90% loss left ear, 75% loss right ear. Word discrimination is better in left ear. Yeah, hearing aids are essential, but only help so much. I’ll be looking at cochlear implants soon.
They are expensive. See my post #10.
My surgery to get the implant was that the last surgery my ENT was allowed to do before COVID. I got the magnetic Osia Baha that has a tether for my shirt collar. They have one that plugs in but more open to infections. If I had the plug in one, I know I would have worn it in the shower.
It does make a difference but it amplifies everything. They give you a choice of 2-3 accessories & I took the microphone. It plugs in & it hangs off of our TV so when my wife & I watch TV, she’s not getting blasted. I control it with an application on my iPhone.