If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, many now pay $1,000/ear or more for hearing aids. If you have this plan and ask your audiologist to get the best pair they can for that price, you'll be surprised at the quality of some of the newer hearing aids. I paid $0 out of pocket for a pair of Starkey hearing aids that work very well. Previously, I spent about $12k out of pocket for two sets of hearing aids that never worked well for me. In order for your brain to adapt to a hearing aid, you must wear them frequently and consistently. My hearing will never be what it was before hearing loss but newer technology and wearing the hearing aids more frequently has improved my hearing. I don't know if any hearing aids will work well in loud environments but this technology is improving as well.
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