Funny Memes

[Kitty 34]

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How often do you water this year's poinsettia??

 

[JimMIA]

How often do you water this year's poinsettia??

Carefully. VERY carefully!

 

[Summer2018]

 

[goofyernmost]

Nope, no way. I'm in 100 db noise all day for 8 to 11 hours. I can't even listen to the radio in the car. I can't hear any of you muffled now let alone with background noise. People think I'm rude because I don't respond to them. No, I'm not rude. I just don't know what "Mmmfmfmmffmmmfmbmbmbm" is.

They have a marvelous invention now to fix that, it is called a hearing aid. It's your hearing that is your problem probably caused by your working condition, but it won't fix itself.

 

[mrodgers]

Carefully. VERY carefully!

Whether plants can get Covid or not, I would be social distancing a LOT from that thing, LOL

 

[mrodgers]

They have a marvelous invention now to fix that, it is called a hearing aid. It's your hearing that is your problem probably caused by your working condition, but it won't fix itself.

Lack of hearing aid would be caused by massive lack of funds, but thanks for reminding me of how not well off I am.

 

[KellyKane]

 

[NotUrsula]

They have a marvelous invention now to fix that, it is called a hearing aid. It's your hearing that is your problem probably caused by your working condition, but it won't fix itself.

Much as I seldom agree with him, I have to side with him on this one. I am also hard-of-hearing, and though I have aids, I seldom use them. Part of the reason for that is that I am terrified of losing $10K worth of medical devices that took me 5 years to pay for. Ironic as all hell, and I'm aware of that, but the anxiety of the cost of the darned things makes wearing them nerve-wracking. Many people don't realize that insurance almost never pays a dime to cover hearing aids for an adult; it's a crippling expense, which is the primary reason that most adults don't have them. I generally use mine in professional situations only; it's got to be very important in order for me to take the risk of having those delicate gadgets out of storage.

Aids are also really annoying to wear. Not because they are uncomfortable (though they often are), but because they are essentially useless for anything but a 1-to-1 conversation. Most people who have never actually worn aids think of them as simply amplifying the sound you most want to hear, but that isn't true. They amplify EVERYTHING. They tend to pick up so much ambient noise that it is hard to differentiate voices from the other sounds, and if you are unlucky enough to stand near an a/c vent at a party, the inside of your head can sound like jetwash from a 737. If I'm standing next to 2 people at an event and one is eating, there is generally no way that I will hear the other one, because my aids drown my senses in "crunch crunch crunch" noise. In-the-canal invisible models are the worst for this, but even behind the ear models have issues. (When I first got aids I let my vanity rule and got in-canal models, which I found carry so much bone echo that wearing them was agonizing. The current ones are very small behind-the-ear type in a color that matches my hair.)

FWIW, ENTs will tell you that your hearing continually seems to get worse even it hasn't changed. That's a function of something called "aural fatigue". HoH people have to put so much energy and concentration into hearing that it is exhausting, and after awhile the natural reaction is to just stop trying so hard. These days I figure that if it is truly important they will send a text or email, so I don't sweat what I miss most of the time.

 

[emer95]

 

[disneychrista]

 

[Summer2018]

 

[Summer2018]

 

[willowsnn3]

 

[willowsnn3]

 

[ArielRae]

 

[Lehuaann]

 

[sailorstitch]

 

[sailorstitch]

 

[Frozen Canuck]

My daughter (who was homeschooled!) sent me this.

 

[goofyernmost]

Much as I seldom agree with him, I have to side with him on this one. I am also hard-of-hearing, and though I have aids, I seldom use them. Part of the reason for that is that I am terrified of losing $10K worth of medical devices that took me 5 years to pay for. Ironic as all hell, and I'm aware of that, but the anxiety of the cost of the darned things makes wearing them nerve-wracking. Many people don't realize that insurance almost never pays a dime to cover hearing aids for an adult; it's a crippling expense, which is the primary reason that most adults don't have them. I generally use mine in professional situations only; it's got to be very important in order for me to take the risk of having those delicate gadgets out of storage.

Aids are also really annoying to wear. Not because they are uncomfortable (though they often are), but because they are essentially useless for anything but a 1-to-1 conversation. Most people who have never actually worn aids think of them as simply amplifying the sound you most want to hear, but that isn't true. They amplify EVERYTHING. They tend to pick up so much ambient noise that it is hard to differentiate voices from the other sounds, and if you are unlucky enough to stand near an a/c vent at a party, the inside of your head can sound like jetwash from a 737. If I'm standing next to 2 people at an event and one is eating, there is generally no way that I will hear the other one, because my aids drown my senses in "crunch crunch crunch" noise. In-the-canal invisible models are the worst for this, but even behind the ear models have issues. (When I first got aids I let my vanity rule and got in-canal models, which I found carry so much bone echo that wearing them was agonizing. The current ones are very small behind-the-ear type in a color that matches my hair.)

FWIW, ENTs will tell you that your hearing continually seems to get worse even it hasn't changed. That's a function of something called "aural fatigue". HoH people have to put so much energy and concentration into hearing that it is exhausting, and after awhile the natural reaction is to just stop trying so hard. These days I figure that if it is truly important they will send a text or email, so I don't sweat what I miss most of the time.

If you are not going to use them you are throwing away money anyway. Compare it to buying a Rolls Royce and then never taking it out of the garage. If you do lose them you will end up doing exactly what you are doing now anyway. I can't speak for others but I know what it is like to have to constantly have to repeat my questions because the person couldn't hear me. It is frustrating because you have missed a lot of important things that others get really tired of repeating over and over again. It even annoys me when I have to ask people to repeat because I couldn't hear what they said. But, that is your choice, of course, but don't be surprised if people start to avoid you because of it. I've seen that happen and even felt like doing that in the past.