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I laughed at the "impressive" remark because that just happened to me at a hand surgeon appt. I need to have a stabilization of my thumb joint because it looks like my tendon has given out. The PA kept saying, impressive when she saw how loose my thumb joint is. The thing is we didn't try to be impressive! We just wanted to stay young with good tendons and not grind our teeth!

I wanted to add my experience 2 years ago getting hearing aids. I thought my right ear was the only one I'd lost hearing in because I had radiation treatments for head and neck cancer. They laughed when I said I only wanted one hearing aid. That's why I thought to share this with you. I was able to get really great hearing aids online and pay by the month. It was really worth it. Tinnitus has almost gone away. I have bluetooth thru my phone for calls and music/videos etc. I didn't realize I was stressed by not hearing well.

The hearing aids on TV don't require a hearing test because they aren't adjustable. That would be something to try until you have Medicare and a free hearing test once a year. That's how I got my hearing tested.