One of the first signs that I had that I was growing old was my hearing started to get worse.  I can remember that it started happening when I turned the ripe old age of 25 and progressively got worse in my thirties.  But it wasn’t until I turned thirty five that things started to get really bad.

Once I hit 35, I started to really notice my inability to hear.  The first day that I really noticed was June 4th when I stepped outside to get the paper in the morning.  As I bent down to pickup the paper, I noticed that it was quiet.

Too quiet.

In fact, I could see birds in the trees and I couldn’t hear them chirping.  Even the neighbor’s dog was barking and I could barely hear it.  It was at that point I realized that I needed to do something about my lack of hearing before there were real problems.

So, I went to talk to my doctor about hearing aids.  I figured that it would be the best step for me and after consulting with the doctor, he thought so too.  But I had no idea which one would be best to me, so he gave me some pamphlets that had hearing aids comparisons so that I could make an educated decision.

It was one of the best decisions that I made in my life and I was so happy to hear again.  Like they say, you don’t realize how much you will miss something until it is gone.

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