You can spend thousands on hearing aids, but from I've been told by the professionals that most of the fancy bells and whistles are a waste of money, and the ones provided by the NHS are as good as any.

I don,t know what the situation in Canada is, but I'd suspect that even. If you have to buy them it,s not worth paying the earth.

It'd be great to have perfect hearing, but it isn,t on offer. My hearing aids do a very good job. In a crowded room with lots of different conversations it's a nuisance, but for most things, no problem.

One problem is that I tend not to notice I'm wearing them, until I reach to take them out to go to bed, and find they aren't. They are so small.