[Mikitv]

I just got my hearing aid January this year. It is a Phonak Savia Art and is digital. I have more than 65% hearing loss so it made a difference for me. the audiologist programs it with a computer and my actual hearing test. Since my hearing loss fluctuates due to Meniere's I can have it adjusted via computer or I can click on a few buttons on the actual hearing aid. The only thing it will not change or fix is the hearing loss that affects how I hear words. Once you loose that no hearing aid changes that. What I mean is that to me I hear one word like bike and I might think you said hike. I was astonished when I first started wearing it how much I wasn't hearing. If I am in a very noisy situation I can adjust the background noise so it isn't blasting me. It's not perfect but it certainly is better than before the hearing aid. I do have the one that fits in the ear with the piece over the ear. That was my ENT's recommendation. I did research hearing aids on line also before I made my decision to finally get one. I hope this helps and I didn't ramble on too much.

Mikark