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That doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Could someone outside of the family clue him into how much he is missing - and let him know that he is adding to his risk for dementia if he doesn't do what he can for his hearing? We need all of our senses to stay sharp if our minds are to continue hanging on. He is sharp now, so he'll want to stay that way.
Good luck,
Carol
There's also the issue that I've seen with VA hearing aids; my father has trouble removing them. It made me uncomfortable to see him struggling to get them out of his ears. That might be a deterrent as well.
And then there's the issue of the ambient noise - suddenly what used to be silence is now a range of noises, some of which are annoying and irritating.
He complains all day that he can't hear the TV, but when I ask if he's got his HAs in, he just says it nothing to do with that.
He shouts all the time, shouts ont the phone, shouts while teh TVs on, shouts while talking int he street.
I've told him I can hear him from the foot of my garden when he's speaking to ppl, but that I can't hear them.Nothing I say seems to have any effect. He just thinks I'm talking nonsense.
Driving me insane. He's been living with me for four months while M&D househunt. Reaching the end of my tether :o/
No-one else says anything because they're too polite, which only adds to his belief that I'm making it all up :o/
Aaaagh.......
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