Seniors and Sounds

SO it's true that many of us are hard of hearing and using hearing aids,

but  aren't we also less noisy compared to other ages groups?

Infants, to start with... they bawl a lot and at any time of day or night. ( Remember

how we tried to interpret the wailing, was he hungry, did she want  a diaper change...or

needed sleep?

Then  as toddlers the noisiness came from their running and playing. Those were happy

sounds.

Chuck E Cheese! Omg, beyond noisy which is why the kids love it. When we can't take it

any more we can just leave...(with an excuse of course, so as not to hurt anyone's feelings.)

Now to the teens. Surely they are the noisiest  group of all, in particular their 'music'.

If you're lucky enough (I'm being tactful) to be caught at one of their parties, there are 3

things you can do.1)Take your hearing aids OUT of your ears. 2) Stuff some cotton INTO

your ears. 3) Again, make an excuse and say 'goodbye' quietly. Don't announce it.

(Note to you 'ethical' people out there; (a 'little white' lie could be an act of kindness,)

especially if it's a birthday party or other special occasion.

But whatever you do, please don't tell them what we seniors talk about all the time, that

their entire generation  are going to go deaf, not  just hard of hearing but stone deaf!

It seems that their ears always have wires hanging from them and music (?) blaring,

blasting through at high volume.Why? Why does it have to be that loud? We heard

'Ol Blue Eyes' Frankie just fine when he sang," Someday, when I'm feeling low...and

the world is cold, I will get a glow just thinking of you...and the way you look tonight."

It was sweet, it was mellow. And it didn't burst our ear drums!

So why can't they be like us, quiet? In a roomful of seniors many,(most?) will be dozing.

The rest will be ultra relaxed...(or are they dozing too with eyes open?) So we don't

make any noises, unless you count the involuntary sounds. Getting up from a chair is

not, as the young'uns think, so easy for us anymore.With it comes grunting and

groaning...ugh.

And then there are those other sounds, the cracking, grinding and popping! from my

knee joints.

Embarrassing? Yes, but it goes along with aging so to quote one of my favorite

 sayings; widely used by people of all ages,  "IT IS WHAT IT IS."

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