First of all, I would like to say that the service at Hearing Sense is second to none. I have been a customer of them for several years and I have always found them to be very thorough, helpful and professional.
I have had to wear hearing aids for more than 20 years due to industrial noise. It took a bit of getting used to at first, but the benefits outweighed the initial discomfort. The size of the hearing aids has gotten a lot smaller and are less noticeable than the earlier models.
I have recently replaced my Phonak hearing aids with a remote control for the TV to Oticon rechargeable ones which can be controlled by my phone with the APP downloaded from the Internet. This is much more convenient.