[garciasn]

I went to an audiologist and they found nothing wrong with my hearing, but yet, I have trouble hearing normal conversational tones. Hearing completely fucking annoying sounds like fluorescent lights? That I can do with abandon, but hearing someone in the same room as me comes out muffled, particularly if there is a noisy background. The audiologist actually had the audacity to tell me that my wife may just be making things up.

So, OTC hearing aides may be a solution for me, but while they are far more inexpensive than prescription aides, they are still expensive ($1000+) and what if they do not work or do not work to solve my problems and only exacerbate the issues I have?

Does anyone have recommendations on which ones to try when I eventually bite the bullet?

[Kon-Peki]

You may have some form of APD [1], and if so there is basically nothing on the market for you. It affects me, and it's frustrating as hell when people get angry at you for it, and especially when they think you're just making it up.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder