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Strategies for spouses of hearing impaired

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jun 9 11:59am | Replies (13)
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Sometimes you hear most of an utterance, maybe one word is missing. In context the one word becomes apparent. But the listener has to repeat the question silently to check the word contextually.

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Jun 8 1:39pm

We miss the consonants but hear the vowels. Vowels give power to speech. Pick a few 4 syllables words and eliminate the consonants. Ask people to tell you what the words are. They will likely figure it out, but it will take more time than it should. try: _o_o_ _y_ _ e or: i_ _o _ _ i _ _ e That time is the time it takes a person with hearing loss to figure it out sometimes.

Then give them only the consonants: m _t_rc_cl_ and: _mp_ss_bl_

If there is 'context' involved, as in a typical conversation there are even more clues.

Those words are: motorcycle and impossible Have fun!

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