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Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 10, 2023 | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
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Sorry, offense taken by this male. I was at a play and could only get 10% of what one of the actors was saying. Other people behind us heard perfectly well - I knew because they were laughing. I made an appointment to the Costco hearing center for a test. I failed miserably. The lady set up the aids to address my shortcomings and I walked around the store eavesdropping on everyone. I was missing SO much to be heard! I needed no encouragement. Plus, the lady said dementia sets in earlier for people with hearing issues. The aids are on order.
So agree! My dad had hearing loss and it was so stressful since he wouldn’t acknowledge it. If you weren’t looking right at him talking loudly he couldn’t hear you. I worried about him driving. We’d be out to eat and friends would go by and speak to him but it was the old “nod and smile” answer. After a couple years of ignoring the family he one day decided he needed hearing aids 🤷🏼♀️