In this video I finally lay it all out: after about 2 years of testing a ton of OTC hearing aids, these are my top 3 picks for 2024. I’m a licensed hearing aid fitter in Pennsylvania, and I test these things where it actually matters—at Costco, in a very noisy environment—because quiet-room testing doesn’t do you any favors. If a hearing aid falls apart in noise, it’s not going to work most of the time in real life. I picked one winner in each price category. For “prescription-quality OTC” (roughly $1,700–$2,000), I chose the Jabra Enhance Select 500 because it’s basically GN prescription tech sold OTC—killer noise filtering, excellent microphone directionality, and Bluetooth LE Audio for what’s coming with Auracast. Around the $900 range, the Lexie B2 Plus (powered by Bose) impressed me with real hearing-aid build quality, self-fitting programming, and strong performance in noise. And for the best bang-for-your-buck under $500, the Elehear Beyond absolutely caught me off guard—great noise handling, solid streaming, replaceable parts, and an app that I could leave in automatic and just live my life.