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@julieo4

Our hearing loss affects everyone around us; not just us. It's frustrating to have to repeat or wonder if someone understood. Sometimes it's best to just let it go.

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I teach my lip reading students to not say "repeat"! You get the same thing the same way and it doesn't help much. Ask them to restate or rephrase instead. Speaker must pause, think, probably state a more direct version (think tree rather than forest), and hopefully slow down and speak clearer also. I wear my badge that says "Hard of Hearing, please face me and speak clearly " whenever I go out. What a difference!