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Did you
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"thread" (keeping related postings together for future reference). As the
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Dick Reid
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May is Better Speech and Hearing Month
Hearing Aids for Adults
Roughly 20% of all people who need hearing aids actually get them. Most people don’t realize that most hearing losses can be treated with hearing aids. Most people also don’t realize that untreated hearing loss causes embarrassment, social stress, tension, and fatigue not only for the person with the hearing loss but also for family members, friends, and work associates.
Successful hearing aid users are those who are motivated to improve their communication by improving their listening and hearing. They have worked with their audiologist to learn what they can expect from hearing aids—that is, understanding what a hearing aid can and cannot do. They also have family support.
Family, friends, and people at work are just as bothered by your hearing loss as you are.
Talking takes extra effort. They may be impatient because they have to repeat what they say to you so often. Conversations with you become time consuming. They can’t communicate with you by phone the way they used to. You miss out on whispered affections. They feel at a loss to help, and they often wish for the “old relationship” they remember.
This is where you can take the lead and consult an audiologist to see what can be done to improve your hearing and to improve communication at home, at work, and in your social and leisure time activity.
Visit: http://www.asha.org/hearing/rehab/adult_aid.cfm for more information on communication.