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[quote=Anonymous]DP here, I wanted to echo a couple things in the replies that have been relevant to me in eldercare: Hearing loss starts earlier than you think, sometimes even in theirs 40s. A TON of my dad's irritability and anger resolved once he finally got hearing aids and could understand what anyone was saying or be in noisy places without getting confused. In hindsight, it had been a problem for decades. So if you can get their hearing checked, do. If you can get your OWN hearing checked, do that and don't be vain about getting hearing aids if they're recommended. There is so much untreated mental illness in the generation that was born 1950 or earlier. Depression, ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders, etc. just went untreated and often unremarked. And that is just baseline population stuff: then add on the effects of rampant child abuse and sexual harassment, and Vietnam. They're all traumatized. Remembering that gives me some compassion even when they're frustrating. [/quote]
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