Do you have any music treats?

 I've been sick for several days now with bronchitis. This is not unusual for me, especially since Covid-19. Since I had Covid-19, I can get bronchitis at the drop of a hat.

So I have been at home, in pyjamas, taking naps and watching television. The last time I wore my hearing aids was three days ago when I went into the office for three hours because I had to do some important work before I returned back home to bed.

Without hearing aids, life has reverted back to how it was before, when I had to strain more to understand what was being said, and when I heard some really strange things.

It has become an interesting experiment, seeing what life is like with and without the hearing aids. I can tell you now, I miss a lot when I am not wearing them. But life is also quieter. When I am wearing the hearing aids, my brain is working more, harder, taking in more information. Sometimes, I just need a break. My audiologist told me that's okay. She told me to take them off when I'm taking a rest, consider it part of my downtime. You wouldn't sleep with your glasses on, would you?

I had almost forgotten what it's like, though, to misunderstand what I hear. Some of them can be really funny. What I heard this morning gave me a laugh. My partner now feels sick. She was looking for something soothing for her throat. So she asked me if we had any "music treats." I kid you not, that is what I heard. It took me so long to respond that she assumed my silent puzzled face meant no. 

I finally told her what I heard and she said she was looking for Neo-Citran. All became clear.

Yes, I told her, there should be some in the bathroom.

Next to the music treats.