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[quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry, OP, I hope you have the support of a few good friends, or other relatives.

People who lose their hearing usually fight getting hearing aids. It's an operational hassle, and psychologically it's hard for them to admit they have a disability. My aunt progressed to the point where she couldn't hear anyone and only then did she grudgingly agree to get hearing aids - which have now changed her life. They're connected to her smartphone and work beautifully, although they're so small that sometimes she has trouble manipulating them.

My mother has inattentive ADHD, so her hearing issues are compounded by inattention - she doesn't need hearing aids yet, even though she misses a lot due to the ADHD, which is very frustrating, because that cannot be addressed. It's not like she's ever going to take Adderall!

My husband is hard of hearing, and is getting louder and noisier, but won't even entertain the notion that there is an issue and gets annoyed when it's mentioned. He yells so loudly into the phone that people ask him to speak softer because they can't understand him.

So yes... aging creates problems and exacerbates existing issues. We'll get there too. All we can hope is that we won't be such annoying asses about it :-)

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