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Dealing with a spouse who has profound hearing loss.
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Mar 3, 2024 | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
May I add my three cheers to this discussion?
You are SO correct, the psychological impact seems to be the last area considered, yet is the area where life gets lived!
I know this from my own struggles with hearing loss and my other myriad of health issues. The resistance to anything 'psychological' is a deeply ingrained prejudice in our society.
I worked in this field. I can say that the tide is changing but not swiftly enough.
Well done you! All the best as you seek out this excellent area of support!
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@leeda5 & @thisoldewe Yes! The psychosocial aspect of hearing loss is huge and hugely neglected. Anyone who understands psychology knows that isolation causes depression and loneliness. Why training in the field of audiology doesn't include training in counseling is a mystery. HLAA folks have been asking for this for decades. The state conference in Wisconsin on the weekend of April 26 & 27 will include presentations on mental health as it relates to hearing loss. It's an open conference so come on up to or over to Wisconsin! I tried to attach a document below but it looks goofy, so we'll see what happens on uploading. Nevertheless, information is available at http://www.hlaawi.org How can we get those spouses who have become recluses to build their lives back?