Dear Queenie,
My husband always has music playing at top volume while he is driving in the car. It hurts my ears and it’s embarrassing to have people staring at us because of it.
I have asked him to turn down the volume but he just gives me an argument.
Queenie, how can I persuade him?—Deafened wife
Dear Wife,
If your husband ever fails to give right-of-way to an oncoming emergency vehicle (police or ambulance) because he does not hear its siren he may find himself in big legal trouble.
Meanwhile, to protect your own hearing you can invest in earplugs to use when you drive with him (and whenever he has the music blasting).
Also, your husband may have already damaged his own hearing and should have it checked by an audiologist (a hearing specialist) to be sure he does not damage it even more. And maybe if he needs and gets a hearing aid(s) he will not play the music so loud.
