Heal O’ Israel, I Want to Hear You (With a Hearing Aid)

I am in the process of being fitted for a third digital hearing aid. I went to three audiologists and a hearing aid company. Neither of them measured the difference between hearing without hearing aids and hearing with them.
Brains Like Washing Machines; Fancier Equipment Leads to More Breakdowns

A few decades ago, when washing machines and refrigerators were simple machines and had not ambitions of being advanced, they lasted for many years, even decades. Today, they are digital, with controlled temperatures, fancy lighting and other sophisticated features and need the repairman to come more often.