Ageing with attitude: Spread the word about hearing loss in old age

We have no qualms about age-related vision loss, but are slow to react when our ears fails us, despite the threat this poses to our safety and social lifes, writes Margaret Jennings.

YOU may have seen it, or something similar — four feisty-looking older women in their swimsuits sitting in a row, on deck chairs, sipping on their cocktails.

The first says: “It’s windy today.”