I am suspicious about loud noises being the main source of hearing loss. I think genes and just plain age is a big culprit on some of us. I had a great aunt that was pretty deaf and her life was following the south end of a horse, and I am not aware of horses being very noisy. I had two different sets of completely in the ear aids that was easy to live with, but wanted something more adjustable and amped with less skull sounds like chewing, so I put out $4500 for a pair of Starkeys, supposedly blu-tooth equipped. These fit over the ears with little wire like connections to a small thing with a rubber tip that stuck in the ear. The blu tooth made it easy for the Dr. to change/boost the sensitivity, but the feature never has been connectable to my computer or other broadcaster, except if you buy Starkey's $300 tv broadcaster and then you would need one for each TV set (I use two or three, depending on my tasks about the house). These over the ear ones are always getting dislodged by stocking caps, scarves, caps with ear flaps, pullover shirts, etc. One feature that my Starkeys have is a small rocker button on the top edge that can adjust the volume up or down depending on what the ambient situation is. Mighty useful when in a McDonald's play place with screaming kids and glass walls. Or speed talking TV heads needing amplication. I tried a cigarette pack sized blu ray broadcaster that you lay in front of the TV or folks around the coffee table and hear a lot better. It came with a neck chain and wife could talk to me easily even at highway speeds in the noisy Corolla, but battery life was short and recharge time long, so it went back. I regret (or have learned more)that I did not shop around for units like Costco. And there is a new outfit out of Chicago that sells programmable aids for WAY less money, but I don't know how they can be set up for the volume/response one needs. Hearing loss is easily measured, doesn't take long but is shrouded in Doctor-settings but shouldn't be much more involved that, say a Dr Scholls foot thingy at the Walmart, IMHO. You can't sleep with them, showers wreck them, they get brushed out if you carry a grandchild around with them riding on your shoulders, they are NEVER set at the right levels for where you happen to be, you can hear birds again but also silverware clinking from across the cafe. My advice: pick a Dr. convenient to your area because they and you will be seeing each often. Choke down the money and make room in the budget for another old age maintenance expense. Leo
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