[bob deluke]

I got a pair of Oticon hearing aids from the VA about 6 years ago after I had my hearing checked and couldn’t hear low volumn sounds. Battery powered, pia to change them but they worked well. This past year got a pair of Phonax rechargeable from Uncle Sam. Both were very expensive, $4-6K. I still have a problem comprehending what people say, and I can hear them. My wife is very soft spoken and even with hearing aids in, I don’t understand a lot of what she says. I am always saying “what”? That really ticks her off…she’s always looking at my ears to see if my hearing aids are in. The audiologist told me hearing aids won’t help with comprehension. Kind of disappointed they don’t seem to help in that respect. I wear them daily though and they do help with hearing.