Hearing aid advice

Thanks for everyones feedback. I think I have decided to go to an ENT office and see what they offer. Im very nervous about the beltone group because they are hearing instrument specialists and not a person that is degree'd in the ears. To me that makes them professional sales people that specialize in selling. Although the person I saw at beltone i thought was very thorough with the testing, All the reviews that I have read are from problems after the sale and it appears that beltone is more concerned with the initial sale and not the customer service after the sale and its just to much money to invest to end up with issues after I lay out 5k+.
Im not a vet so thats not an option. But I think anyone who has served our country should have the best hearing solutions that are available!
It looks like this will be a couple of weeks as Im sure the ENT will be a month wait to get in.
It sucks getting old! I had a neighbor that use to tell me "old age comes with company and its not always pleasant"! Now I know what he meant!
Thanks Rod