My follow up appointment with the ENT was scheduled for the following week.  Great!  I thought that I would certainly demo several hearing aids but that was not the case.  The hearing tech showed me a particular brand of hearing aids which had three different models; a good, better and best.  As I often do when presented with choices, I asked what was the difference.  The hearing tech told me that the good was good, the better was better and the best was the best.

Since this line of inquiry was proving to be fruitless, I tried a different approach.  I asked how much they cost.  She said that the good was $3,000, the better was $4,000 and the best was $5,000.  Then I asked just how much my insurance would cover and she said $2,400.  Ouch!  Time to move on to plan B.