Wow, @nancsw, I'm sorry you find yourself in this jam during the lockdown. What a terrible ordeal. Let's hope you catch a break sooner rather than later. and can get back to a more normal hearing capability.

Thanks for your post. I think you ask an excellent question, though I don't know if the HOH forum is the the best place to get the answer you seek. We are all very HA-dependent and perhaps we don't track solutions that don't involve HAs (and our responses reflect that). Still, I am interested in this and hope if you get a good tip about headphones off list you will post it.

I am interested in headphones because, while my HAs do flow the sound from Apple mobile devices, bluetooth support is unavailable for my Apple laptop, as far as I've been able to determine. If I am missing something I hope someone will correct me and send me to a better source of information. I would love to be wrong about this!

I listen to numerous webinars and online workshops/classes for professional education. These are not streamed like entertainment through a TV. Sometimes I can dial in on my iPhone and listen while watching the Powerpoint slides or other display on computer--but not always. So if I can't bluetooth the speaker via phone, and the computer speakers are inadequate, what other options are available if I want to hear the content better? I think headphones may be the thing, no? So do post if you get a good recommendation, though you may need to ask hearing people about it.