Will hearing aid wearers become dependent on their listening devices?
There is no dependency, as in addiction. Once the person acclimates to the new sound over a period of weeks, there is a wonderful enhancement to communication that they will notice. They will definitely notice the difference when they take the aids off for the night, but no actual permanent hearing change will happen in the head or ears. This is just the brain noticing the stark contrast between aided and unaided hearing.