{"id":223355,"date":"2019-06-28T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T08:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/?p=223355"},"modified":"2019-06-28T08:08:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T08:08:42","slug":"hearing-loss-kent-communication-tips-for-families-and-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/hearing-loss-kent-communication-tips-for-families-and-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss Kent &#8211;   Communication tips for families and loved ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you are communicating with someone who has a hearing loss it\u2019s important to be patient make sure you are communicating properly. We\u2019ve put together some simple tips to help make communication more straightforward for both of you. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">If someone is wearing hearing aids it doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that they can hear you perfectly, so it\u2019s always a good idea to ask them if they need to lip-read.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Find a suitable place to talk, with good lighting and away from noise and distractions. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Before you start speaking, get the listener&#8217;s attention &#8211; maybe by waving or tapping them gently on the arm.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Always to and ensure that you have face-to-face contact with the person you are talking to and use natural facial expressions and gestures when speaking to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Try to speak as clearly as possible but not too slowly. Try not to cover your mouth with your hands and don\u2019t exaggerate your lip movements as this can make it harder to lip-read.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Don&#8217;t shout! It can be uncomfortable for hearing aid users and it may look aggressive. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">If someone doesn&#8217;t understand what you&#8217;ve said, don&#8217;t keep repeating it. Try saying it in a different way instead. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you are in a noisy environment, make sure that any unnecessary noises are minimised, e.g. washing machines, cookers, kettles and fans and background music.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Check that the person you&#8217;re talking to is following you during the conversation. Use plain language and don&#8217;t waffle. Try to avoid jargon or unfamiliar abbreviations. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>We hope you find these tips and suggestion useful. If you require further advice please email info@kenthearing.com or call us on 07950 816321 \/ 07973 187744<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are communicating with someone who has a hearing loss it\u2019s important to be patient make sure you are communicating properly. We\u2019ve put together some simple tips to help make communication more straightforward for both of you. If someone is wearing hearing aids it doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that they can hear you perfectly, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenthearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}