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Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by jrace on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:47PM (#28923545)
Hearing aids allow you - rather enable you - to listen again. Without them your understanding and comprehension gets lazy.

Imagine if you stopped playing basketball because of a bad knee.

Then years later you get a knee brace and are able to play again.

How long, and how much practice would you need before you could play at the level you were at before the knee problem?

And without properly fixing the problem (just using a mobility aid) could you ever return to pre-knee problem levels?

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Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by bookofjoe on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:41AM (#28930543)
OT but knee-related: people need to understand that function after a total knee replacement will NEVER be better than that existing at the time of the replacement. The only benefit is reduction or elimination of pain. — retired M.D. (anesthesiologist)
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