About 20 months ago I started using hearing aids. I jumped in after reading a review of the Eargo Plus hearing aids in an online tech magazine. These hearing aids were different. I didn’t want behind the ear aids as I didn’t want the distorted 3-D hearing they produce. I wanted to improve my hearing, but retain accurate 3-D hearing.

My hearing is important to me. In my youth, I had what most consider to be a “golden ear.” Meaning, I could decern sounds and quality of reproduction via headphones, stereo equipment, and accessories. I wanted to retain as much of that as possible. The behind the ear aids just eliminate that.

What makes the Eargo hearing aids special is they let sound travel around the fibers or palms that hold the aids in your ears. So you hear most of the natural sound and the aids amplify the sounds most associated with voice. As I say over and over again, they got me back in the conversation. They work in restaurants, outdoors, in the movie theater, in rock concerts. Yes, in rock concerts. I was most amazed at how they hold up in the most challenging of sound situations.

These aids are also comfortable to wear and virtually invisible. Today my wife was talking about my hearing aids. My sister-in-law said she didn’t see any hearing aids. I pulled one out of my ear and she said, wow those are beautiful! And they are.

Should you try them? If you can hear, but find conversations hard to follow, say “what?” a lot and otherwise feel like your hearing is missing a few beats, then yes, give them a try. If you are like me, you will never look back.