A supportive community plays a vital role in maintaining and improving hearing health. When individuals with hearing loss have access to resources and encouragement, they are more likely to seek help and follow through with treatment. Building a supportive hearing health community involves education, awareness, and empathy. Let’s explore how to create such a community and why it matters. Understanding …
Communication is the cornerstone of human interaction. It shapes our relationships, experiences, and daily interactions, making it hard to navigate conversations. Some individuals may resort to pretending to hear rather than admitting their difficulty. While this coping mechanism may seem harmless, the act of pretending to hear can have significant consequences for both the individual and those around them. The …
While a lot of us are getting back to our social lives after the global pandemic which spread across the world around three years ago, some aspects of our social life still just don’t feel the same. This may feel especially true for people with a developing hearing loss. It may have been present years before the pandemic hit, but …
It’s likely that one or more people in your life have challenged hearing. One in eight people over the age of 12 in the United States has hearing loss in both ears. Moreover, people who have close relationships with older adults, whether it be a peer or a family member, are more likely to encounter someone with difficulty hearing. One …
It can be challenging to live with or maintain a close relationship to someone with hearing loss. A recent survey by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association found that 40% of Americans “experience some sort of household friction over hearing difficulties, most commonly frustration with the person who can’t hear.” The common end result is that people simply give up on communicating. …
Is your father or mother struggling to keep up with conversations? Do they ask you to repeat yourself often, or do they complain that you are always mumbling? Maybe when you call, they don’t always pick up the phone. While you can chalk it up to forgetfulness, it’s more likely that they didn’t even hear the telephone ringing. Another common …