Hi, I'm mildly hearing impaired and happy to have found your group. I
will set about reading some past messages to get to know you, but for
now I have one question that I'm having difficulty finding an answer to
online:

At what level of hearing loss is a hearing aid appropriate? I mean Db
level, not "moderate" or whatever since some people don't seem to know
the difference...

I have not been evaluated for years, since I was in school, and I don't
know what my diagnosis is exactly but I think it's around 38/39, or
maybe it's 27/28? I know they used to call me "mild to moderately
hearing impaired" in the board of ed as of about 10 years ago. Can
someone please help me understand what that really means?

I have lately been noticing the differences between me and fully-
hearing people, and thinking maybe I should have hearing aids. But they
are so expensive, so I want to know as much as possible whether they'll
make a significant difference in my life. I can't afford to shell out
6k just for convenience.