Hearing aids have helped. As you know the extraneous noise is very difficult. Hearing aids take a while to get used. Most folks won't give them time for your brain to adjust to all the new input. That being said, have they given me "20/20" hearing. All I want is to be able to continue to work. I also have trouble with words and alarms I can hear. It won't hurt to try aids, but it takes along time to adjust to them