"Martin Brown" wrote in message ...

On 24/10/2012 13:47, GB wrote:
On 24/10/2012 13:11, Jim Hawkins wrote:

without the user having to look freakish.

Aye, as Hamlet would say, there's the rub.

Don't you think someone with massive acoustically reflecting shoulder
pads is going to look pretty silly? And still a very limited gain.

Modern digital hearing aids are now incredibly good. You can't compete.
The improvements in DSP technology have overtaken my dad's hearing loss.
He can now hear in both ears again!


He'd be really popular with the ladies if he could breathe through them.