“I had no particular concern about my level of hearing (although, thinking back, I should have) until 10 years ago. The moment was when I was confronted with an accusation of racism —upon apparently ignoring the solicitations of a client at my workplace. The person had addressed me clearly, but from behind, and I didn’t hear him. My manager, who had been unhappily involved, and who doubted that I would deliberately ignore anyone, helped me realize that I had extreme difficulty hearing from behind. That led to my first hearing test…”