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@rosemarya

My husband has hearing loss, and he wears hearing aids. He has worn them for 8 years. He still has to remind me when he cannot hear me. I can always tell when he needs to get them adjusted because he turns up the TV and stereo to a level that is uncomfortable to me.

I 'know' that he cannot hear me if I am behind him, or if there is background noise, but I forget, and he has to keep reminding me. It is a team effort of patience and learning to adjust and accept the hearing loss.
The thing that annoys me is when he responds to something that I said with a 'yes' or 'okay', only to find out later that he had no idea of what I had said. I used to accuse him of not listening - until he was diagnosed with the hearing loss. When he purchased the hearing aids, it was the cost that really grabbed our attention. No more denial!

@golden418, it is possible that your wife does not understand what it is like to have a hearing loss. My husband has explained that he doesn't hear when..; or it sounds like...; or I can't understand ... I am still learning that it has to be an ongoing adjustment for both of us. The other thing is that when hearing loss comes on gradually, it can be harder for family and friends to ignore.

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I bought the "connect clip" which is an accessory for my Oticon Opn hearing aids. It's a little microphone that the speaker wears and their voice goes right into my hearing aids. We haven't used it around the house, he is not big on having to wear it, but I think I will try to get him to, it would help a lot I think.

@rosemarya I suspect that other brands of hearing aids have similar accessories, maybe one could help your communication with your husband.
JK

If he gets Telecoil (a free setting activated in his hearing aids) he can use it to watch TV. Telecoil should be free -- ask your hearing provider. It is easy to buy a neck loop on Amazon & long audio cord--that plugs into any "headphone jack". The neckloop I bought for $60 was the Clear Sounds CLA7-V2 Amplified Power Neckloop on amazon.

My hearing aid provider provided (at a cost!) a clip-on mike which my mother would use--for me to hear her. She wore it all the time and It was just wonderful!