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In the meantime, there are organizations that tend to be populated by the deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened. For instance, in the USA, there's the Hearing Loss Association (HLAA) and the Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA). However, I do not know what would be considered to be their...

Too old to make friends? Don't be silly! Anyway, sounds like the Hearing Loss Association of America might be a good organization for you. You can check to see if there's a chapter near you: Hearing Loss Association of America Let me know if you have any questions. Good Luck!

Are you a late deafened? If you are, then this might help: Association of Late-Deafened Adults Welcome to ALDA! Good luck!

Awww. I knew you were joking too. :)

Yeah, it gets a little exciting sometime. Hopefully those that want to hear better have good reasons to be optimistic as science and technology continues to progress onto to the future... :)

FYI, I think bionic ears is just another way of saying cochlear implants. I don't think it's anything different.

Yes, they usually do several tests all at once within one appointment. One with HA, one without and each ear, etc. Have you had some tests a while back when you were younger? Then it'll probably be similar as to that it hasn't changed much over the years. That is you'll be placed in a booth and...

Yes, admittedly I do not know much about it. But have heard that some of the deaf are wondering if it could be another option other than cochlear implants somewhere down the road.

Being able to lipread from a distance

Yes, I heard that Nanotechnology could be another option or possibility.

And that works both... never mind :whistle:

I'm another that likes sleeping through thunderstorms. This way there's less chance of being interrupted from a "good dream". :giggle:

Yes, and you gave out a very good interview. Keep up the good work! :thumb:

Are you talking about in humans? Anyway, like you said, it's back to the drawing board.

Now, if they could come up with a speech to text conversion one could use in a large setting (i.e. auditorium) or room whereas one would not have a good view of the speaker? And would also not involve a 3rd party? Like at a seminar or lecture, etc.

One area I'd like to work or improve on is dealing with indoor areas with a lot of background noise. Just the other day I went to a relatives party, whereas when I came out to head home, I asked another hearing relative that was walking by "Was it noisy inside?". Whereas my relative claimed that...

Yes, even if you don't go for programming, you usually make two appointments to have the molds made. One for to make an ear mold impression. And the other to pick them up when they're ready in about a week or two.

Some of the profoundly or severely deaf still make a good use of their hearing aids. Even if their hearing isn't perfect with it, they still feel it's more beneficial to wear them than not to. It depends on the individual.

That is a good question. That I do not know. Although I suggest that you wait for the activation. What is it? Just a couple of weeks from now? And best of luck with it!

Yes, 5 to 7 years is just about the timeframe on how long the user usually wears the same hearing aid. Not to also mention that a better one would sometime also come along during that time period.