having been on holiday i'm late replying to this thread. i'm in the UK so things might be different in the USA.

i found my recordings were getting muddy and was looking for an 'enhancer' plugin to liven up my vocals.

then i had a hearing test as my wife didn't like the tv as loud as i did. the test showed i had lost higher frequencies and hearing aids were prescribed.

the brand i got is OTICON and they have made a huge difference. the audiologist told me they were programmed to add the frequencies i had lost - in effect giving me 'normal' hearing.

i no longer want to add an enhancer to my vocals. they sound fine. how do i know my hearing is 'right' with the aids? it's the age old problem of 'is the colour red i see the same colour you see?'

all i can say is that cds played with flat eq and music streamed on smart speaker sound 'right' and so do my home recordings.

i now feel that my hearing aids are set right to give me 'normal' hearing and i wear them when i'm recording and mixing - and when i wear phones.

maybe i'm just lucky but the audiologist - free consulation and free aids on the NHS at no cost to me - and i discussed what the aids would do and they are preset - no variables. it was all very simple.