I can hear people OK if talking face to face in a quiet place. It’s when there is a roomful of people all talking that I have trouble. When I used to go places with my Yorkshire pal, everything was OK except when we went to his club. He started to talk in a different language when he was with all his other mates.
I got on well with them but I admit I sometimes had to pick up on the mood and just nod or shake my head and hope it was the right thing to do. Mind you, this can be the case in a crowd of southerners as well …but I stand more of a chance there.
yes - industrial deafness - or general age related deafness - they both tend to fall off more in the higher pitches - so, jokes aside, yes women voices can be harder t o hear.
The prevention of wax build-up is to not use Q-Tips to clean out the ears. When you use a Q-Tip (a soft 3" cotton stick with cotton swabs on each end) the ear wax gets pushed back further into the ear canal and gets stuck in there. The impacted wax can cause dizziness, and temporary loss of hearing until it’s removed. I know 3 people who have had this issue. Probably a lot more common than we think. I don’t know if it’s age-related.
i use an ear spoon with an attached camera. it links to your phone allowing you to see the wax as you dig it out. its gross but fascinating got it for about 20 quid on aliexpress
