Beurer HA 20 Hearing Noise Amplifier With Ergonomic Fit Behind the ear, Individual Adjustment to the Ear Canal, Volume Continuously Adjustable - Nude

Took a punt on this hearing aid as my mum is waiting for NHS hearing aids. We're amazed how good they are. She can hear better and is wearing them quite often. It's important to have it fit snuggly in the ear, if not any sounds leaking from the part that fits in the ear can leak, be picked up by the microphone and cause whistling. She won't be using them in a busy environment with lots of noise because it does pick up background noise.It has 2 batteries and three different sizes of ear buds. Excellent value and very good if there isn't a lot of background noise. My mum only has mild ear loss so that's perhaps why she gets on with them.

Not too bad as a temporary/short-term hearing assistant, which is what I wanted, but not a replacement for a prescribed hearing aid of course. I find when watching TV that it's best on a very low setting, because it not only increases the volume of speech but also the volume of all the background noise, so that speech is still difficult to hear.

Surprisingly good for the price. Quite large, but people can't miss the fact you are hard of hearing and speak clearly to you. I bought this to keep in my motorcycle jacket pocket so when helmet removed I can quickly fit it. Slight hissing noise at higher volume levels, and not to be confused with prescription aids.Excellent value, does what I need.

PROS- great value- ease of operationCONS- none really, but be aware it's simply a basic amplifier (a volume wheel goes from 1 - 6), not a custom hearing aid geared to your individual needs. (Best to go for a professional hearing test for that).I bought it for my 93-year old mum who refused to go for a hearing test, and didn't see the value of getting a much more expensive tailor-made device on the NHS! It's a good stepping-stone, just to get her used to wearing a device before she agrees to an individually-tailored aid.RECOMMENDED AS A SIMPLE STOP-GAP.

One Battery no charge at all. If you need ear defenders get these as they cut all noise down

It is difficult to make an accurate comparison with high end customised hearing aids because the price difference is so vast. For just a few pounds the Beurer hearing aid has, with comfort being the only demerit, far exceeded my expectations in terms of performance compared with my last aid, a low end NHS supplied device (model version unknown). There is no doubt that there are significant comfort advantages of an in-ear custom moulded insert, as found on the NHS device but, without an active in-ear pre-amplier, as fitted to the Beurer, performance was significantly impaired. Visually, the Beurer is generic and might be considered somewhat unflattering and obvious. For me the cosmetic trade off is more than offset by good performance. If users have general loss of high and mid range, as do I for many years, then this unit is a cheap way to see if there is an immediate improvement in simple things like TV and outside noises. It is certainly a great product for a standby in case of loss of a more expensive unit because of the low price. Excellent.

Bought this for my mother. She is happy with it, but after the battery ran out it has been really difficult to find the right replacement ones. The product description states LR44 which are the incorrect size. On the same product page it states PR48 so going to order them now to see if they fit. Please update the product page to show the correct replacement batteries!!

I got this just before my holiday and I was a little skeptical but I have to say I was amazed, I didn't need to ask people to repeat themselves and I could hear birds singing, I'm thinking of getting another one