An elderly man, worried that his wife might be losing her hearing, stood about 20 feet behind her and asked, “Can you hear me, sweetheart?”
No response.
He moved a bit closer, about 10 feet away, and asked again.
Still no answer.
He closed the gap to 5 feet and tried once more.
Nothing.
Finally, standing just a few inches from her ear, he asked softly, “Can you hear me now, honey?”
To which his wife replied, “For the fourth time, yes!”