I struggle on a daily basis with my hearing. It is very frustrating. It’s not that I can’t hear with them, people do not need to speak louder, the problem is — inaudible! I have a problem with clarity! If I am with two or more people conversing I listen in amazement that they know what is being relayed to each other as mostly all I hear is jarbled conversation with only a word ever so often coming through clearly. I am completely lost other than to be in a one on one conversations and if they mutter or speak rapidly, or have a heavy dialect, well—forget me understanding. It is a terrible way for a ‘I love to socialize and converse’ ’ kind of woman to have to be in groups of people anymore. I avoid these situations as much as possible. I under stand so well each entry I have read as I think I’ve experienced most of their frustrations. I’m not giving up however, as I am in the process of trying some new hearing aids. Wish me luck. Ha!