@sunnyone Understanding speech in noise is the most challenging task for people with hearing loss. The manufacturers know this so there is a lot of sales pitches when marketing their new products. We should be able to exchange our old hearing aids for updated ones, similar to how we buy cars. The best technology to understand someone in a noisy environment is to be as close as possible to the person speaking. Most hearing aid manufacturers can sell you a remote mic that will stream the microphone directly into the hearing aids. That same device can be used to listen to TV at your friends house. You would just set the microphone as close to the TV speaker as possible. The nice thing about this solution is that the hearing aid app allows you change how much input comes from the streaming device and how much comes into the hearing aid microphones. During commercials, you could adjust the balance so that you can hear your friend without having to talk above the TV. Another option is to use a personal FM system. This solution does not lock you into the hearing aid manufacturer.
Tony in Michigan