Modestly-priced fun for becoming-deaf old bloke with no interests

Sowilo_2

I am not deaf. People today just mumble. Seriously I do have some hearing loss and tinnitus. It's like have a refrigerator motor strapped to me ear. I do use a hearing aid too but silly background "music" and ding-ding sounds on tv and the general hubbub noise we all live with don't help. As for mumbling, well yes. Few speak clearly and distinctly these days, the influence of the American drawl. So please remember when speaking to an over 50 who grew up amidst disco and heavy metal music speak clearly and don't turn your head away mid sentance.

aloise

Seems it's not on to worry about your partner by all the flack this lady has taken. According to them, just le him rot and die an early death or devope dementia. If that is caring count me out.

zygurat789

Sowilo wrote: »

I am not deaf. People today just mumble. Seriously I do have some hearing loss and tinnitus. It's like have a refrigerator motor strapped to me ear. I do use a hearing aid too but silly background "music" and ding-ding sounds on tv and the general hubbub noise we all live with don't help. As for mumbling, well yes. Few speak clearly and distinctly these days, the influence of the American drawl.

Have you noticed how you can hear a british programme on the TV but if the next one is from the US you have to increase the volume to understand it?

aloise

zygurat789 wrote: »

Have you noticed how you can hear a british programme on the TV but if the next one is from the US you have to increase the volume to understand it?

I always have to put subtitles on for american programs. Drives dh mad, but they do mumble. Don't they ever get taught to ennuciate at acting school

sueeve

Two thoughts.
One is that my husband had 2 awful years when he first retired, and I found it very hard. I think it was to do with lack of direction and lack of identity. For so long we may be known by the job that we do.Then he discovered digital photography, has joined a club, goes on a course, and has days out doing it. Lots of computer time, quietly upstairs while I do my things. But we do commit time each week to going out together, lunch if we can afford it, trip to the coast or whatever.
But I think lack of identity is an important factor in this retirement business.

Owain_Moneysaver

aloise wrote: »

I always have to put subtitles on for american programs. Drives dh mad, but they do mumble. Don't they ever get taught to ennuciate at acting school

Of course not, it's all about emoting.

The days of learning to Project To The Cheap Seats are long gone.

tangojulie

Definitely get a dog, but make sure it's the right age/kind. We recently got a 5 month old Cavalier King Charles and he has transformed our (already pretty satisfactory) lives. I think I smile probably 10 times as much as I did before, and I exchange a few words with practically everyone I meet when I'm out with him. He doesn't need a lot of exercise and is happy with a walk to the Post Office and back, on the other hand if you want to take him out for longer he's up for it.

At 5 months he was young enough to get used to a new home quickly, but old enough not to have puppy problems.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

sixty

I would point you to the National Express site on your computer,where,at times, fantastic trips can be had for ridiculously cheap prices. Visit places in England where you've never been! Pre-plan it a few weeks ahead. Go somewhere on one day.Once there,explore.Eat out.....loads of reasonable places to choose from(or take your own salad etc. with you)Stay overnight at a discounted Travelodge,explore more,then return. It's great fun ,easy and won't break the bank.:j
And I bet your hubby would be fab at arranging it next time.

***trumpeter***

https://www.aihhp.org find your nearest reputable hearing aid specialist and tell him he must - absolutely must - have his hearing tested.

There are two issues:

1. The hearing mechanism will decay much faster if it isn't being stimulated and

2. The area of the brain responsible for processing sound reallocates itself as less and less sound 'arrives'. This means that the longer you wait, the longer it will take for his brain to start processing the extra sound provided by a hearing aid.

Best wishes, Neil

JoolzS

Have you considered looking into any of the more traditionally female hobbies? A lot of men enjoy cross-stitching, card making, scrapbooking, knitting, crochet, mosaics, beading, etc. My local library has loads of books on all of these crafts so perhaps you could pick up a load and leave them lying around to see if any of the ideas seem interesting to him. The nice thing about these types of hobbies is that you don't have to be artistic to create some lovely things and there are some wonderfully friendly forums out there for all of them. Your husband may even find he has a hidden talent and selling handmade crafts is a great way to fund making them.

I'll also second the suggestion made about geocaching.

Julie