@ken82 I agree. Most audiologists do not know what it's like to live with hearing loss. We need to be more assertive on telling them how to better accommodate us. During my last audiologist visit, the audi would be talking to me while my hearing aids were "offline" during a programming sequence. I hear very little without my aids. Before I walked out of there, I suggested that they buy an Android tablet and install the Live Transcribe app. This way, I could read what they were saying when the aids were not working. I followed up with an email with a link to a product that would do the job.
Tony in Michigan

Hi Ken82..... I really like the idea of the audiologist handing out information in a printed form. It would be nice to know what will be happening at the appointment. Also info about treatment plan and options.
When I first experienced hearing loss 4 years ago I could still hear enough to communicate well with my doctors and audi. Now hearing is much worse and I can't hear much even with the aids. Almost the first thing they ask you to do is take the aids out and then boy, it's a total loss.
Last week when I saw the ENT doctor (now called Head and Neck Department) I took a list of questions that I had printed out..... that went great. He took the time to write down all the answers and wrote down his own questions for me. Spent a lot of time with me but I learned a lot. Tomorrow I have an optometry appt. and I plan to do the same thing. Also my daughter will be with me, she is very thorough and will make sure everything gets answered and I understand it. I would really suggest having someone with you when seeing a doctor. It just makes things so much easier.
My visit with my audiologist last week did not go so well, I did not have my list with me. So I e-mailed her yesterday with a list of questions. That is another option that is working for me so far. Good luck to you! Judy