An eighty-year-old man thinks his wife is losing her hearing

After a few weeks of being consistently ignored by his wife, he decides to see if she is deliberately ignoring him or just losing her hearing.

One evening, while she is cleaning the dishes, he stands about ten feet behind her and asks "Can you hear me?" His wife does not respond.

He takes a few steps forward and asks again, "Can you hear me?" Again, he gets no response.

He takes a few more steps forward until he is right behind her, and says "Can you hear me?"

"FOR THE THIRD TIME, YES!" she shouts.