Bill feared that his wife wasn't hearing as well as she once did and thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.
The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give them a better idea about his wife's possible hearing loss. Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
That evening, Bill's wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He said to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, so let's see what happens." Then, in a normal tone of voice, he asked, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
There was no response, so Bill moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and repeated, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still, no response, so he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his wife and asked again, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again, he received no response, so he walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?" he asked, but, once again, there was no response.
Finally, he walked right up behind her and asked, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
"Bill, for the FIFTH time," she replied, "CHICKEN!"
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