Hi guest

Yes I do remember the Bryant & May matches, and that "joke".

I also remember a TV program - I think it was called On The Bins..?
In this the granddad suffered from deafness and the answer to every question asked of him was " Thursday".

I am in that position. When not wearing my aids (I don't wear them all the time) I create endless humour by my answers to questions asked. Also I often can't make out what my wife is saying if she is not close to me. She says I suffer from "selective hearing".

I find the people are very understanding when I explain that I can't hear well. Also I find that I can sometimes lip-read which helps. To assist in this I sometimes put on the TV with no sound and try to read the lips. I can pick out some obvious words and phrases but I am by no means "fluent".

Cheers

Mike