UPDATE: These things are absolutely incredible. They can be set to hear in unidirectional (front) or omnidirectional (surround) thereby allowing you to concentrate on the person that is talking to you, or listen to the entire crowd surrounding you. Additionally, you can set them to a specific balance, if one ear has less damage than the other. The clarity is beyond my wildest dreams.

Jim, they are very comfortable, hardly notice them at all. The only downside is they go through batteries fairly fast. After about 6 hours they are down to 25 percent, but they are relatively inexpensive from Amazon. I just ordered 64 batteries for $14. Changing them is a snap.

All the best,

Gary