Hearing Aids reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 223 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 66 posts to rank the best Hearing Aids brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HearingAids, r/hardofhearing, r/oakville, r/HearingLoss, r/AirPodsHearingAids. Top-rated brands include Phonak (4.1/5), Costco (4.5/5), Oticon (4.3/5).
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Reviews223
Subreddits15
Posts66
Brands55
Products60
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#1
Phonak
4.1
(47)
"Phonak, specifically their analog ones. I love them"
"I went to a different audiologist and got the Audeo Spheres from Phonak. Comprehension in loud environments is way better with the 7000 hearing aids vs the 1500 ones."
"I have Phonak and an IPhone. Works great."
"I have phonak hearing aids and a Samsung G25 Ultra. They work together."
"I have had a tremendous satisfaction with the audiologist who programmed them"
"I'd say a Phonak Lumity or Infinio with a vented dome."
"I have Phonak L90-R and Sony Cre-e10. Both work great for streaming."
"I will always recommend phonak hearing aids specifically BTE's."
"I have the Phonak Audéo Sphere 90s and the tapping function allows me to pause my music."
"Currently I use Phonak Audeo marvels (5yrs old) and work great."
#2
Costco
4.5
(32)
"Adjustments are free for the entire time you own the hearing aids."
"Costco are by far the best of any I’ve used them for years the biggest customer base is VA if not Costco is second biggest distributor in the US"
"Costco. This is the way."
"Go to Costco or Sams Club. I'm on the brink of deafness and I love mine."
"I would definitely look at the Costco ones as they are equivalent to the really expensive ones. They are top of the range and you get 180 days to trial them."
"I have been a Costco hearing aid client for more than 10 years."
"Costco is the place to go. Parents can get aids if they have a family member who has membership."
"Costco is very strongly recommended based on their extreme price advantage and high quality hearing aids."
"Make an appointment for a free hearing test at Costco. Try hearing aids."
"You have nothing to lose by trying costcos free for 6 months."
#3
Oticon
4.3
(20)
"Oticon Intent leads the pack."
"I use Oticon, i love them"
"Oticon intent with Pixel and Bluetooth LE Audio works great"
"My co-workers didn't realize it till I took a phone call at my desk without a phone or buds (Oticon Intents ... and I highly recommend)"
"Oticon are 'made for iPhone' and paired immediately."
"I bit the bullet and got the Oticons OTE, and they changed my life."
"Oticon is my favorite manufacturer and my go-to most of the time."
"The Oticon intent that just came out honestly seems like the best you can get."
"Oticon is good."
"Currently I have Oticon and it works great."
#4
Widex
4.3
(16)
"Widex is a great choice"
"Widex 440s were $6.400 with insurance picking up $4,000 of it. Very happy with them and the Widex add-on for TV watching and meeting make life a lot clearer."
"I have Widex 440 Moment."
"I just got Widex hearing aids and they’ve worked great for streaming sound from my phone."
"Widex is musicians choice. They are the fastest processor and Custom molds with the correct venting."
"They are super cheap and affordable."
"They are really very natural sounding devices."
"Widex, hands down its widex."
"I have seven year old Widex beyond 440. The Bluetooth is cool but I mainly only use it for music."
"They can’t be touched when it comes to tinnitus."
#5
ReSound
4.0
(13)
"I’m extremely happy with them. I’d suggest going with your audiologist’s recommendation that will best suit your needs."
"I’m on my third set of resound devices in 12 years, they pair brilliantly with the iPhone."
"I recommend Resound or any other brand from GN group. They are one of the exclusives groups that have super Power BTE that can achieve even Deep hearing losses."
"I've had the best results with Phonak, but my Resound have also been very good."
"I have med to severe hearing loss and got the nexia resound thanks to my insurance priced at 5k. Is it worth it? Not sure as I have nothing to compare them with. First time buying but I will say they work for me."
"Resound Nexia, Jabra Enhance Pro 20, Oticon Intent. Philips Hearlink 9050 all support it."
"I like rechargeable hearing aids, no more batteries to deal with."
"My ENT’s audiologist recommended the ReSound Nexia at strength 5."
"Ive heard a lot of good about resound and music."
"The ReSound Nexia has a built-in Tinnitus Sound Generator."
#6
Jabra
4.3
(7)
"I paid 1700 for the Jabra enhance Pro 20 at Coscto which is manufactured by Resound and sells for 5k or better under brand name. It was like receiving the gift of hearing."
"My Resound were re-branded by Costco: Jabra Enhance Pro 20 (not to be confused by the OTC). They are excellent!"
