It’s almost a year later; are you all following this thread still? I have severe to profound loss in both ears. I rely on analog. While I still have several pairs to last me through the years, it’s not a good enough solution for me. Over the years, I have tried a handful of digitals available for my loss (not too many). My issue was the spoken word. Because the processing of sound is digitized, I have to re-learn what each word sounds like. My mother was standing directly in front of me, talking. I was not able to understand her. When the city bus stopped outside of my condo, I didn’t recognize the sound. When the air conditioner kicked on, I didn’t know what it was. While digital works for many, many people, it does not work for a lot of us. I need to get an idea as to how many of us there are - would you like to see analog be manufactured again? Let’s make it work, and soon. I don’t know about the other manufacturers, but Oticon will stop even repairing analog devices in June 2018.
Thanks, Jennifer