[CyanDeparture]

I'm in the rare category here, but I've got around 50% hearing loss and I love it. I can't hear alarms, or dogs, or radios etc. It's fantastic for living in the city. I've tried a hearing aid and it's like... "this is awful". I just put one in for tv or the theater or parties and that's about it.

[wrycoder]

All us old geezers are good at being conveniently deaf.

And at turning off the aids, if the old bat starts chattering excessively.