Originally Posted by
20sx
The big issue I just had was flying with a quiet talker. He was always below my threshold of hearing. It was really frustrating. On my old fleet, I could just turn up my headset. I don't know what to do next time I get someone quiet. Thus, maybe a good hearing aid that takes out the background noise.
You really need to see a good audiologist to find out exactly how much hearing loss and establish a baseline for future testing. Sometimes hearing loss is reversible depending on the underlying reason. They can also test for discrimination with background noise and will determine your word counts solo and in sentences. I had much the same issues you have and waited far to long to get checked.