Volume
Write a new post in response to today’s one-word prompt
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This word has a whole new meaning for me these days. I’ve had exceptionally good hearing for years, with the only downside being that I have always had a little trouble sorting out conversation when there is a lot of background noise.
These days, however, it’s more than just background noise that makes it hard for me to hear. I had my hearing tested a couple of years ago, and I’m well within the normal range. That surprised me, because I KNOW I’m not hearing things I used to be able to hear.
It’s especially troublesome at work when I have a very soft-spoken client and the window air conditioner is running.
At home, I’ve just given up. Terry has become quite hard of hearing, and often people who are hard of hearing tend to raise their voices. Not Terry. He mutters and mumbles and sometimes even when I’m looking directly at him I can’t hear what he’s saying. Also, if I’ve said it once. . . . .”If you can’t see me, then I can’t hear you!”
I wish we could turn up the volume. I wish we didn’t tend to lose our hearing as we age. I wish a lot of things. Life is what it is, though, and you just have to learn to accommodate the changes.
I’m glad there’s a volume control on the TV 🙂
Just Writing! 
Can you believe? This post could have been written by me with just a change of your sweetheart’s name to my sweetheart’s name. HAHAHA! Humans are all the same, after all, with similar human problems.
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Indeed. Nothing new under the sun 🙂
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I started losing my hearing twenty years ago and by now have hearing aids in both ears. I’ve explained to DH a zillion times that when I don’t have my aids in I can’t hear him when he speaks in a normal voice. He doesn’t seem to hear me, though. 😉
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Sometimes the men we love can be pretty obtuse.
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Eric is on his 3rd set of hearing aids, so we have dealt with this for many years. My hearing is now somewhat compromised so life is pretty fun around here! One suggestion for the TV that has helped a lot is the closed captioning feature. It’s a little annoying at first but we have adjusted and really appreciate it.
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You know, I hadn’t thought of that. I don’t know if Terry would like it, but I’m going to give it a try. Thanks!
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My step-mom just got hearing aides at a young age last year. It’s amazing to see how much SHE has changed because of them…she’s more involved with conversations etc bc now she can hear 🙂 Thanks for sharing your post!
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So happy they’re working for her. They don’t seem to help Terry very much.
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I’m so sorry. That has to be very frustrating.
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Isn’t getting older wonderful! 😝🦉
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It does have its downside, but the only alternative is death–so I guess I’ll just enjoy being old 🙂
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Exactly and it does have benefits too 😊🦉
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Well even despite how this blog went, I still felt that inner positivity in you that I very seldom find in other people. 🙂
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Thank you, Jen. That’s a very nice compliment, indeed.
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