JilieO4 is a lot more thorough than I. But she raised a point in her post above about assistive technology. (Moderators, this may be more appropriate in a different thread).

I see several barriers to folks using assistive technology to enhance their hearing/understanding over what hearing aids can provide.
First folks don’t know what’s available. Lots of audiologist and hearing aid fitters don’t explain things like neck loops, telecoils, streamers, and remote microphones. So without knowing about them they don’t know what to ask for.
Then if folks do know about some technology they don’t know where to find it or can’t/don’t want to afford it. This information on sourcing and financial assistance should be provided by whom ever is selling the hearing aids.
Third , folks may know about technology and actually get it but don’t know how to use it. Some is easy and some is more complicated. Some requires managing several things to get everything all connected. And one must know in which situations to use it. There can be a steep learning process.
Lastly folks don’t accept the available technology. When I ask someone if they would like to try a device they say “no I don’t need that”. I think what they are really meaning is “I don’t WANT to need that. That’s the stigma of hearing loss.

So seek out the help you need. Own your hearing loss. You’ll be better off for trying.