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No one likes to repeat themselves, apparently
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 27, 2023 | Replies (65)Comment receiving replies
I can’t say I have run across many people who are annoyed when I ask them to repeat themselves. At least they haven’t shown they are annoyed. I do get frustrated though when they do repeat themselves and I still can’t understand. I need to try the part about trying to get them to rephrase but most of the time it is so automatic that I say what or I’m sorry I didn’t catch that. It’s a bit hard to say can you rephrase that.
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@mickey5909
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Repeat what you heard (or misheard) and have them fill in the gaps. That often lead s to laughter.
And yeah, rephrasing throws people off. I generally only do that with family and it’s usually just one or two unfamiliar words.
We always say “sorry” because it IS automatic. Did you ever notice that when you tell people about your hearing loss, they also say “I’m sorry”? Each encounter calls for a different strategy and we are thinking fast. Some encounters are so brief in our daily life it’s just best to smile (kinda of) and move on.
No wonder we are tired at the end of the day. Hearing people have no idea how much we have to plan our day and navigate through these silent waters.
Could be worse.
FL Mary