Now I Have Super-Hearing!

It took me half a lifetime to develop, practice, and perfect the skill of drowning out much of the verbal bullshit I would inadvertently hear people spew. Half a goddamn lifetime I tell ya!

Recently, my friendly neighborhood VAMC (Veterans Affairs Medical Center) fitted me with a pair of this fine $6000.00 auditory ear accessory. They were prescribed to help with my hearing loss (one of my military service-connected physical disabilities) and manage my tinnitus condition. I lost some of my hearing during the twenty years I worked in and managed naval warship telecommunications centers and shore-based defense naval telecommunications stations.

Over the past twenty-odd years since retiring from the U.S. Navy, both my hearing loss and tinnitus condition – the annoying ringing or whistling sound in both of my ears – a 24/7 occurrence, have considerably worsened. As a result of having to wear these damn things, I am now able to hear – and from greater distances too, several times more verbal bullshit and other unwanted audio crap than ever before. Learning to filter out the now-keener-sounding verbal bullshit will certainly be a new challenge for me. *sigh*

Hearing loss and constant tinnitus are simply another sign of aging. I supposed I shouldn’t complain though; at least I still look damn good, sexy, and sensuous for a masculine Black man in his sexagenarian years. (Remember: #blackdontcrack!) However, be warned: In those moments when I feel that I’m being subjected to hearing too much bullshit, I just might blurt out, “Please… everyone, just shut the fuck up!” 🤣 //⚤//