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tips fOr better COMMuniCatiOn
Your hearing care professional will recommend an appropriate
schedule to help you adapt to your new hearing system. It will
take practice, time and patience for your brain to adapt to the
new sounds that your hearing system provides.
Please review the following simple communication tips:
for you
• Move closer to and look at the speaker
• Background noises may be frustrating at first; remember,
you have not heard them for a while
• Develop realistic expectations of what your hearing
instruments can and cannot do
• Better hearing with hearing instruments is a learned skill
combining desire, practice and patience
for your family and friends
Your family and friends are also affected by your hearing loss.
Request that they:
• Get your full attention before beginning to speak
• Speak clearly and at a normal rate and level; shouting can
actually make understanding more difficult
• Rephrase rather than repeat the same words; different
words may be easier to understand
