I hear fine, I just have an issue understanding human speech. It just sounds like noise sometimes.
As a person with a hearing impairment, I can unfortunately confirm that theyāre not all simply solved with hearing aids. OP has big āthis liar walked from the handicap spotā energy.
Also theyāre far more expensive than glasses. In college mine broke and I could barely afford food so I went without until I could afford to fix them a few years later.
Thereās also the fact that at times theyāre exhausting to wear and people get pissed if you have to take them out or turn them off.
Hearing aids arenāt like normal glasses where they just fix the problem no issue. I love my local librarians for just writing stuff down when I say I canāt hear. Itās quick and convenient.
I hadnāt considered that, but that does go to add a little doubt to my annoyance with my boomer neighbourā¦ I guess you never can tell. Thanks for the context
Iāll add that hearing aids can be tiring and uncomfortable to wear. I often take mine off after work because I need a break after 9 hours of wearing them. My neighbors may find it inconvenient, but itās what I need to do for my comfort.
Also hearing aids really arenāt cheap. There was a decent period of time I just couldnāt drop the money to fix or replace mine after they broke
