Consider ordering a Pocketalker to keep you hearing. Right now people are keeping their distance and often wearing masks, making it even harder to understand them without being able to see their lips and with speech being muffled through masks. People are not able to get to hearing clinics for help and some people are …
Many of us will be feeling isolated as we stay home and practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. People who have hearing loss often deal with feelings of isolation already, and will be particularly vulnerable to experiencing loneliness, anxiety and depression without social connection. Talking on the phone can be very difficult for people …
Day: 30 March 2020
Technology to Keep You Hearing
Posted: March 30, 2020 by IDHHC
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Consider ordering a Pocketalker to keep you hearing. Right now people are keeping their distance and often wearing masks, making it even harder to understand them without being able to see their lips and with speech being muffled through masks. People are not able to get to hearing clinics for help and some people are …
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Physical Distancing and Communication for the Hard of Hearing
Posted: March 30, 2020 by IDHHC
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Many of us will be feeling isolated as we stay home and practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. People who have hearing loss often deal with feelings of isolation already, and will be particularly vulnerable to experiencing loneliness, anxiety and depression without social connection. Talking on the phone can be very difficult for people …
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