@contentandwell

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.

FL Mary

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