My hearing isn't as bad as I thought it was

My friend called last Wednesday and we talked for quite a while but I spent the whole time struggling to hear her. This has occured in the past and I thought it was either the way my friend was holding the phone or my hearing was getting really bad. I had to go out that evening and at one point telephoned to check in with Lego lover, who has been rather clingy lately. The Scientist answered the phone but couldn’t hear me while I could hear him just fine. I hung up and tried again with the same result. Our phone was essentially useless and we decided that the cost of repair would more than likely be greater than purchasing a new phone. So the Scientist and I went out to the three major electrical retailers that are now conveniently situated within five minutes of our house (by car) and checked out all the phones. We opted for a digital phone that actually has a bit of shape so that it fits our ear comfortably. It’s rather new-fangled but we are quite pleased with it. We got a package with an extra handset so now we can call each other in the house which, surprisingly, is a feature that is useful right now although I won’t elaborate on the reasons in this post.