Pete,
Sorry this is a late comment, but perhaps still useful. I use two solid
state hearing aids both in contesting and real life. Mine are in-the-ear
type but not tiny. My hearing is down, much worse in one ear than the
other, but my serious problem is loss of high frequency response. I can
hear people talk but can't understand, sounds like they are mumbling. I
have had hearing aids for the past 20 years, all analogue up until this
year. I use earphones and did not find a statisfactory way to use the aids
until I went digital. Now I just put the phones on over the aids, and I make
many less mistakes on callsign recording. Without the aids some calligns
and accents are very difficult; I am less reluctant to enter fone contests
now. My aids have a form of AGC that helps reduce sudden loud noises such
as hand clapping or someone shouting or a crash of static.
With the solid state amplifiers and adjustment possible now they seem to do
a much better job of mirroring your loss with gain. Anyway I think you will
find the aids helpful.
73, Jim w3cp
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