The biggest mistake people make is to wear them for a few days and then chuck them into a drawer. Yes, things will sound a LOT different. (That ought to be a "well DUH!" moment.) It takes a month or so for your brain to recalibrate to the new normal - a phrase I now hate after COVID, but is accurate in this instance. That's precisely why the better suppliers give a 90-day trial.
For veterans, the VA has changed a lot in the past few years. Decades ago, the unspoken rule seemed to be to deny benefits if possible. Not now. These days, if you walk in the door, you will get hearing aids. The audio office here in Utah is highly competent and friendly, and after my comprehensive test, the only question they asked was what color aids did I want. They've also greatly widened the Agent Orange presumptive cause list, but that's a different topic I need not open here. Bottom line is they are now very vet friendly.
