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I'm a little hard of hearing, and while my hearing aids make up for it in large part, there are still way too many people (including health care providers) who insist on speaking just above a whisper, talk too fast, pronounce their words like they have a mouthful of mush, or all of the above. And when you ask those people to slow down and/or speak up, 9 times out of 10, they repeat themselves at exactly the same volume and speed. It's exasperating!
I'm sure I wouldn't like being yelled at, but it might be worth it if it to be able to actually hear what they were saying. 
Sorry to go off on a tangent like this, but that part of the story touched a nerve. As for the rest of it, I can truthfully say that I've not yet experienced being treated like I'm not "all there" by a health care provider. I've been told I look young for my age, so maybe that's why. Also, I've never been accompanied to an appointment by my daughter. It might be interesting to take her sometime, just to see what happens. 
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