Mom needs her hearing tested and she does not seem to want to go!

[MsDisney23]

My Mom is almost 70, and her hearing is getting worse! I find I have to repeat just about everything to her. Forget it when she is on the phone. Everything is huh, what, I did not hear you! I have been on her for awhile now about her hearing. She has given me just about every excuse not to go to get her hearing tested!

I think I made an impact, I got mad the other day and said to her! You know you really need to go and get your hearing tested. You keep it up and you might just loose it all. so yesterday she had mentioned to me about going to get her hearing tested! I told her to make the appt. and I would go with her! Mom is a widow and lives alone. She has overall good health, etc.

 

[chyam]

Boy do I know how you feel! Only it's my dad, I have to repeat myself twice and when I mentioned getting his hearing tested he says "you mumble or the tv was to loud" Why is it that people don't want to realize that their hearing is going? Good luck to you since I am having no luck with my parent.

 

[bianca]

Went through the same thing with my MIL. She went through 2 different hearing aids before we finally gave up (after spending $5,000). The last one she "accidently stepped on" and that is when we just called it quits. Instead, we bought her one of the telephones that amplify everything, so she can hear quite well through it and everybody has resorted to all-out yelling when they are trying to "converse" with her. She seems quite content, although everybody else is miserable. Just think hard about what you are willing to throw away (monetarily and time-wise), because your Mom might not be on the same page as you are with the subject.

 

[Disney Doll]

I think many people see a hearing aide as a sign that they are getting old.

My father just got them, and he is doing fine with them, but my mother hates them!!! I htink she sees them as a sign that he's getting old.

 

[minkydog]

I agree with bianca. My dad was like that. My mom pushe and bullied him to go to the doctor and he finally gave in. He had very low hearing, so he got two hearing aids. They fooled around with them and adjusted him and he was never satisfied. Turns out he liked the peace and quiet of not hearing everything. With the hearing aids, the kids bothered him, the TV bothered him, the BIRDS singing outside bothered him He finally put $4000 worth of hardware in a drawer and lived the rest of his life without it. He was content, even though it drove my mother crazy because he couldn't hear at least half of what she said to him. Of course, that may have been an advantage Good luck with your mom

 

[In a hurry]

Argh! We have 3 parental units in need! I think my mom may be caving, but my dad and FIL seem content to live in silence. I wish they could hear what they are missing!

 

[RadioNate]

We are going through this with my grandmother and my dad. My grandmother is 87 so that is understandable. I think in her case she just doesn't pay attention because believe me if you are chatting in another room she sure can hear enough to chime in with the latest gossip.

My dad is only 58 and he needs serious help. He keeps saying it's his allergies so his ears are clogged. Whatever. He takes 3 different allergy meds and his father was pretty much deaf by the time he was 60. His brother, my uncle is just as bad. I'm sure it is genetic. So we all scream and repeat ourselves over and over. It is very frustrating.