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How can I convince my husband he really, really needs a hearing aid?
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December 7th, 2017
His hearing is getting really bad. In his younger days he raced, mostly flat track, and was exposed to extremely high decibels of sounds but never used any ear protection. It’s really catching up with him now, but he refuses to admit it.
For example, he will have his phone right next to him and I am across the room. When he gets a text message I can hear the notification but he can’t. I have to tell him he got a text, and his phone is right there, practically touching his hand.
He misses much of what I say, or worse, misunderstands what I say, and always for the bad. He’s actually started arguments with me because of things he thought I said that I didn’t.
He says I’m the problem, that I mumble, but I’m not the problem. According to him his hearing is just fine, but everybody else mumbles.
He refuses to even consider a hearing aid.
What can I do or say to convince him to get one?
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