IME…
I wear my hearing aid all day, at work and at play. At home in the evening I like to take my shoes off and remove my hearing aid. It fits well, but it’s a foreign object in my ear canal and it’s relaxing to take it out and allow the canal to air out.
From my gf’s POV it can seem like I don’t care enough about what she is saying to wear it. From my POV if what she is saying is worth me hearing, she can turn up her volume a bit, from sotto voce to fortissimo.
Sure that seems similar. And if I were in your position and someone had the nerve to say “You don’t care about me/you don’t love me enough to wear your hearing aid”, I’d just be out of there.
I don’t need that kind of pressure 
But again. They also have to believe the hearing loss is there. Some people are going to do anything to make themselves be on the victim side of the drama triangle including choosing to not believe when someone says they have hearing problems or other health issues.
Fair enough. Thanks for the link too. It’s interesting.
I’ve set a personal goal to be out of this dump by New Year’s, come hell or high water. The management says, “No, we have to be sure that you can take care of yourself completely first. If you don’t you will be doing it against medical advice and are likely to never be able to get into a nursing home ever again.”
“So, I’ll get to where I was a year ago, without the broken foot and and frostbite, and get a Hoveround for when I need to go longer distances, like at my daughter’s wedding.”
" No, we need you to be walking, not on a scooter. "o
Since I don’t qualify for more physical therapy paid for by Medicaid/Medicare they are willing to infantilize me rather than allow me to plan my own future.
Consider it a super special elite club that you’re in and it might be a bit easier to live with. 
Or it might not. That’s when you start beginning each day with 100 repetitions of, “I am Dropzone and I am worth it”, in front of your mirror. 
I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me. 
The link by kgreymoor is NOT Social Security. Flagged.