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A Bridge to Better Hearing >> Principal One: Accepting Your Hearing Loss


COMMON SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS

  • Couple understanding hearing lossTurning up the radio and TV too loud
  • Getting frustrated when trying to engage in conversation
  • Interpreting words incorrectly because you no longer hear the consonant sounds
  • Asking others to repeat what they have already said
  • Guessing what is really going on in conversations
  • Magnifying your confusion with facial expressions

If you keep hiding your condition, you are only making it more difficult on yourself
and others. Your communication problem will continue to get worse if left untreated.

COMMON SIGNS OF UNTREATED LOSS

Awareness of Your Hearing Loss Is the Key to Understanding

  • Withdrawing from social interaction.
  • Forming a subconscious habit of asking…”What did he say?”
  • Secluding yourself from others to avoid misunderstanding words.
  • Putting unwanted pressure on a relationship because you habitually ask others to repeat.
  • Avoiding people and conversations with the fear of your condition.
  • Jeopardizing your reputation in your career or your church.
  • Gaining an identity of someone who can’t hear well.
  • Not getting invited to social functions.
  • Eventually, giving up and zoning out.

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