When Zoidberg said, "Is this angry yelling or busted hearing aid yelling?" I felt that.. deep down in my childhood memories..

Clodfobble wrote:

Either way, good on you for using them in the first place. So many people wait too long and end up permanently losing hearing because of it. Here's hoping your new replacements come in soon.

Wait too long and permanently losing hearing? Never heard that one but it strikes me as implausible.
How would using a hearing aid prevent loss, is it a use it or lose it situation?
The Doctor told me, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you don't need to spend a fortune on sophisticated hearing aids, the bad news is you can't hear shit.
She was right, my aids are only a grand apiece. My first one was $200... 40 years ago.
 

Yes, Griff's got it: if you stop using a portion of your brain, those neurons can get reassigned in as little as a few months. So once you start to lose certain frequencies, you might not be able to get them back if you wait too long to get a hearing aid.

My hearing loss was made in Vietnam, too.
The VA was happy to supply me with two of the priciest units out there, but they didn't do squat.
I think there must be several different kinds of loss; maybe all of them are somewhat unique.
When my audiology appointment turned out to be long distance (Skype?), I figured there wasn't much chance they would find mine.  

It has been really nice not having to mess around with hearing aids morning and night. I haven't adjusted them at all. Occasionally, I get a kinda clogged feeling but it doesn't actually seem to impact vocal range stuff and it goes away in a short time. I think it's settling in over time. The sound continues to be much more natural. I'm not sure if I would be comfortable inserting them myself but then again I put contacts in my eyes a couple times a week. They performed really well on a really intense mtb ride yesterday.