Originally posted by psychocandy
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One tip: don't get the rechargeable ones. They seem convenient, but like a phone battery they get worse at holding a charge over time. So you can finish up after three or four years with a pair that would still be absolutely fine for your needs except they need charging too often.
Even if your hearing deteriorates further, your existing aids can be reconfigured to boost the sound more or to change the ranges of sounds they boost, but it's not economically worthwhile to replace the batteries in rechargeables, so you end up having to buy a new pair instead. I reckon it's worth the minor inconvenience of changing batteries from time to time as, if your hearing loss is just age-related rather than due to a clinical condition, you'll probably be fine with keeping the same aids for longer than the batteries will recharge.
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