 25,000 patients since 1999:
- You frequently find yourself in group meetings, both social and business.
- You frequently attend restaurants, movies, plays, concerts, etc.
- You frequently participate in outdoor recreation.
- Your job demands are stressful and require critical listening and communication.
- You are retired, but more active than ever - always "on the go".
- You are a previous hearing aid user looking for the ultimate technology upgrade.
- You settle for nothing but the best in anything you buy.
- You are in occasional group settings, including restaurants.
- You have critical job demands, yet you're not closing multi-million dollar deals.
- You enjoy watching television but it's frustrating because you miss conversation.
- Time spent with friends, family, and grandchildren is becoming difficult.
- You're retired and active, but not traveling the world as others may be.
- You want the most "bang for the buck" in today's hearing aid technology.
- You want your next pair of hearing aids to be an upgrade yet easy to use.
There is good news with today's entry-level digital hearing aid technology - value and function do co-exist! You may fit any of the two lifestyles noted above, but yet the cost of those devices may be slightly out of reach. The worst thing you can do is to not seek help as a result.
Phonak Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 20 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3 years. |
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Up to 12 |
Yes - Advanced |
4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Yes - Advanced |
Up To 3 Years |
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Up to 20 |
No |
1 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
20 |
Yes - Advanced |
5 |
3 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
No |
1 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
16 |
Yes |
4 |
2 Years |
|
6 |
Yes |
3 |
2 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3 years. |
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Up to 20 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 2 Years |
|
4 |
No |
Up to 4 |
1 Year |
Unitron Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 4 |
3 years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 2 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 4 |
3 Years |
|
Up to 20. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 3 |
Up to 2 Years |
|
4 |
No |
2 |
1 Year |
|
Up to 8 |
No |
Up to 3 |
Up to 2 |
|
Up to 16 |
No |
Up to 3 |
Up to 2 Years |
ReSound Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17 |
Yes - Advanced |
4 |
2 Years |
|
Up to 17 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
6 |
No |
2 |
1 Year |
|
Up to 17 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
6 |
No |
2 |
2 Years |
Siemens Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 16 |
Yes - Advanced |
5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 20 |
Yes - Advanced |
6 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes - Advanced |
5 |
Up to 2 Years |
|
16 |
No |
1 |
3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
No |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 5 |
Up to 3 Years |
Rexton Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 36 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 6. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 16 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 12. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 16. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 16. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 16. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 12. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 8. |
Up to 3 years. |
|
Up to 6. |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 6. |
Up to 3 years. |
Sonic Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 10 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
24 |
No |
5 |
3 Years |
|
Up to 12 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 24 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 24 |
Yes - Advanced |
4 |
Up to 3 |
|
Up to 24 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 12 |
Yes |
Up to 3 Years |
Starkey Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3 Years |
|||
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3 Years |
|||
Up to 16 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 3 Years |
|||
Up to 16 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
Oticon Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 10 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 10 |
Yes - Advanced |
Up to 5 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 9 |
No |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 9 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 6 |
No |
1 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 10 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Call for Warranty Information |
|
Up to 10 |
No |
1 |
Call for Warranty Information |
Widex Hearing Aids
| Model | # Channels (Varies by Model) |
Wireless Capable | # Listening Programs |
Warranty (Varies by Model) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 15 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 15 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 Years |
|
Up to 15 |
Yes |
Up to 4 |
Up to 3 |
|
5 |
No |
4 |
Up to 2 Years |
|
3 |
No |
3 |
2 Years |
