My kids forced me to get my hearing checked — how right they were
Irish Examiner Weekend magazine editor Vickie Maye holds one of her hearing aids while wearing the other, part of her journey to confronting and managing hearing loss. Picture: Chani Anderson
The hearing loss had been gradual.
One day, it required a tilt of the head at dinner to catch a drift of conversation to the left. Craning my neck, I’d pick up every fifth word or so, enough to get the gist of an exchange.
