Traditional aids are aimed at (1) old people who can't handle more than 4 buttons on a TV remote, who (2) are willing to accept whatever they're given and put up with inconveniences, and (3) don't notice their audiologist and aid vendor are kinda in cahoots to their detriment.
There's all kinds of interesting things aid users might want to experiment with, once an audiologist gives them a profile of their hearing loss. Aids have programs that help for different situations, like crowded room, quiet conversation, etc, and the user may want to adjust those settings themselves.
Traditional aids are aimed at (1) old people who can't handle more than 4 buttons on a TV remote, who (2) are willing to accept whatever they're given and put up with inconveniences, and (3) don't notice their audiologist and aid vendor are kinda in cahoots to their detriment.
There's all kinds of interesting things aid users might want to experiment with, once an audiologist gives them a profile of their hearing loss. Aids have programs that help for different situations, like crowded room, quiet conversation, etc, and the user may want to adjust those settings themselves.