The American Chronicle has published a nice article about purchasing hearing aids - you can read it here.
I’ve previously written about buying your first hearing aid.

Cindy from Beethoven’s ears talks about how she got two free digital hearing aids through the Vocational Rehabilitation scheme.
Go read her blog entry to find out more!

When buying hearingaids, it can be tempting to buy one instead of two. It’s cheaper for a start. If you are worried about how you will look with hearingaids, one aid would be easier to hide then two. It might be case of, “I’ll buy one and see how I get on with it“.
If you [...]

Different hearingaids use different sizes of battery, they also consume battery power at different rates. A battery may last a week in one aid, but only 3 days in another.
I’ve written before about testing a new hearingaid and making a decision whether you want to buy it - it’s also a good idea to test [...]

Once you have visited an audiologist, had a hearing test and picked a hearing aid, you need to try out the aid and make sure it is suitable for you.
Read the first part of this guide: Buying your first hearing aid
You should always be given a trial period when you buy a hearing aid - [...]