I’m well beyond the start of losing my hearing but hearing aids have saved me for now. Really lucky to still be playing and singing in my mid 70’s. My hearing doctor says music is probably part of my loss but my hunting days (no ear plugs back then) are probably how the worst of it happened. He can tell by where in the range my dead spots are.
I tried hearing aids. My problem is a very tiny opening in my left ear. The damn thing kept falling out. So now my favorite word is “WHAT?”.