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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
My mom lived alone after my dad passed away, and she was 50% deaf, confirmed by audiologist. She would wear her hearing aids, but her ears were very waxy and would completely block her hearing, regardless. My dad would often have to yell at her, and she didn't like that, but what is one supposed to do when a person can't hear and doesn't realize that situation? The first time i took her to get her ears vacuumed out, the noises were sickening, whatever was growing in there was huge
she lived with slow progressing dementia, due to great physical health. . . and the drugs and hearing aids helped slow it down, but couldn't stop it. . lived in private pay assisted living for her least 4 years, to the month, 10 years beyond my dad who also had hearing issues, but more physical issues overtook him.
good luck to us!
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It just goes to show how important physical fitness is to aging gracefully.
Being pro-active and vigilent with regular check-ups is also very important.
As much as I don't want to, I get my ears cleaned by the specialist every 6 months or 100,000 miles because I wear hearing aids. It is best practice to be on top of wax impaction because it can also cause infection.