A Good HEAR day!

I broke down and went to the audiologist yesterday, got new hearing aids -- technology has changed so much since my first one.  I'm very optimistic these will do the trick for me.  We discovered my hearing loss is 'severe' in the high-frequency ranges, making it impossible for me to distinguish 'soft-consonant' sounds.  Cross your fingers for me, and be happy you don't have to repeat yourself all the time when talking to me!