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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:20 PM Feb 2020

Fun day with hubby. We picked up his Miracle Ear set and on the way home he said he could

low notes in Beethoven's 6th Symphony (think "King's Speech" ) he had been missing in the past. That is truly a wonderful thing!

It occurred to me that hearing loss is a safety issue too when you drive. We think it is only sight but impaired hearing can also be a problem.

He also got glasses for the first time in his life! (insert a few Bionic Man jokes here). He asked me how he looked. I told him he looked like George Clooney.

He's pretty pleased right now.

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Fun day with hubby. We picked up his Miracle Ear set and on the way home he said he could (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 2020 OP

Congrats to Hubby and you! DonaldsRump Feb 2020 #1

Can you get your vision problems fixed? CTyankee Feb 2020 #2

Thanks for the concern! DonaldsRump Feb 2020 #4

So glad the hearing aid worked so well, and you can tell him glasses are sexy! :) woodsprite Feb 2020 #3

I think I think I did...he knows I think Clooney is exceptionally handsome and sexy... CTyankee Feb 2020 #5

TRULY wonderful!!! elleng Feb 2020 #6

I played the 5th with him. Wasn't much time to rehearse, and at a certain point fierywoman Feb 2020 #8

Thanks for sharing, have been a 'follower' of his ever since . . .! elleng Feb 2020 #16

I forgot to say: I'm so massively happy for your husband !!! You probably know that fierywoman Feb 2020 #22

Did you see this today in The Guardian? fierywoman Feb 2020 #23

No, I didn't! WOW! elleng Feb 2020 #24

Lenny and the boys! (and women at that point in his career) CTyankee Feb 2020 #10

Sublime! And watching his face is such a treat! Hekate Feb 2020 #25

I think he looks more like George Clooney's more handsome brother! 🙂 MLAA Feb 2020 #7

no, I think it's George...the more mellowed Clooney to be sure, but handsome nonetheless... CTyankee Feb 2020 #9

😊 MLAA Feb 2020 #19

Awesome! You don't notice missing things until something restores it. Thanks for the post. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #11

You gotta take care of these things as you get older. Quality of life matters as we age. CTyankee Feb 2020 #13

How true. Got my Mom a hearing aid but she complained everything was too loud! She was not easy. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #36

About two years ago, I developed tinnitus iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2020 #12

that's what our technician told us. CTyankee Feb 2020 #14

My hubby got hearing aids this year and colorado_ufo Feb 2020 #15

Good for both of you benld74 Feb 2020 #17

👍 Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #18

YOU are a very very awesome wife...... a kennedy Feb 2020 #20

But he does kinda look like Clooney...at least to me! CTyankee Feb 2020 #28

Aw, sweeet! JudyM Feb 2020 #21

Even better - he can turn them off when Trump is on TV. n/t SpankMe Feb 2020 #26

I know the feeling, it's been almost 2 years now since I got mine. Archae Feb 2020 #27

Great news. Hearing is so important. LisaM Feb 2020 #29

Had a somewhat similar experience Cornus Feb 2020 #30

Interesting! LisaM Feb 2020 #31

My husband remarked about that coming back in the car! Funny you should mention it... CTyankee Feb 2020 #34

Good for you two! Baked Potato Feb 2020 #32

My husband experienced hearing loss, but he was much too handsome morningglory Feb 2020 #33

Oh, how terrible! CTyankee Feb 2020 #35

Do the hearing aids connect (bluetooth) to the phone? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2020 #37

IDK, because I am technically a moron but I'll ask...they should be... CTyankee Feb 2020 #38

You told him he looked like George Clooney? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2020 #39

I mean I'm a moron when it comes to anything more complicated than a can opener... CTyankee Feb 2020 #40

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

1. Congrats to Hubby and you!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:22 PM

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Have had terrible vision issues over the years, and it is such a blessing when it can be corrected!

Peace and love to you both.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. Can you get your vision problems fixed?

Reply to DonaldsRump (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:24 PM

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DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

4. Thanks for the concern!

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:28 PM

Feb 2020

All is fine. I guess my point was that we should ALL appreciate EVERYTHING we have.

Am 20/20 in 2020!

woodsprite

(11,923 posts)

3. So glad the hearing aid worked so well, and you can tell him glasses are sexy! :)

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:25 PM

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

5. I think I think I did...he knows I think Clooney is exceptionally handsome and sexy...

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:31 PM

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not bad for a couple of oldsters...

elleng

(131,063 posts)

6. TRULY wonderful!!!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:38 PM

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My favorite, Pastorale and all. Now I'll listen for the 'low notes!'

