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Relying on technology to hear means that though you get current and top of the line equipment, research continues and new models get released and before you know it, your cool new tech is old. I had a version of that going on when I was using hearing aids too - I'd get new ones on average every five years, and every time I did I was amazed at how much better they were - and it was a good think too, because my hearing was degrading. For a while it felt as though they kept up with better performance, but then of course they didn't, and I ended up getting implanted. And if I'm honest, my processors have been wonderful, they gave me better hearing than I ever though I'd have again. They sounded good - I listen to music whenever I'm in the car (well, mostly when I'm in the car alone), and they're reliable. I was provided with all kinds of replacement parts in case I needed them, and the only things I've had to buy were filter covers (for the air filters ...