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Honestly you should probably just get a professional hearing aid, they do a hearing test and adjust its frequency response to your ears.

The longer you wait with getting it, the harder it will be for your brain to adjust to processing the full corrected sounds.

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I've been considering this more often lately. I was hoping for an inexpensive option since hearing aids are just earbuds with a custom tune.

Hearing aids are much better than most earbuds, especially with regard to power consumption. I have tinnitus, mild hearing loss, but wear cheapish Costco hearing aids as earbud replacement and the hope my tinnitus won't progress.

They're not really, but I can see why Beltone stores would give you that impression. Go see an audiologist.

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