Consumer Reports- Hearing aid brand ratings

Worse

Better

15 of 15 Shown

READER SCORE

68

Phonak

READER SCORE

68

Widex

READER SCORE

67

Oticon

READER SCORE

67

ReSound

READER SCORE

66

Siemens

READER SCORE

66

Rexton

READER SCORE

66

Unitron

READER SCORE

65

Starkey

Sound clarity

Value

Fit/comfort

Provider

Ease of cleaning

Reader score

Battery life

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Ease of changing or charging ba

Survey Results

READER SCORE

65

Zounds

READER SCORE

65

Bernafon

READER SCORE

65

Sonic Innovations

READER SCORE

64

Miracle Ear

READER SCORE

64

Beltone

READER SCORE

62

Audibel

READER SCORE

62

NuEar

Scores are based on purchases of 20,563 purchases of individual hearing aids or matched hearing aid pairs by 19,711 Consumer Reports’ subscribers. Results might not reflect the U.S. population. Reader score reflects overall satisfaction with the hearing aid (or aid pair). A score of 100 would mean all respondents are completely satisfied; 80, that respondents are very satisfied on average. Differences of fewer than 4 points are not meaningful. Each rating category under Survey Results reflects average scores on a scale from “very poor” to “excellent.” Value refers to the performance of the hearing aid for the money spent. Sound clarity pertains to the clearness of tones and sounds while wearing the hearing aid.