At the end of the 6 month period after all examinations have been completed, Group A and B participants will complete a working alliance inventory, in order to evaluate the following: the quality of participant-researcher relationship, the collaborative nature of agreeing on tasks and goals of both auditory training and hearing aid compliance, and the outcome measures from auditory training provided to participants. Some randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that this evaluation is crucial for engaging, retaining and improving positive outcomes for study participants, and is vital for relationship-building.