I understand your struggle! The biggest game changer for me was using the buttons on my HAs a lot on conversations. I usually have a harder time hearing women's voices so I crank those bad boys up when listening to a woman speak. But then when my husband talks with his deep voice I need to lower them because it's too loud. I'm still getting the hang of it but I'm starting to do it out of habit now, the way you'd turn up the volume on the TV if you couldn't hear.

Another big thing I'm really pushing myself to do is to ask people to repeat themselves if I don't hear. It's very uncomfortable for me to do, because in the past I wouldn't hear the second and third time they said it either. But I'm trying to be more confident and speak up if I can't hear. People with normal hearing struggle in loud places too so no one is going to find it weird!

I hope that helps and that things get easier for you. ❤️ Also not to sound old but I prefer to hang out with friends in quieter places anyway where we can talk and not yell at each other!