While a vast improvement, hearing aids are only crutches. They improve verbal communication ability from impossible/hard to possible but still tiring (depends o

While a vast improvement, hearing aids are only crutches. They improve verbal communication ability from impossible/hard to possible but still tiring (depends on type of hearing loss, of course). With digital aids there was marked improvement but there is only so much "bandwidth" available in the damaged ear. So, sorry for preaching, any time if you are near person with hearing aids, please take into account that (s)he is only hearing with crutches.