Review: EssilorLuxottica Nuance Audio Glasses

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Here’s the dirty secret about hearing aids. Millions of people need them. Most don’t wear them. Why? Because they hate having shit in their ears. Pardon my French.

I often feel the same way. I have mild but measurable hearing loss, and I love the benefit that high-quality hearing aids provide me. But I don’t often wear hearing aids in my daily life when I'm not testing products for the same reasons as everyone else. I hate putting them in, taking them out, having them in for hours at a time—the whole experience. As a result, I tend to wear hearing aids for short periods—only when I know I'll need them.