Eh, eh? What's that? I can't hear you. Is it just me or does there seem to be a rising number of hearing aid advertising around us? Everywhere you look; it's ubiquitous. Billboards. Bus stops. Print. And the prices always seem to be a big secret, which tells me there is a huge profit margin in hearing aids.

Then, today, on the front page of the Sac Bee is an article about hearing aids. Coincidinky? Probably not. The American Hearing Loss Association says hearing loss is the most common chronic ailment prevalent among seniors -- but of course they would say that. Apparently, 4 out 5 over the age of 80 can't hear a darned thing. And that could be a good thing.

You want me to do WHAT? Can't hear you. Go away.

Rock 'n' roll made me almost half deaf. So did sticking soda straws in one of my ears when I was eight. Why do people do stuff like that? I dunno. Why do kids stick crayons up their nose? Because they can. Nobody ever warned me: don't stick a straw into your ear canal. I knew there was a way I could blame my parents for this. Or, maybe I read the back of those boxes for QTips that warns you should not use a QTip for the purpose for which it is intended and figured a soda straw would do the trick.

Somebody posted a cartoon on a website I frequent that shows an old person reaching for the dial to turn down the music. The caption is: You know you're old when . . . The problem with that is if you can't hear it, why would you turn it down?

This article in the Sac Bee says some seniors don't buy hearing aids because they are vain. What's that? You kids get offa my lawn. Thanks goodness I wear a Bluetooth. I don't mind crap hanging on my ear. Because when the time comes, I won't hesitate to buy a hearing aid. No sirree. That way I'll have an excuse, eh, can't hear you; I'm not wearing my hearing aid.

For now, I hear you loud and clear. I have one really good ear. I use it. You want to do a Sacramento short sale and need a Sacramento short sale agent, call me. Elizabeth Weintraub, 916 233 6759.

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13 Comments on Has Rock and Roll Made You Deaf?

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I am sure the Rock and Roll did it to me!
7:47am • #1
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Welcome to the Tinnitus Club.

Mine began after shooting skeet for about 5 years with inadequate ear protection.

Right ear??  Just a faint tinny sound. 

Left ear?  Can hear but can't always understand - 

It is for life.  Never got any better even with good protection.

 

What did you say???  What did you say???

 

I sit right up front in CE. 

Oh well.

 
7:49am • #2
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This is more common than one thinks. Sorry what did you say, you need to talk to me in the other ear. cheers cvc
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Hey Chris: Are you telling me it's all Mick Jagger's fault? I blame Robert Plant, too, and Joe Walsh.

Hi Lenn: I already hear a dull garage-door-opening sound in the early mornings, but I'm not so sure it's not coming from an industrial building in Land Park. But doctor says tinnitus. But she doesn't live in Upper Land Park.

Hi Curtis: At least my husband doesn't mind listening to concerts on TV at top volume. In fact, that's one of the reasons we are still married after all of these years. We crank the volume and hold hands while the cats cover their ears with their paws and glare at us with one eye shut.
8:03am • #4
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Ah, the ringing, the ringing.  I forgot the ringing. 

I was warned by a shooting friend that I should start wearing ear muffs.  He was an airplane mechanic and it was mandatory for him.  That said, he already had the "ringing".

I doubted him until one morning I woke up and there it was, ringing-ringing-ringing.

That was 30 years ago and I've lived with it since.

Oh well.
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Working in symphony orchestras for 30 years did a number on my hearing, particularly in my right ear.  Sitting next to a tympani player or in front of a trumpet section will make you deaf just as easily as going to rock concerts.
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I will never forget the terrifying moment, when as a child, I witnessed my cousin stick a peanut M&M up her nose and take a big old deep breath.  Poof!  It was gone and she was hysterical.  I thought she was going to die.  Never thought about breathing through your other nostril or your mouth.  All this over an Easter gathering.  Gotta love childhood memories.
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Elizabeth, My hearing could be better.  I have considered getting my hearing tested and would get a hearing aid if it will allow me to hear better.  Part of what I believe my issue with hearing is trying to have conversations with people who are driving in their car on speaker phone.  A hearing aid won't cure that (LOL)! 
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Love this post, Elizabeth!  Like you, I am going to run for a hearing device, should I ever need one!  Most are invisible now!
10:28am • #9
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Elizabeth,

You are so funny!  I love reading your posts.  I am really good at tuning those commercials right out so haven't seen all the ads.  I can't hear that well but I don't have the straw excuse!!!!
11:56pm • #10
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Those hearing aids are something else.  I wear one but they are expensive so it will be awhil before I upgrade.  Enjoy the day
3:42am • #11
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A high percentage of seniors have some hearing loss.  All of us should encourage them to improve their quality of life by seeing a professional and obtaining any needed hearing aids.

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Ringing in the ears?  My associate had the same thing and he is also a certified nutritionist.  He found the right over-the-counter med and it was gone in two or three days.  Should I hit him up for his solution?
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