That's a good question. It's not really a personal preference, it actually depends on your loss.
If you look at your hearing test results, the biggest deciding factor is found on the Audiogram. The Audiogram is the part of your test that looks like a big tic-tac-toe game, with X's and O's on a large graph.
Across the top you will see numbers like 250, 500, 1000 and so on. These are the frequecies (or beep tones) that they tested you on. They are measured in "Hertz" (Hz). The numbers down the side (0, 10, 20, 30 and so on) is the measurement of your loss. That is registered in decibels (dB).
If you look at the five main numbers across the top (250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000) they are broken into two main catagories. The frequencies of 250 and 500 are "Volume" frequencies. 2000 and 4000 are "Clarity" frequencies. 1000 is right in the middle and it is the transitional frequency, so it is part Volume and part Clarity.
So, with that basic understanding, you can determine if you need a Volume Control (via an on-board wheel or remote control).
It's quite simple. If you have a loss in the Volume frequencies (250, 500 and 1000) you need a Volume Control, because you have a volume loss.
If your hearing is normal in the volume frequencies, but falls off in the Clarity frequencies, then you don't need a volume control because you don't have a volume loss.
So if your hearing loss is over 20dB at 1000Hz, you should consider a volume control, and the most discreet and convenient volume control is via a Remote Control.
