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11320 Titanic

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At 82, just finished treatment for second bout of esophageal Cancer, looks like all is clear!
Also got hearing aids for deteriorating hearing, did not like them until I realized that they can be turned off, a big plus when you have been married for 52 years!
The "boss" disagrees with that, and has ordered me "not to turn them off " when she is talking, you have to love it.
 
Congratulations to you and your doctors for your recovery.

The hearing aid “discussion” with your wife is all to familiar. Mine expects that my hearing aids will miraculously correct all of my hearing problems including hearing her when she attempts to talk over a loud TV set or when she sticks her head in a well insulated refrigerator.

A secretary of mine once told me that this sort of thing is GSB (gender specific behavior)

Roger
 
I wish I had hearing aids that I could turn off at will, but I don't. What I have is a wife who truly missed her calling and should have been a talk radio host. She can easily think out loud and talk non-stop, for hours and hours while also saying nothing that really needs to be said!
 
11320 Titanic said:
At 82, just finished treatment for second bout of esophageal Cancer, looks like all is clear!
Also got hearing aids for deteriorating hearing, did not like them until I realized that they can be turned off, a big plus when you have been married for 52 years!
The "boss" disagrees with that, and has ordered me "not to turn them off " when she is talking, you have to love it.
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Congrats on the outcome! That's got to take a load off!

I've been accused of needing to have my hearing checked. My hearing is fine ... it's just selective. Here's the problem - I tend to work on my projects in silence, except of course, for the occasional expletive. Redface She, however, talks to herself constantly while working. Naturally, I tend to tune out ... until I hear, "Russ! Didn't you hear me?" after she had injected one question in the middle of her stream of running commentary. Sigh. I love her.
 
11320 Titanic said:
I enjoy the solitude working on models. My wife is Italian, she waves her arms around when she talks, looks like a helicopter ready to take off. When she gets tired of me, she'll say go work on your ship.
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I used to work with a dear Italian friend who was from Naples. I would tell I was going to have to break both of his arms so he couldn't talk all of the time. He has since passed away and I would like to see him talking again.
 
First - good news about the big C backing off. Congrats,

Phew! this thread shows why some of us need to escape to ship modelling. SWMBO (She, who must be obeyed) Has a habit of timing her interruptions to the very moment that I've applied the glue, but not affixed the part, or I'm racing the glue to get all the clamps in place - or some such.

J
 
Congratulations on defeating the cancer. Wishing you continued health!

I've recently been thinking about hearing aids. Years ago an audiologist suggested I might consider them given my age-related hearing loss. But after talking with several co-workers who both had hearing loss as well as moderate tinitus (as do I) I decided to hold off. My impression was that only 50% of folk with both hearing loss and tinitus found aids to be helpful. That was years ago but like I said... revisiting decision now.
 
11320 Titanic said:
At 82, just finished treatment for second bout of esophageal Cancer, looks like all is clear!
Also got hearing aids for deteriorating hearing, did not like them until I realized that they can be turned off, a big plus when you have been married for 52 years!
The "boss" disagrees with that, and has ordered me "not to turn them off " when she is talking, you have to love it.
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Congratulations on beating the cancer. The comments on the hearing aids was the funniest thing I have had the pleasure of reading in many moons.
Roger, your description was perfect.
 
It's amazing how medicine has advanced.. glad the cancer is whooped.. my PSA started elevating after my radical prostectomy on October.. not a good thing, but my team will figure it out. guys...stay on top of your PSA numbers.. girls, not so much... however, when I went to the hospital for some blood work, I was greeted by this 20 something young lady.. I said , "Don't ever get your prostate out.".with those big, serious brown eyes she said ., " Oh no.. I won't!" I thought she was joking. She was dead serious..in the meantime , keep building!
 
Continued prayers for your recovery and that the Admiral does not read the post. I am lucky that mine will probably never read any of these.
 
Some years ago I developed “wife deafness”. A chronic hearing disorder found in most men married more than twenty years. The frequency of a wife’s voice ceases to register. Hearing aides were “required”. However, I still fine it difficult to follow my wife’s conversation as she walks away out of the room and finishes the conversation half way down the hall. I am sure I just need to turn up my hearing aids.
 
Mix up a batch of epoxy, squeeze out some glue, begin painting, my wife’s at the shop door. I have no idea how she times it but she always does!

Roger
 
jsk said:
Congratulations on defeating the cancer. Wishing you continued health!

I've recently been thinking about hearing aids. Years ago an audiologist suggested I might consider them given my age-related hearing loss. But after talking with several co-workers who both had hearing loss as well as moderate tinitus (as do I) I decided to hold off. My impression was that only 50% of folk with both hearing loss and tinitus found aids to be helpful. That was years ago but like I said... revisiting decision now.
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I have had my hearing aids for a year now. One of my smarter decisions, I just got tired of always say, "what?". But I will confess that I have used the volume control.
 
MThomas said:
I wish I had hearing aids that I could turn off at will, but I don't. What I have is a wife who truly missed her calling and should have been a talk radio host. She can easily think out loud and talk non-stop, for hours and hours while also saying nothing that really needs to be said!
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I believe you may have married my wifes long lost sister!
 
jsk said:
Congratulations on defeating the cancer. Wishing you continued health!

I've recently been thinking about hearing aids. Years ago an audiologist suggested I might consider them given my age-related hearing loss. But after talking with several co-workers who both had hearing loss as well as moderate tinitus (as do I) I decided to hold off. My impression was that only 50% of folk with both hearing loss and tinitus found aids to be helpful. That was years ago but like I said... revisiting decision now.
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I got a pair of rechargeable hearing aids from an online company for about $600 if I remember correctly, Thousands less than an audiologist wanted. They are not a miracle but have definitely improved my ability to hear and you can 'tune' them for various sounds like music or being with a group in a loud restaurant. Also they can be paired with blue tooth to your phone and you can get music or phone calls directly without others hearing.

The technology is amazing
 
11320 Titanic said:
At 82, just finished treatment for second bout of esophageal Cancer, looks like all is clear!
Also got hearing aids for deteriorating hearing, did not like them until I realized that they can be turned off, a big plus when you have been married for 52 years!
The "boss" disagrees with that, and has ordered me "not to turn them off " when she is talking, you have to love it.
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My prayers are with you. It is a tough disease and takes a brave person to deal with it. I al glad all looks well!

Rob
 
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