I gotta have my hearing aid! I LOVE MUSIC! *clings to ipod* I love my ipod! the 4 hours I'm at work, I only listen to my ipod, nothing else, and the music helps me to focus on my work better (with no music, I hear the phones ringing, people chattering, doors opening and closing, people walking around, paper rustling, people typing at the computers, etc. and they are all distracting to me). But there are times when I don't want my hearing aid on at all (night time, or just random moments throughout the day where I just want some peace and quiet).