u/Ulpian45

My husband (68) is losing his hearing. It was never good but now really bad. But he absolutely will not deal with this problem because it insults his sense of manhood or something. So what he does instead of saying "I'm sorry, come again?" etc. is to parody back what I have said as if I routinely say something completely bonkers. I say "that's good to know" and he barks at me "no I did NOT say it is going to snow." I say "how's the balcony doing" and he says "what do you mean how is the spousal scene" (I am the spouse and there is nobody else in this marriage). How do people handle this? I don't want him to feel embarrassed about his hearing but I have Absolutely. Had. It. being treated like I come out with random gibberish all the time.