My old hearing aids were pretty well used up when I contacted the VA about batteries. They had me come in for a new evaluation and ordered me Phonak in the outer ear aids. I had done my homework and was able to tell them what features I wanted, which excluded behind the ear aids. I got them on March 24 and am amazed at what they can do. I can control them in my ears, with buttons on the aids, or use an app on my Android phone to customize them to my situation. I can take calls, or make calls through my phone, and play music from my phone in my aids. I can now hear music, and not have it sound like noise, and can talk with my 8 and 10 year old grand daughters and hear them clearly. I even had to ask my wife to stop shouting at me, since I can hear her fine now. I never expected something to work so well. They are Phonak Virto M 312 for anyone interested.