****** Rakesh was worried that his wife was having an hearing problem and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. "Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.." That evening, his wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and Rakesh thought of testing the same. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.?" Then in a normal tone he asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?" No response.... So he moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still...