What did you say?

It’s genetic. It’s a life-time achievement award. It’s inevitable.

Choose all or some or one of the above. Along with cataracts, high cholesterol, worn-out knees, and numerous aches and pains that come with age, we can add hearing loss.

According to a 2021 study by the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorder, approximately 28.8 million American adults need hearing aids. Unfortunately, only one in six does something about it. My husband decided to be one of them.

Larry’s problems began a few years back. His inability to hear had become a source of irritation to me, for...