Here's Lenny!

fierywoman

(7,688 posts)

8. I played the 5th with him. Wasn't much time to rehearse, and at a certain point

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:48 PM

Feb 2020

he said, "Oh, you all know how I conduct Beethoven's 5th," (this was in 1979) -- and it was true. And he wasn't being weird or conceited, it was simply the truth. His beat pattern was hard to follow.

elleng

(131,063 posts)

16. Thanks for sharing, have been a 'follower' of his ever since . . .!

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:10 PM

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fierywoman

(7,688 posts)

22. I forgot to say: I'm so massively happy for your husband !!! You probably know that

Reply to elleng (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:40 PM

Feb 2020

the ears are much more ... (hmmm ... can't think of the word; sensitive? can pick up way more info?) than the eyes.

fierywoman

(7,688 posts)

23. Did you see this today in The Guardian?

Reply to elleng (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:48 PM

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/01/beethoven-not-completely-deaf-says-musicologist

elleng

(131,063 posts)

24. No, I didn't! WOW!

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #23)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:50 PM

Feb 2020

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

10. Lenny and the boys! (and women at that point in his career)

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:51 PM

Feb 2020

Hekate

(90,769 posts)

25. Sublime! And watching his face is such a treat!

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:53 PM

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MLAA

(17,318 posts)

7. I think he looks more like George Clooney's more handsome brother! 🙂

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:44 PM

Feb 2020

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

9. no, I think it's George...the more mellowed Clooney to be sure, but handsome nonetheless...

Reply to MLAA (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:49 PM

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MLAA

(17,318 posts)

19. 😊

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:47 PM

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Evolve Dammit

(16,754 posts)

11. Awesome! You don't notice missing things until something restores it. Thanks for the post.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:53 PM

Feb 2020

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

13. You gotta take care of these things as you get older. Quality of life matters as we age.

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:55 PM

Feb 2020

Oh, what we take for granted when we're young!

Evolve Dammit

(16,754 posts)

36. How true. Got my Mom a hearing aid but she complained everything was too loud! She was not easy.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 12:30 PM

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iwillalwayswonderwhy

(2,602 posts)

12. About two years ago, I developed tinnitus

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:54 PM

Feb 2020

It was constant, very high pitched, and loud. Finally went to a hearing specialist who found I had some between moderate and severe hearing loss and fitted me with hearing aids. There are lots of causes of tinnitus, and hearing aids don’t always correct the problem, but for me, the tinnitus was completely gone. My husband says I speak in a lower tone when wearing them.

Tell your husband it takes a bit of time, for me, about a month, for your brain to sort out background noise from stuff you want to hear. Initially, a toilet flushing sounded like an airplane landing, the refrigerator coming on sounded way too loud, and scratching my scalp sounded like Velcro ripping.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

14. that's what our technician told us.

Reply to iwillalwayswonderwhy (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:57 PM

Feb 2020

I realized I had been practically shouting at him before so I am modulating MY voice accordingly.

colorado_ufo

(5,737 posts)

15. My hubby got hearing aids this year and

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:09 PM

Feb 2020

it is fantastic! It really cuts down on arguments LOL.

It's no longer a case of "She said, he said." Now it's "She said, he heard!"

benld74

(9,909 posts)

17. Good for both of you

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:12 PM

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Joinfortmill

(14,447 posts)

18. 👍

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:43 PM

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a kennedy

(29,696 posts)

20. YOU are a very very awesome wife......

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:13 PM

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

28. But he does kinda look like Clooney...at least to me!

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #20)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:33 PM

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JudyM

(29,265 posts)

21. Aw, sweeet!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:26 PM

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SpankMe

(2,963 posts)

26. Even better - he can turn them off when Trump is on TV. n/t

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:14 PM

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Archae

(46,340 posts)

27. I know the feeling, it's been almost 2 years now since I got mine.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:27 PM

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It was like a whole new world opened up.

LisaM

(27,820 posts)

29. Great news. Hearing is so important.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:34 PM

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I frankly don't think people should jog or bike ride with ear buds in.

Cornus

(871 posts)

30. Had a somewhat similar experience

Reply to LisaM (Reply #29)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:47 PM

Feb 2020

When I was driving home after picking up my new hearing aids I never realized that my directional signals made a clicking sound...never heard it before!

This was meant to be a response to the OP.

LisaM

(27,820 posts)

31. Interesting!

Reply to Cornus (Reply #30)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 12:43 AM

Feb 2020

All these things people don't think about.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

34. My husband remarked about that coming back in the car! Funny you should mention it...

Reply to Cornus (Reply #30)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 08:04 AM

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Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)

32. Good for you two!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 01:07 AM

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morningglory

(2,336 posts)

33. My husband experienced hearing loss, but he was much too handsome

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 01:39 AM

Feb 2020

to wear a hearing aid. He slowly seemed to withdraw from the world and passed away too soon for a healthy man.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

35. Oh, how terrible!

Reply to morningglory (Reply #33)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 08:06 AM

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The technology today makes these devices nearly invisible! No one looking at him could tell he's wearing them. The down side is the cost, of course...