@bobbyboomer My daughter and her husband, and my son and his fiancee were visiting this weekend, which always makes me happy but it now has become a difficult, sometimes depressing time because I miss so much of what is being said in a group. It really is hard to not be able to distinguish when multiple are speaking, everything ends up sounding like gibberish. Constantly asking people to repeat what they said is annoying to me, and I am sure to the other person also.
We also did some entertaining while they were visiting which of course made it even worse for me. I have always enjoyed entertaining and having guests but when I do now, I often end up a bit depressed.
I am hoping for some giant advances in hearing aids that will help with this. At my age though by the time that happens I will probably be long gone.
JK

The ear phones have made listening to TV an absolute joy. I use the big soft pads that surround the ears. Plugs into TV, with charge stand by the T.V. As to music, I do not enjoy playing on my keyboard, nor listening to some music as much anymore... music in restaurants is annoying. A talker, I now talk less, go to restaurants where just one group at my table as my preference. I'll settle for hearing aids, for the terrible high price they cost to actually improve the quality of my hearing. My keyboard, if not wearing head phones, sounds super tinny. As to any cure, I'd forget that. But seems tech could vastly improve hearing reception by now.