Hearing Aids

In response to dctom, for speech they are not bad, however it seems that the tone controls they provide not only take out background noises, but they also affect speech because they over lap. My "lobby" for parametric is it would allow the user to zoom in on the problem area. My hearing loss is all above 1K. To a point that the response of my aids are flat below 1K. Above is a different story. I agree that to a point certain things sound tinny. I don't remember running water or flushing sounding like it does with the aids. Just wish I had more control.

Update. Went to an audiologist yesterday. Some of the test results were dipping into both the "moderate hearing loss" and "severe hearing loss" categories. I decided to tick with the Phonak brand. Starting there their "least" expensive, ($3k/pair),  but have over a month to decide if they are "right" for me. I'll report back. Thanks for all the comments.

Thanks for the update.  I have decided that when I recover from my knee surgery this spring that I will intensely pursue an upgrade 

troutbum- Congratulations on making this choice! I would be very surprised if you didn’t really like these devices. If you keep an open mind, a new world awaits you.