I wear a Hearing Aid (HA) every day in my right ear. I have to-I can't hear anything at all without it and I have no hearing ability in my left ear. I wear it all the time (only when I am not in water or asleep). I know the advantages my HA offers me because it's part of me. Literally, when I die, my HA will be buried with me! As a teacher of students with hearing loss, I am often asked the question, "what's the difference with my hearing aids (HAs)?" 9 times out of 10 these are students that can hear without the HAs in (mild or moderate hearing loss) and they do not habitually wear them.
The HA user will not be able to tell any difference until the user has been habitual in wearing them often. Unless they are worn all the time, no difference will be detected. For example, a person may be able to hear the birds chirping or the TV come on with the HAs in, and notice they can't hear the sounds without them in. You don't know what an iPad can do for you unless you use it daily. Same applies for HAs. What's the difference??? It's huge! Only the user can know after they have routinely worn them.
