A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she
used to and he thought
she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family
Doctor to
discuss the
problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the
husband could
perform
to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand
about 40 feet away
from her, and in a normal conversational
speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30
feet, then 20
feet, and
so on until you get a response."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen coo king dinner,
and he was in the
den. He stood about 40 feet away,
and in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for
dinner?"
No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet
from his wife and
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20
feet from his
wife
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.
"Honey,
what's for dinner?" He hears nothing.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's
for dinner?"
(I just love this)
"Ralph, for the fifth F - ing time, CHICKEN!"
used to and he thought
she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family
Doctor to
discuss the
problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the
husband could
perform
to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand
about 40 feet away
from her, and in a normal conversational
speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30
feet, then 20
feet, and
so on until you get a response."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen coo king dinner,
and he was in the
den. He stood about 40 feet away,
and in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for
dinner?"
No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet
from his wife and
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20
feet from his
wife
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.
"Honey,
what's for dinner?" He hears nothing.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's
for dinner?"
(I just love this)
"Ralph, for the fifth F - ing time, CHICKEN!"