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PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2001.
Seniors
Hearing loss not just a fact of life for the aging
By Carol
- McDonnell
Hilda sighed as
she saw down at
Esme's table.
"The kids took me
out for dinner last
night, to celebrate
my birthday."
The two neigh-
bours were vis ring- over morning
coffee, as they had been doing each
day for many years.
"I'll bet you had a great time",
Esme replied.
"Well the food was great, but ..."
"What was the problem?"
"Well Esme, I couldn't understand
what the kids were saying. The
restaurant noises and their voices
were all jumbled up. 'Pardon?
Pardtin?' That seems to have been
my contribution to the conversation.
I could tell the kids were becoming
frustrated."
"You know _Hilda, now that you
mention it, I've had to repeat my
words for you often lately.
Especially when you weren't facing
me."
The two friends sat for a moment,
quietly digesting all that had been
said.
Finally Hilda murmured, "I guess
I'd better get my hearing checked,"
The following week, 1-Iiida
returned to visit her old friend, after
having had a hearing test. Hilda did
indeed have a hearing loss, and a
hearing aid was recommended by the
audiologist.
Esme in the meantime had not
been idle. She had found all sorts of
information about hearing loss, for
her friend.
Apparently, hearing loss is not the
inevitable result of growing older t;i)'?
itself.
One reason is the accumulation of
noisy living over a long time. Noises
from the workplace or frequently
attending very loud concerts, operat-
ing noisy equipment without ear pro-
tectors, can cause hearing loss
too.
This can happen in the country as
well with the extremely intense
sounds of farm machinery and chain-
saws.
"My wild living for all these years
is coming to roost," chuckled Hilda.
"Well, it's a relief to finally talk
about this and do something about it.
Remembering John Donne's "No
man is an island', I was feeling like
an island, with people having con-
versations all around me."
Esme was glad-that her friend was
taking a practical approach to this
problem. Only a small fraction of the
people who would benefit from a
hearing aid get fitted for one.
Further, she had found out that more
people suffer from depression as a
result of a hearing loss than from a
vision loss,
But Hilda was getting on with a
soundful life, assisted by her new
hearing aid. Soon the two friends
were back attending the Celtic, jazz,
folk and fiddle music festivals which
had long filled their summers,
Hilda's family enjoyed visiting
with her more, all except Sam, het
grandson. With his headphones on,
Sam enjoyed turning up his CD
player full blast.
Sam was naturally not thrilled
when Grandma called, "Turn that
down!"
See, Grandma's new hearing aid
sent a meaningful message to Sam
about guarding his hearing, without
Hilda having to say another
word.
13 tables in play at euchre party
FROM LONDESBORO
Cheerios
gather
for
dinner
The ladies of the Cheerio Club
gathered for dinner at The Village
Inn in Bayfield on Wednesday, Aug.
15. They spent their afternoon at the
summer home of Genevieve Allen at
Pine Lake.
Following roll call the ladies sang
birthday wishes to Gloria McEwing.
The gift of the month draw,. present-
ed by Beth Knox, was won by
Dorothy Johnston.
Laughter and cards completed a
very pleasant summer afternoon in a
summer location.
The next meeting of the Cheerio
Club will be on Wednesday, Sept.
19.
Raymond 'Haggitt caught the crea-
ture before it caused anyone to
renege.
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Although definitely not caught by
surprise. Jack and Marion Snell were
obviously pleased when they drove
in on their golf cart. A crowd of rel-
atives and friends had gathered in
Edythe Glousher, Keith Tyndall and
Dennis Penfound. The next card
party will be held on Friday, Sept.
14.
the garden of Allan and Barb
Bosman's' home of celebrate the
Snell's 80th birthdays.
Sunday, Aug. 12 was a perfect day
for a garden party for just such an
occasion. Best wishes and great food
were in abundance. A special treat
for everyone was the musical num-
bers offered by three generations of
Snell family singers.
Congratulations, Jack and Marion,
from the village on becoming such
young octogenarians.
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There were 13 tables of card play-
ers at the Londesboro Community
Hall on Aug. 10 when the Happy
Gang Seniors held their monthly
euchre tournament.
Thelma Deveau and Doris
Laidlaw were the high couple with
72 points. close behind for second
prize were Orivlle and Reta Kelland
with 71 points. With 70 points,
Carmen and Ila Pollock came in
third. Norman and Mary Turnbull
had the most lone hands with a total
of eight.
An uninvited guest created a little
excitement that evening. Disturbed
perhaps by the noise of bidding, etc.,
a bat decided to check out the action.