If you suffer from hearing loss, communicating is the primary challenge. And sometimes you find it frustrating and stressful so here are some of the simple and useful tips to make your life much better.
1. Turn Off The Noise
The best way to communicate is to switch off the things that are noisy and hindering you to talk. It includes TV, radio, or any other electronic gadgets like as laptop or phone. And when you go out, book a table far away from the big parties or kitchen.
2. Know Your Limits
When you are ill or tired, your hearing capability or how well we understand other people may realize others may be worse than usual.
3. Be Bold Enough To Face Others When They Are Speaking
Just remember that you look to make an eye contact and see while the other people are speaking to you. Their body language and expressions will help you to keep aware of what they are saying.
4. Revise Important Details
Repeating the information back like as date or time will help you to remember it. Numerous words and numbers sound similar so by writing it down in your notebook can help you a lot.
5. Avoid Repeating ‘What’
Find an alternative word to what as it can sound rude when you say it to others again and again especially when you are saying it louder.
6. Tell Other People What You Want
It is the best way to understand each other by telling other people that you have a hearing problem. Thereby, they become more aware of you and will always help you to any extent. Just be clear about what you desire them to do. By using, this trick will help you to minimize your own and their confusion and frustration.
7. Don’t Be Shy
If you hear well from one ear and the opposite is the case in the other one, then just make sure that you stand in a correct position so that you can understand well what others are saying to you. And avoid your shyness and ask them freely to change their position with you.