"Now Jabra from Costco and they work fine."
"You could see whether Jabra does remote support in the country your family member lives in."
"Resound Nexia, Jabra Enhance Pro 20, Oticon Intent. Philips Hearlink 9050 all support it."
"I went with Jabras from their website; you can upload your audiogram and they’ll send you the aids programmed to your loss."
"Check with Costco, they sell great hearing aids."
#7
Philips
4.0
(7)
"I got mine at Costco nearly 4 years ago. Work great (Phillips) and Costco provides lifetime free speaker domes and mic parts."
"Costco’s Philips 9050 are equivalent to Oticon Intent 1 for only $1600. They can go pretty loud."
"Expensive, but not the $4000-7000 that you could end up paying."
"Phillips is also good"
"Had Phillips HearLink from Costco and they were great."
"Resound Nexia, Jabra Enhance Pro 20, Oticon Intent. Philips Hearlink 9050 all support it."
"Look at the Philips HearLink 9050 MNR TR or the Rexton Reach."
#8
Hearing Aids
4.5
(6)
"No one notices hearing aids, and if they do, fuck 'em. I like being able to hear things again."
"I F46 LOVE my hearing aids! Life changing. My advice would be do it!"
"I personally loved them, I found that I didn't have to think as hard when listening to people."
"I have hearing aids for mild sensorineural hearing loss, and they are amazing."
"My Audiogist told me to take it slow with them, but highly recommended for me to stay away of grocery stores, the noise (if not use to it) is overwhelming."
"There is no one best brand. No one best model."
#9
Starkey
3.7
(7)
"If money is no issue, get Starkey Edge AI 24 hearing aids."
"Personally my top two are starkey and phonak with oticon close behind."
"Getting aids has really helped my tinnitus."
"I wear a Starkey CROS, and I’m quite happy with it."
"Starkey does make a rechargeable CIC."
"Starkey"
"Then Starkey, they were defective from the first week and instead of replacing they "fixed" them."
#10
Rexton
4.2
(5)
"I have moderately severe high frequency hearing loss, and just bought my first pair of HA’s from Costco, the Rexton Reach. I couldn’t be happier! They’re amazing."
"I recommend the Rexton Arena PG5 or there are others from the same brand that are for more serious loss."
"I’m very satisfied, my phone calls at work go directly to the hearing."
"I have the Rextons and wore them for a year before going to a different audiologist specifically to see if the speech recognition was better with spheres."
"The Rextons I was fitted with kept having feedback issues, and every solution came with more problems later on."
#11
Rechargeable Hearing Aids
4.0
(4)
"Definitely much easier to use for dexterity issues."
"Rechargeable is what I’m getting in my next pair Of HAs."
"Definitely recommend rechargeable in this case."
"I would suggest rechargeable ones though - no fiddly little batteries to mess with."
#12
Signia
4.0
(4)
"It's a solid good all-around hearing aid but right now, nothing is close to what the Phonak Sphere can do."
"Signia and GN Resound have BICROS with iPhone streaming."
"I’ve been having good luck with my Signia Pure HAs."
"I like signia and resound personally."
#13
Apple
4.3
(3)
"I love mine and can’t hear Tv and most things perfectly."
"Air Pods Pro2. They’re made for the gym, function a bit as hearing aids, and most importantly they equalize sound just like hearing aids."
"It may be worth looking into AirPods Pro or Airpods Pro Max."
#14
Audien
3.7
(3)
"You might want to check out audien hearing. My uncle's been using it for almost a year now and swears by it."
"My friend overseas has bought Audien Atom pro. Reasonable pricing and they work well for him."
"Ended up taking a chance on audien ion pro without expecting much but it's actually been decent."
#15
Widex Moment 440
5.0
(2)
"I trialed the Oticon real 1 and widex is far better imho."
"Widex models like the Moment 440 are about as good as 'hearing aids for musicians' get."
#16
Phonak Sphere 90
5.0
(2)
"They are significantly better and the only aids I've ever been able to hear well in loud places with."
"As a new user of the Spheres, you don't want anything else."
#17
Oticon Intent
4.5
(2)
"Unbelievably good."
"Oticon Intent is very good with speech in a noisy environment."
#18
Widex SmartRIC
4.5
(2)
"You’ll love sound quality and they have the best performance in background noise."
"Widex SmartRIC in your better hearing ear and a Sound Assist is a great option."
#19
Apple AirPods Pro 2
4.5
(2)
"The AirPods Pro 2 turns out to be a total game changer for my moderate hearing loss."
