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Aging and Hearing Loss: Can You Talk About It?

Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 10, 2023 | Replies (62)

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One thing I have learned over the years is that family members generally have little or no influence when it comes to someone who could benefit from hearing aids. Personally I would stop trying to convince your husband. It will take someone outside your family or some event that will wake him up. The same goes for any life changing choice…..like weight loss….they will do it when they decide…not you. Whatever you say is literally falling on deaf ears.

Case in point…my son has a mild loss..I suggested a hearing test, as did my daughter in law, to no avail. It took one of his clients (who wore hearing aids) to tell him…..Hey Jim you need hearing aids…I am giving you my old ones…try them. He did and had then reprogrammed by the Audi his client recommended. He was amazed at some of the sounds he was missing. But, guess what? Many months down the line I noticed he wasn’t wearing them. He said they were not working as well and didn’t really need them. I gently suggested he get retested and go back to the Audi as they may need adjustments. Also mentioned that untreated loss gets worse etc. Did he? Nope. I told my lovely daughter in law not to mention it anymore….he’ll find out. I also think men in general are more reluctant to change. That’s just the way males and females are different…no offense guys.

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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 🤷🏼‍♀️

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.