As a retired military member, I started my career working on jets back in 1995. I was on the flightline or around loud jets all the time, and it started to take a toll on me. Fast forward about 18 years (I had noticed some hearing loss in the interim and started to realize I had constant low ringing, too) to where the ringing got extremely loud and lasted all my waking moments, and my wife and kids got tired of repeating themselves to me, so I finally made an appointment with the ear, nose, and throat doc to get tested. The tests showed I had lost hearing in the lower spectrum ‘equivalent to a female voice,’ which my wife thought was a coincidence, and I received my hearing aids. I was referred to Ascent from my military medical doctor and had been wearing a pair of hearing aids for a few years, so I had no expectations other than to just check on me and see where my hearing loss/tinnitus had progressed to. My first impression was in the waiting room where there were two couples and I was younger than both couples by at least 30 years : ) The staff were extremely nice and welcoming and the doc actually listened to what I had going on and worked with me to figure out a plan of attack to help make me as comfy as possible with my current hearing and worked to get me a newer set of hearing aids. I was impressed from the start. Without the amazing ReSound Bluetooth hearing aids and the app that I use, I’d probably go insane from the unrelenting tinnitus and I’d probably have more issues with my family getting frustrated having to repeat themselves to me all the time and having to hear the TV at a much higher volume. These folks know what they are doing. Take the plunge and at least hear what they have to say and let them give you their expert opinions on how to best help you. That’s what they are there for. You don’t have to suffer in silence. They worked with me and pushed my insurance to get me the best hearing aids possible and I haven’t regretted working with them once.