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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 ?% x& w' I8 [
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called/ W: t' C, w5 X$ _& m/ Z
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could+ k3 N4 [/ J) U: p3 M
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.6 V! Q& }1 ]! e: N
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."' V; k0 s( Z& S9 ~7 e4 D! w
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the- ?6 e. I: l$ I4 Z/ S
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."9 T& G; f ~2 S0 J! {* r: M/ u
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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& Q: H2 U) k. b: J+ DNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and- O# ^+ g9 h, D% x- L5 M. t* x
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.' l. k: N5 B6 C! R
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife' p5 o0 k" p+ F! H9 ~& t
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.. C. H* s- w! d, p: M: ^
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 6 z) H2 Z4 D" b. j+ A4 Y2 Q
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 l% |; C4 }- a/ Z1 }
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