"Hear Better Now" article in current Consumer Reports

I am currently wearing Costco hearing aids. Best aids and audiologist and price yet, these are my third pair of aids.

Thanks for the article. I wish they said more about how to take their numbers. What’s the quality difference between a ratings of ‘75’ and 69’ (other than ‘6’), for example? How useful are numbers that come from a self-selected sample about something as complex as HAs?

For example, one poster here perceives a very similar difference in how 2 different aids affect sounds, but I like mine, and he seems to prefer the competitor. Can a reader make a decision on the basis of our perceptions? (No.)

As for retailers, Costco is better liked by the sample. Is Costco perfect? (No.). Can a customer extrapolate from that? (Maybe a little.) Does Costco’s survey results ensure a good experience? (No.)

I’ve been reading CR for 60+ years, although not consistently. I’ve never read much in the way of self-examination from them.

Thanks! Good response.
I’ve read CR for a long time too. When I’ve had specific needs or talents and want the best, I haven’t found them helpful.
COSTCO came to the Canadian market after I had established business with audiologists here. I’ve seen they have had trouble with KS10 hearing aids. Are users of Phonak Paradise P90’s having the same trouble? I think that the KS10 are private label versions of the p90’s.

Although I’d agree that it does not point one to a best hearing aid, I do think it provides useful information.
Regarding the point scores. If one reads the footnotes, one learns that for the hearing aids, differences of less than 6 points are not meaningful. For the dealers, differences of less than 2 points are not meaningful. Observations: They’re all pretty good in quiet. They’re all pretty bad in noise. There’s not a great deal of difference between all of them in the top half. How good of value you consider them likely has a great deal to do with how much you paid for them.