While holding a hearing aid the size of a kidney bean, this state accredited Hearing Aid Specialist displays awe as he speaks about the advances that transpired while he was working in a hearing aid center. He says that the technology is extraordinary while showing off the newest parts and features of the now smaller hearing aids.

Uncle Ned can always be counted on to contribute something totally unrelated to the conversation, and most attribute it to senility. Or else, he just nods and smiles.

Inappropriate remarks are Uncle Ned's usual contributions to conversation, attributable to senility. At other times, he nods and smiles.

A western movie was being filmed in the 1970s when a gun suddenly got off close to the ear of one of the actors which damaged his hearing. Although the actor later became US president which is a high profile job, he did not hesitate to wear two hearing aids.

He never seems to hear a thing she say is a fairly common wifely complaint, the general implication being that she's been purposely tuned out, her spouse preferring his newspaper to her conversation. But then perhaps, the mister should be given the benefit of the doubt on this situation.

The story starts with an actor who was working on a Western more than a half century ago, and he lost part of his hearing after hearing a gunshot near his ear. Eventually this actor became an American President and was known worldwide, despite the fact that he had to wear two different hearing aids, one to balance sound and one to correct the loss that he'd suffered on the Hollywood set.

This husband never seems to hear a thing she utters is a fairly common wifely complaint, the general suggestion being that she's been purposely tuned out, her husband boring a whole through the morning paper rather than get bored bickering with his wife. But isn't it that dad should be handed the benefit of the doubt? Maybe he really didn't hear that call to help set the table.

A good sense of hearing is one of the many privileges of youth. But most adults already feel their hearing capability diminishing at 30.

Vegetables and fruits, which are loaded with fiber and vitamins and minerals, have been proven to be healthy for us and to prevent many types of diseases. Our parents always told us to eat our vegetables, and now we know they were right, but do we actually eat enough of these health-giving foods?

The biggest asset of a company, as they say, are its employees. Because employees are the workforce, management, blue collar, white collar or any other designation, they are the ones essentially running the company.

There is an age old adage that says, "silence is golden" but some 20 million Americans who currently deal with a certain amount of hearing loss, are hopeful they won't find that out. So that their ability to hear is amplified, many have bought and now wear hearing aids.