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Dealing with a spouse who has profound hearing loss.

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Mar 3 8:48am | Replies (62)

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@leeda5

He has tried various devices that didn’t seem to be helpful somehow, his Audioligist is pleasant but doesn’t seem to be very helpful. I don’t know if you meant yo have a scolding tone but it raised my hackles. I’m not the one with the hearing loss. He is, and he doesn’t seem to have much hope in changing things.

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@leeda5 I apologize if I came on too strong. My personal journey with hearing loss includes refusing to get help and becoming reclusive. I was much younger then. Becoming involved with HLAA way back in the early 80s when the organization was called 'Self Help for Hard of Hearing People', gave me my life back. I learned I wasn't alone and discovered options none of the hearing healthcare professionals I had seen had ever mentioned.

I'm so pleased to know you've joined HLAA. Chapters vary from place to place because they are organized and run by volunteers. It would be wonderful if every 55 plus community had an HLAA chapter or at least a discussion group focused on hearing loss. Data from the National Institutes of Health indicates that nearly 50% of the 65+ population has some degree of hearing loss.

A very wise friend I met through HLAA always said "When a family member has a hearing problem, everyone in the family has a hearing problem".

Last week I enjoyed an evening with a group of women I've known since the 70s. We played bridge together and watched each other's kids grow up. Good friends; all of us in our early 80s now. Three of the 6 who were there expressed frustration about their spouse's hearing loss and how it was affecting them, especially their social life. Even though all of them are in reasonably good health they don't do couple things much anymore.

I am sitting right there at the table with them using a very visible cordless microphone with my personal technology, so they are aware of add on tech. But none of their husbands use it or have it. Why?