I was reading through the forum and I saw your post. I hope things are better for you now. I don't know if you're the coupon clipper kind, but I wanted to share this one for $1000 off one of the new micro hearing aids. They work so well... Or if you're not looking to buy a new aid, they're also mailing out free sets of batteries just by signing up on their website. So check it out:
http://www.hearingsolutionsblueash.com/specials.asp and I hope it helps. If nothing else, anyone can use free batteries.