I should hope we can share a chuckle in the face of the struggle and frustration. It makes things easier.
I’m glad you posted the humor. Here is one an audiologist told when she was giving a lecture.
Mr. Smith suspects his wife is hard of hearing. He decides to test this. As his wife is chopping vegetables in the kitchen, he stands 10 feet behind her and says softly, “honey, what’s for dinner?” There is no response, so he moves a step closer and asks more loudly, “honey, what’s for dinner?” She keeps chopping vegetables, so he steps even closer, raises his voice and says, “honey, what’s for dinner?” Hearing nothing, he starts to step even closer when she turns around and says, “dear, I said ‘chicken and salad’ three times!”