I was someone that would point out my aids, and never cared what other thought. I am in my 70s, and retired finally, but I choose my jobs so I didn’t have to wear suits, and ties. And seeing I always have a high tech job everyone believed we were weird anyway.
@cvkemp: Chuck … I hear you, man, but puh-LEEZ don’t spoil my image of bunkers-eating, barnacle-boiling Jack Tar wearing hot pink HAs with purple stripes and glitters! 
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In today’s lawsuit-happy world, I can’t imagine anyone being brave/dumb enough to make a comment to any employee regarding the color of a medical device. That’s just asking for trouble. Unprofessional would be commenting on, or even forming an opinion on the color of a device designed to improve someone’s quality of life.
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I cannot get my colors, I am a red, white and blue type of person.
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I thought they made red?
Not in the aids I get from the VA
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Do they offer any choices, like silver, gray, or black? I guess red would be a special order with an extra charge
Yes just not red, but most of the other colors, my aids are steel gray. And if I get another pair I will get the silver gray.
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@cvkemp: That’s a coincidence, Chuck. I was just standing at the pharmacy lineup, picking up a prescription. Guy in front of me had them silver grey getups for his HAs.
At first, I thought he had sawed a chrome lug nut in two and taped the halves onto his glasses. But they’ll probably look very different on you, Chuck … distinguished, like!
[Hmmmm … maybe the gentleman in question had silver HAs, not silver grey, which I believe are different.]
Yes the silver is not far from white. Silver gray seems to be a few shades lighter than the steel gray. Which s a few shades lighter than Matt black
Yes, Chuck, you’re right. Steel grey is nice. Silver? Meh …
Carry on!
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let’s just say that when I was a teen, and in the service my hear was so dark brown it was most often called black. Now it no longer has any pepper in the salt.
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Chuck, my HAs are PCT Brown®️, FYI.
I’m an NHS group therapist and I bought purple tube wraps to help others see my aids (and cos the look cool too). If anyone were to make a comment about looking professional etc I’d give them a hard stare and carry on carrying on. I gotta hear you to give you therapy and you gotta help me hear you…
I think the world is slowly changing for the better, well in the UK it is. Bit more room for people to be themselves.
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I like that attitude @markyB 
I think you are right, My grandson (aged 7) is profound in his left ear, no response in any frequency, he was born like that, his mother had a viral infection during pregnancy, his right ear now has a mild moderate loss, this year, the NHS fitted him with a hearing aid, he requested a bright emerald green aid, because it looked cool, he is doing exceptionally well with his new aid, and if truth be told, Malky is rather proud of his aid… The world is indeed changing 
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Obviously, it’s situational, a 7 YO, (8,9,10,12, or 14 YO) should because kids can be cruel to other kids who aren’t just like them. Calling attention to it really removes the possibility of malicious joy for the so called “normal” children. For a person working in jobs considered nonprofessional , “blue collar”, service jobs, etc., it is also fine - people enjoy a little chuckle now and then. But not for a serious occupation - I don’t want to see a clown nose or T-Rex HA’s on my neurosurgeon, investment advisor, or lawyer. I think if you typically wear a suit is a good rule of thumb to follow though not all incompassing.
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Each to their own @molarface…… I think, we can learn from kids, as they evolve attitudes, by showing off their aids, they are teaching us a valuable lesson…… By destigmatizing the aids, and showing others they need help to communicate with the hearing world, none of which are a weakness. IMHO, and to all intensive purposes, last time I looked, hearing aids are indeed a medical device, and other folks cannot assist us, if they don’t know we have a loss, why we should want to hide them, perhaps defeats the purpose of, assistive listening devices…… If that neurosurgeon or lawyer wants to ware hearing aids the size and colour of bananas, that’s perfectly fine in my book, he or she are telling me, by emphasising their loss, my opinion counts, and they want to hear what I have to say, and, “can you help me please”?..… IMO, Hearing Aid manufacturers created the stigma, by advertising HA’s as discreet, why should we be somehow ashamed of them? Show them off, and make them bold and beautiful…. I tell everyone who wants to listen, I am deaf, and I immediately point to my aids, instantly their reaction changes, and most folks will start enunciating their words, you cannot get assistance if folks are oblivious to your need! Cheers Kev
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I’m with you, Kev: and I’d prefer that they be empathetic and able to spell, too,thanks (with no reference intended to YourImminentSelf®)
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Twas never my forte Jim…. Spelling! Being dyslexic, spellchecker is my friend 
occasionally, I surpass my spelling expectations. But, for some reason, tis usually the smaller words that I cannot manage…… Cheers Kev
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Exactly. I don’t want sleek, invisible hearing aids. I wear glasses - evidently I don’t have 20/20 vision. My lack of hearing is already invisible enough for the rest of the world to assume I’m hearing. My local Costco only had silver or bronze in stock so I went with bronze but I have royal blue Ear Gear sleeves on order to keep them safe/clean and help with wind noise.
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