My hearing aids are typically the last thing on my mind in the morning, honestly. If I'm leaving the house, they may or may not make it. For situations like work, school, if I know I'm specifically going to be in a situation where I'm a primary communicator, they're in my ears. Although I like my hearing aids, and I KNOW they help me... they're like my glasses. Part of me pretends that I don't need them, don't want them, whatever, while the rest begs to have them in all the time. It's remarkable, though, the difference in what I can understand (in incidentals, like trying to watch a vid on the computer, or watching tv) when I'm wearing h-aids vs. none.