[bluedog103]

Pick an audiologist you feel comfortable and make sure the hearing aids are comfortable and that they work. If not, make the hearing aid center adjust them, replace them or whatever it takes to make you happy.
I've worn hearing aids for many years and have had good ones and bad ones. My present hearing aids are Completely In The Ear (CIC) digital hearing aids made by Starkey. They are, by far, the best that I've ever had. They're expensive but worth it. They greatly reduce background noise, a major complaint of hearing aid users and are excellent for use on the phone.
The wind noise one person commented on is not an issue with the CIC aids since they fit far inside the ear. Feedback is pretty much eliminated too.
I've had every type of aid from the behind the ear models to in the ear, in the canal and my present cic aids and these are, to me the best.
When I first started using hearing aids, over 20 years ago, my hearing was too poor to use the newer at the time, all in the ear units. My hearing hasn't improved but the hearing aid technology has improved in leaps and bounds. Now, the tiny hearing aids are much more powerful than the old, large units.
The new digital aids are customed tuned to your particular hearing loss and many adjustments are done by the audiologist, just for you. They have a built in memory so he or she can hook up your hearing aid to a computer and see how much you use it and even tell the environment in which you listen most, such as windy situation, music nand many others.
Don't delay. Get hearing aids and if necessary, make a pest of yourself. Don't be embarrassed about going back as often as necessary to get them right for you.
If they're fitted correctly you won't even know you're wearing them.
Good luck