 Something is better than nothing, over the counters, a gateway to better hearing. I would still rather have a patient try something and get a taste of what it's like to hear better. That's well and good and fantastic. The drawback to that is what is your prescription? What is your hearing loss level? Are you under amplifying? Are you over amplifying yourself? You don't even know it may be causing more harm to your hearing than what you already have.