@barbaradh Curious to know if you use hearing aids of any kind? My first were bicross that transmitted sound from the 'bad' side to the side was hearing. That was in the mid 70s so a lot of changes in theory and technology since then. It's amazing how much has improved since then, but still not perfect.

I received a cochlear implant at age 65. It has helped tremendously. If your auditory nerve is functional a CI may help you.

Back in the 70s, most medical providers thought the auditory nerve was dead or dying so we were told there was nothing that would help us. The reality: In most cases the auditory nerve is functional but the hair cells in the cochlear are damaged, thus not stimulating the nerve that sends sound to the brain for interpretation. When that nerve lies dormant it leads to 'auditory deprivation'. In many people, cochlear implants have been able to reactivate the nerve by bypassing the cochlea. Pretty amazing stuff. It does take some serious rehabilitation but is worth every minute it takes.