Question About Wearing Hearing Aids
I’m planning on writing a situation where a character is deaf in one ear, and wears a hearing aid. My current plan as to why is that he would have lost the hearing in an accident as an adult, but I haven’t set anything down in stone. Much of the details are magic-related in terms of the technology and the cultural aspects, but I did want to get some info from people before going further. My questions are:
What are some details about the physical act of hearing aids that you want to share? (Be it silly or serious!)
What would you want a writer to keep in mind in this scenario?
On the magical side of things… Let’s say that you were given the option to restore hearing to your ear(s) as part of a minor surgery you were going to undergo anyway. It won’t cost you anything in terms of money or recovery, and it’s entirely up to you to say yes or no. What would your answer be? (I kind of already have an answer because otherwise, well, there wouldn’t be much of a story, but I thought I would ask and hear people’s thoughts anyway!)