I suppose when the hearing diminishes slowly over time you don’t realize what you are missing until it’s brought back. lol

What?....

LOL

He said he's having a hard time hearing!

lol….Fixed it.

That hints that you have found a way to improve your hearing that actually works. Fess up! What I usually gather is folks frustrated after spending a lot of money.

I realized it when the kids would say there is a deer coming and I heard nothing and still couldn't hear it when it cam into view untill it got very close.

When my dad got his first hearing aid, he came out of the bathroom grinning and said "it sounds like Niagra Falls in there".

While wearing them can be a nuisance, I now hear birds during the day, and peppers at night.

I have needed them for years. Between a loud 357 I had at 18, industrial noise and the wreck that cracked my skull and bele my ear drum out. The ear doctor said everything is still in there just rearrange some.

I have 70% loss in my left and I think 50 in the right on my baseline test at work. When I hired in.

I cant tell where sounds come from, background noise makes it very difficult . I cant hardly find squirrel now.

I would love to have some if they could improve my hunting abilities. In dream land they would block impuld noise, connect to my phone, and fix my hearing. Tracking on them for when I loose them would be nice to.

Had that pic on our river frig for years. Love it!

The wife badgered me into gettin hearing aids.
Best thing I ever did,amazing what i could hear again once I got them.
Audiologist and proper hearing test is key to getting the hearing aids set for your hearing requirements.
I went thru workers compensation since my hearing loss was work related over the years.All costs are covered related to the tests and hearing aids initially and going forward.
The big bonus was that the audiologist diagnosed my hearing loss as a permanent disability and I got a decent sized settlement from workers comp as well as an annual disability credit on my annual tax liability.
I likely lost out on thousands of dollars by not seeing the audiologist sooner.

The technology has come a long way with understanding your specific hearing needs and customizing the aids to assist with trouble frequencies without altering the ones you have no trouble hearing.