• Participating in group meetings
• Talking on the phone
• Following conversation in a busy office
• Chatting to friends
• Participating in dinner conversations at a restaurant
• Interacting with grandchildren
• Watching TV together with others
• When walking near busy roads
• To be able to hear sounds that alert to danger like sirens and other traffic signals
• So we can be alert to a cry for help
• Allowing us to concentrate with little effort
• So we are able to communicate with instructors
• So we register information correctly