I have in ear private hearing aids.
I have severe tinnitus and fluctuating hearing loss so needed hearing aids that A. could be adjusted easily and separately (I have a remote), B. had different settings for different environments (without them i can’t hear anything in the pub). As my hearing fluctuates across all frequencies, i can get settings for different levels of hearing loss (not just volume adjustment).
Plus I was reluctant to wear the big ugly external hearing aids the NHS gave me…you can’t see my private aids unless you look directly into my ear.
They’re expensive though…i went to a private clinic in London and paid for 5 years of unlimited after care. Sometimes my hearing fluctuates to the point that the hearing aids don’t work effectively anymore and i need to take them in to be tuned to the right frequencies.
It takes time to get used to hearing aids, particularly if you have had hearing loss for a while. You brain would have got used to trying to make do with your hearing loss and is now getting a lot more input than it did before. Give it time and she’ll get used to them.