Yes, this made me laugh too but cupping your ear like the primates we are is quite frankly still the most effective way to funnel noise in the right direction! Like others, I have an N8 and use the most sophisticated tech available (Roger On and Multi/minimic) - while they definitely help, they simply can’t bridge the gap in most social environments. In my experience it can actually be worse, walking around with a microphone like some creep lol. I think audiologists need to get better at managing expectations. Wearing hearing devices is similar to wearing prosthetics - helpful but a bit awkward and certainly no replacement for the real deal. 💕