Welcome to the world of noisy cockpits. You must be coming from the Airbus or the 787 with its quiet cockpit.
On longer flights I usually use the standard foam ear plugs which block the annoying avionics fan noise frequency and leave the ATC comms perfectly audible.
My audio tuning panel has the volume set at 60-70% and is clear enough to pick up relevant transmissions.
Try that, should help.
Otherwise, keep the headset on, but on longer flights it would be bothersome.
Originally Posted by
20sx
I'm new to the 777 and having hearing issues since we don't use headsets. I'm a little hard of hearing but not deaf (background noise being the normal problem). Anyone have recommendations on hearing aids to help out in flight?