What it comes down to is if you are willing to participate in life as much as possible or to withdraw. If one were losing their eyesight, would that person refuse to wear eyeglasses?? Simple choice!. Getting accustomed to new hearing aids is a continuing process of your brain reinterpreting new and lost sounds, getting accustomed to having something in your ear for extended periods and the irritations occasionally encountered and fine tuni8ng the hearing aids as youget accustomed to them. A process, remember!