Funny!! Reminds me of my dad to an extent. He was too stubborn to go and get checked out to get his own, he needed them for years. After my mom passed we had hers that were near new that I asked him if he wanted. He loved them the first day or two but it didn't take long and they didn't work. Next time I was down I played with them and somehow he kept turning the volume to off, was a little button you turned. He would fuss with them all the time while they were in and soon the volume was off again. He decided they weren't worth the effort and wouldn't wear them anymore. Stubborn LOL!!