u/Majestic-Two3474

Hi folks! This might be a dumb question - but my audiologist wasn’t sure of the answer when I asked him. I’ve been wearing hearing aids since I was ~5 or so (33 now) for moderate to profound hearing loss, and my hearing has been stable during that time. I know that it’s recommended that people wear earplugs at concerts to protect their hearing; I typically take out my hearing aids when I go to shows so they sound less distorted / feedbacky / more natural. Does doing that act in the same way as earplugs would for folks with normal hearing (i.e limiting the sound level reaching the inner ear?), or should I also be wearing earplugs to protect my ears?