"Try the new airpod pro 2's ?"
#20
AirPods
4.0
(2)
"The APP2's actually work better for me in specific situations."
"You could buy a pair of AirPod pros in the meantime while you wait."
#21
Miracle-Ear
2.0
(3)
"Britney at the Miracle-Ear was great. She explained the quality of a hearing aid depends on the number of channels. Mine is 24 channels and works great."
"I’m crying right now with my Miracle Ear bullshit. I’ve got an appointment with a ENT physician next week. I’m just going to eat the cost of these and go with some legit branded hearing aids."
"Never go to miracle Ear. High priced pushy sales without a great product. Also “locked”."
#22
Sony
5.0
(1)
"I have the Sony E10 hearing aids and they work amazingly well."
#23
Dr
5.0
(1)
"The most comfortable without any feedback it’s dr 770 pro. They are wired but for the price they are hard to beat."
#24
OnlineHearing.com
5.0
(1)
"I've had them for 3 years now and just had an audiologist remote session 2 weeks ago. No charge (lifetime included). I'm very happy and will buy from them again."
#25
Amplifon
5.0
(1)
"When you are suffering from tinnitus, products like hearing aids from Amplifon’s collection might become a lifesaver."
#26
MFI
5.0
(1)
"Search for MFI (made for iPhone) hearing aids."
#27
Opticon
5.0
(1)
"I have Opticon Intence HA, I got them from an audiologist so they’re expensive but they’re worth it."
#28
Phonak Audeo L90
5.0
(1)
"I am very happy with my Phonak Audeo L90's."
#29
Costco Jabra
5.0
(1)
"My Jabras from Costco are tiny and hard to notice."
#30
Phonak Intent 1
5.0
(1)
"Far superior than anything else I tried."
#31
Prescription Hearing Aids
5.0
(1)
"If he can afford prescription hearing aids then that’s the way to go."
#32
MD Hearing
4.0
(1)
"I just ordered the volt max from MD Hearing. They’re practically invisible so I’m excited to try them."
#33
Anker
4.0
(1)
"I use the Anker Soundcore Life Q20's with mine. No feedback issues, good fit."
#34
Unitron
4.0
(1)
"BTE hearing aids are the best fit for severe hearing loss, my audiologist sold me one from unitron ( but mine is ric), they are great quality and more affordable than the usual high quality brands."
#35
Hear.com
4.0
(1)
"Hear.com they are good"
#36
OTC
4.0
(1)
"I currently work for an OTC hearing aid manufacturing company, and I think I can help you in your search for a Bluetooth hearing aid."
#37
Beurer
4.0
(1)
"If you're just getting started you can go with beurer and I know a place you can get in wholesale price"
#38
Siemens
4.0
(1)
"Go for a reputed brand only, like Siemens or Philips."
#39
OTC Hearing Aid
4.0
(1)
"I currently work for an OTC hearing aid manufacturing company."
#40
Rexton Reach
4.0
(1)
"The color options are significant for REXTON REACH."
#41
Lloyd
4.0
(1)
"I love https://lloydhearingaid.com but then again I was only looking for body worn analog aid."
#42
Oticon Opn S2 RITE
4.0
(1)
"It's a pretty good setup for me, and most of the time I can’t feel them."
#43
Oticon Enchant 40
4.0
(1)
"Oticon based hearing aids works well for mine!"
#44
Phonak Audeo Marvel
4.0
(1)
"I love the way that it works."
#45
Phonak Sky Lumity BTE
4.0
(1)
"I was just so excited to hear properly again."
#46
Oticon Intent 1
4.0
(1)
"The music program in my oticon intent 1s is quite good."
#47
ClearCast
4.0
(1)
"Consider an assistive listening device like a ClearCast Pal."
#48
Lumity
4.0
(1)
"The Lumity is better than my old device but"
#49
Resound
4.0
(1)
"If you like your current resound aids you could always test out the newest model!"
#50
Audicus
4.0
(1)
"I like the higher end OTC hearing aid products. I tried Jabra and Audicus. Ended up going Audicus."
#51
Beltone
3.0
(1)
"Using Beltone"
#52
Lenire
3.0
(1)
"Has some promising results."
#53
Sennheiser
2.0
(1)
"They’re not much better than the Sennheiser All Day Clear OTC hearing aids I picked up at Best Buy."
#54
Phonak Lyric
2.0
(1)
"I had LOTS of problems."
#55
Lexie
2.0
(1)
"My father wasn't able to navigate the Lexie hearing aids."
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