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The TV gets louder. The conversation gets quieter. It starts gradually. The TV needs to be a little louder. At the family table, you nod along even though you only caught half of i t. You laugh when the others laugh — and hope no one notices that you couldn't really follow. At some point, you start avoiding restaurants. Birthday parties become exhausting. Your grandchild tells you something — and you have to ask three times. The fourth time, he says: "Oh, never mind, Grandpa." Your partner repeats themselves. Gets louder. Gets frustrated. In the evening, you argue about the volume. Not because anyone's at fault — but because hearing has quietly disappeared. And with hearing, something else is lost: the connection. Show more