Lightweight BTE Silver Hearing Amplifier with 4 Adjustable Sound Programmes That Fits Behind The Ear Automatic Sound Regulation, Intelligent Noise Cancellation Technology

I have severe HF hearing loss in my right ear, less so in my left. That makes it hard to follow conversation in meetings. I compared high price ($3000 and $800+) custom programmed hearing aids with a several carefully selected, lower priced hearing devices from Amazon in several real audio environments (home, restaurants, etc.). Reputable hearing device sellers, including audiologists, allow a 30-90 day full refund trial period, so I used that to do the comparisons - limited this to a few carefully chosen devices that seemed right for my specific conditions. This hearing Audiben hearing amplifier was the best of all I have tried and its programs can be adapted to fit different environments.One major reason for doing the comparison tests was that I wanted to have a decent pair of hearing devices "that I could afford to lose". These things are tiny and it isn't that hard for them to be misplaced or knocked off of you ear. My plan is to use have two pair - a less expensive pair for "everyday" use , and save the "best pair" for meetings and special occasions.I do recommend getting a hear test from Audiologist ($50-100) to learn what your specific hearing issues are. Be sure to keep your chart to understand what kind of devices you really need). You will undoubtedly also get a compelling sales pitch to use whatever Name Brand expensive hearing aid the audiologist has a business arrangement with - they don't make a living selling hearing tests! Ask about a free trial period using whatever they recommend. During the free trial, you should also look for and test one or more other affordable "generic" hearing devices that appear to meet your needs.My audiologist was pitching his most expensive programmable $3000 hearing aid (that is for just one ear, not both) with all kinds of bells and whistles (Smartphone App, etc. that I did not need or want). So I took advanage of the free trial period.Note that I only purchased this particular hearing device because it had several features I liked AND I caught a significant price drop. It's Amazon price swung from over $500 to under $200 (most of the time), then recently dropped below $100 - which indicates the excessive retail markups on most hearing devices.Almost all hearing devices are made in China, and "Name Brand" devices sold in the US seem to have a 5-10X retail markup over generic version prices. Of course some generic brands are selling excess production, older versions, or devices that don't quite meet specs. This particular "Audiben" device in the generic version of the name brand Otofonix "Encore" hearing amplifiers (which sort of explains the wide prices swings).