New user looking for support and hearing aide opinions

[HomerSimpson]

Thread here has good info:

The Costco guy gave a very favorable review of the Apple Air Pod PRO 2 as OTC Hearing aids

I took an online hearing test, entered the prescription, and used AirPod Pro’s 2 as hearing aids for a little over 6 months before getting Oticon Intents. For my hearing loss (68yrs old - high frequency loss)–mostly trouble in noisy environments, they worked as well as the Intents if not slightly better. Airpods Pro pluses: Great audio all around (still use them for streaming a fair amount). Way way less expensive. Maybe slightly better performance in noisy settings due to total occlusion. Be…