Friends and Family Hearing loss affects family and friends too
We know that hearing loss affects family and friends too. While
the hearing-impaired person in your life misses out on many
things, you may also feel irritation, frustration or sometimes
even anger because you can’t communicate with them. This section
contains information and suggestions on how you can tackle the
problem together with your family or friends. The best you can
do is to help your friend or family member recognize their
hearing problem. Help your friend or family recognize the
problem First of all, suggest that they take a look at a list of
hearing loss symptoms. Very often, this will trigger a spark of
recognition. Even better, ask your friend or relative to have a
professional hearing evaluation, either from an audiologist or a
qualified hearing instrument dispenser, and offer to go with.
You might even help by making the hearing evaluation appointment
yourself. Contact us to setup an appointment. Reluctance is not
uncommon It’s nor