Am late to this party but have do much in common with a lot of what OP’ shave said. DH hated wearing his hearing aids do our tv blared out! I baked out to my workroom often and the peace of my radio. But .., when DH got new hearing aids after a hearing test it was me who was asking for the volume to be turned up a bit. I have constant tinnitus so knew I had a slight hearing loss but like another GN’r I was checked for earwax and yes, a disgusting looking plug was removed. You almost feel ashamed that you had that residing in your ear. Anyway, am now awaiting a hearing test and actually hoping I get hearing aids if it will help with tinnitus. Have any other GNr’s any experience of this?