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Originally Posted by Markam

Evidently I didn't explain myself clearly and perhaps am picking nits.

Yes, I was able to approve my hearing aids before buying them. The point I was trying to make was that the process for correcting hearing loss doesn't seem as objective as with glasses. With glasses, I can see what my vision will be with the new prescription before I even order them and the new glasses can be objectively confirmed to prove they are as ordered. With hearing aids, I don't think there is any way to be retested while wearing the new hearing aids to confirm that they have been properly programmed. About all that can be done is to see if they 'seem' to be OK. I could be wrong about this.

One other factor in the comparison of glasses to hearing aids...
Hearing aids, while expensive, can be reprogrammed again and again, to compensate for changing hearing. whereas glasses cannot be changed to compensate for changing vision.

I assume you had an audiolologists performed to necessary hearing test and recommended what hearing aids to buy, there are some are things to consider:
1. I was informed that one needs to get use to hearing aids.
2. You will never hear perfectly if you have nerve damage. Nothing like the original equipment GOD gave us. Top of the line hearing aids will bring you as close as you can get.
3. Hearing loss doesn't let you hear certain words if some is walking away from you and not talking directly to you.
4. Hearing loss - You have troubling distinguishing speech if there are more than one conversation taking place.
5. Hearing loss - You can't hear perfectly in a room full of extraneous noise unless you bought top of the line hearing aids but it's as close as you can get.

I just had my hearing aids programmed for a higher level as there were originally set in a lower setting as I needed to get use to them. I originally noticed a distint improvement in hearing but after a while, I determined they were a little bit too low. Now when I take them off, I notice a big drop in my heraing capabilities.

I hope this helps you.