Wow! So much good info. Thanks. I wanted to let people know that recently I attended a Washington, DC HLAA meeting that was extremely helpful. The guest speaker (will post name a little later when I find the info) emphasized that it’s extremely important for the audiologist to do a “real ear measurement” (as Stephen mentioned above) in order to truly be able to adjust the hearing aids to best fit your particular hearing loss. She said that the majority of audiologists do not do this as standard practice but that they really should. Perhaps cost is a reason many don’t do this. Having this measurement done is key to the audiologist being better able to give you the best clarity. I haven’t had this done yet but planning to do so soon because clarity is the biggest issue for me.