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My dad is like this with his hearing aids. He can basically hear nothing without them, but he’ll still try to talk to Us. So he gets them, but then says it’s too loud, so he turns it down to where he still can’t hear anything. One of them stopped working, and rather than call the doctor for a replacement, probably under warranty, he’s just like “oh that one stopped working”. So meanwhile, he’s basically impossible to communicate with, but doesn’t tell people “what did you say? I couldn’t hear you”, he just acts like he heard them and then just makes up whatever he thought they said.
So meanwhile, he’s basically impossible to communicate with, but doesn’t tell people “what did you say? I couldn’t hear you”, he just acts like he heard them and then just makes up whatever he thought they said.
Man, do I hate this. My grandma does the same - she didn't want to get a hearing aid for many, many years which led to her hearing becoming absolutely terrible. She now has hearing aids, but she still doesn't understand much if you don't raise your voice a lot. Yet she acts like she understands everything, and you have to try and interpret her nods to figure out if she actually understood it.
I mean, I get why she does it, she doesn't want to annoy others by constantly asking - but I'd talk to her a lot more if she was honest with her understanding, because it's impossible to make a point more than 2-3 sentences long as it is.
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Weren't there some studies that showed a link from hearing loss to dementia? Might want to shoot those studies to him maybe it'll help ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This also with fucking hearing aids. Like yeah it sucks, but wear them - they help. I'm sick of yelling at people with clear hearing issues who are not wearing anything to help.
I hear fine, I just have an issue understanding human speech. It just sounds like noise sometimes.
As a person with a hearing impairment, I can unfortunately confirm that they're not all simply solved with hearing aids. OP has big "this liar walked from the handicap spot" energy.
Also they’re far more expensive than glasses. In college mine broke and I could barely afford food so I went without until I could afford to fix them a few years later.
There’s also the fact that at times they’re exhausting to wear and people get pissed if you have to take them out or turn them off.
Hearing aids aren’t like normal glasses where they just fix the problem no issue. I love my local librarians for just writing stuff down when I say I can’t hear. It’s quick and convenient.
I hadn't considered that, but that does go to add a little doubt to my annoyance with my boomer neighbour... I guess you never can tell. Thanks for the context
I’ll add that hearing aids can be tiring and uncomfortable to wear. I often take mine off after work because I need a break after 9 hours of wearing them. My neighbors may find it inconvenient, but it’s what I need to do for my comfort.
Also hearing aids really aren’t cheap. There was a decent period of time I just couldn’t drop the money to fix or replace mine after they broke
As someone with ADHD, I find that if I’m focused on something and someone tries to get my attention, I’ll often need to ask them to repeat themselves. Not because I didn’t hear them, but I couldn’t comprehend them. It’s not about the sound entering my ears, it’s about my brain not being ‘ready’ to take in information from a different source so suddenly.
Whoa, I've been having this exact problem for years and it's been troubling me, especially in my new job. I keep needing to ask people to repeat themselves unless I'm facing them, focused on them, and within a short distance of them. We also use earpieces at work and I'm sometimes struggling to hear what I'm being told through them. It can cause embarrassment.
I've never been diagnosed with ADHD nor do I have any diagnosed hearing problems. I've always wondered if its just related to my shy personality or if I have poor active listening skills, but your comment made me think that I should speak to someone about it.
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The reasons I've heard (hah) are:
- They cost a lot
- People are biased against people who they see wearing hearing aids
- It makes you feel old and face aging
My partners grandma does this... literally takes 1 min to put in (and it's not like she's got a lot going on anyway)
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ROASTED!
People with such a bad vision they just can't afford to not wear them while awake : wat?
Exactly! I couldn't imagine even getting out of my room after I wake up without putting my glasses on
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I know a guy who REALLY needs glasses. Can't see shit more than 3 inches away without them. You can sneak up on him in broad daylight by walking in the open right toward him, he can't make out the blob until about 15ft away. Probably legally blind, but I don't actually know that.
He refuses to wear glasses while driving "because all the lights hurt my eyes".
So basically at night he keeps it between the white/yellow blurs and avoids the blobs headed toward him, and during the day he tries to avoid the colored blobs while staying on the gray/black smear.
Remember, you share the road with these people daily! Incidentally I'm all for mandatory 5 year retesting for driver licenses and a yearly one after a certain age. No, I don't think that's ageist or wrong.
ANECDOTE TIME: My own grandfather drove right up until he was moved into a care home, and he was having seizures and strokes intermittently. The last time I spoke to him before he lost access to his truck, he told me he had to ask for help getting back into the truck because his leg wouldn't move, AND he nearly took out someone's mailbox because he took a turn so wide he jumped the sidewalk and went into a yard.
In germany you get info on your drivers license that says if the persons needs Glasses for driving. When the police stops you and sees no glasses on you then its like driving without a drivers license afaik
yup, wear your glasses people!
but what happens if you say you have contacts in? do they have a mobile eye exam in their beamers?
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I am comfortably millenial.
I still do this.
Glasses are a pain in the arse, man.
That's not where glasses go though smh
I love glasses, they add style. Contacts are good but I wouldn't be a fan of having to do that every morning and night
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Lasik
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I'm on the boomers side I hate wearing glasses
Then get contacts? Or be blind then idk not a lot of options
Tried contacts. Too hard to put in, causes me extreme anxiety, and they don't stay in for long
If a minor inconvenience is so much, then give yp your eyes, god damn, choosing beggars.
Then maybe go get laser surgery, and if that's not going to work (as is my case), put your damn glasses on.
Contacts definitely take some practice. It took me a few weeks to get the hang of putting them in but now it’s super easy
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I find it even more annoying when they refuse to use their hearing aids. It’s not my problem if they can’t read the newspaper, but repeating every sentence because they need two attempts to understand it… aAaAAAaahh!
But when I wear them they give me headaches, because I don't wear them enough.
They shouldn't give you headaches if they are properly measured. Go back to your optometrist and get them fixed
Yes, glasses give headaches at the beginning (if they correct a lot, not if they slightly adjust the owners vision). It's how it is, you need to suffer a bit until you get used to them. Then, you get headaches when you don't wear them.
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I can't hear you, it's too dark.
This isn't just a boomer thing. I know damn well half my schoolmates in the 90s preferred to walk around blind as fuck than be "uncool" and wear glasses. I'd see them sneak them out of their cases to read something on the chalkboard real quick and then tuck them away.
One of my grandfathers refused to wear a seatbelt and got really pissy any time someone put their foot down and wouldn't move the car if he took it off.
Not sure what this has to do with boomers. I've heard people of all ages grumble about having to wear glasses.
Xer and glasses never bothered me that much but I did dream of not needing them. Waking up and being able to see clearly when I open my eyes. Well anyway I got nearsided as well and ugh do I ever hate progressive lenses and I still end up taking off my glasses for looking at things close.
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Whew, a surprising amount of aggression on this topic
Boy do I have an absolute awful show for you!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_I_Like_Forgot_Her_Glasses
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