Someone accused me of ignoring them, so I gave them a very obvious reason why I didn't notice
I was at a grocery store one evening when a man standing behind me started complaining that I was blocking the aisle.I honestly hadn't noticed him because I have very limited hearing in one ear and there was a lot of noise around me.He kept making comments about how people are so inconsiderate these days and said I was “pretending not to hear him.I turned around and explained that I genuinely hadn't heard him.Instead of apologizing, he laughed and said, “Sure. Convenient excuse.At that point I just took out my hearing aid, held it up, and said, “No, actually. This is the reason.His whole expression changed.He quietly said “Oh” and moved around me without another word.I wasn't trying to embarrass him, but the silence afterward was pretty satisfying.