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Aging and Hearing Loss: Can You Talk About It?

Posted by Julie, Volunteer Mentor @julieo4, Jul 12, 2022

The Hearing Loss Discussion Group has quieted down a bit, so I thought I'd pop in here to open a new discussion on aging well.

While hearing loss affects people of all ages, we all know it's more common among the senior population. We also know that many seniors are less informed about technology than the younger folks are. Is that a barrier?

So often, people say "My ______ can't hear worth a darn, and it's driving me nuts because s/he won't do anything about it!" Have you ever said or heard that statement?

So why do so many people refuse to get help for hearing loss?

Is it time for you or someone you know to talk openly about it?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Aging Well Support Group.

willows | @willows | Mar 9, 2023
In reply to @moldy "Get a CapTel telephone. In my area (and I assume all areas) the government pays for..." + (show)
@moldy

Get a CapTel telephone. In my area (and I assume all areas) the government pays for it. Not only does it enable you to read what the caller is saying, but acts as an answering machine. Another advantage is that the message and/or conversation is saved which makes it great backup to information received over the phone such as appointment dates and medication doses and other health updates. Beats trying to write down the instructions as they are given.

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You guys are so lucky. I have tried to get this service in Canada but it is not available. If anyone out there hears otherwise please let me know.

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barbarat | @barbarat | Mar 10, 2023

Agree with @willows. I often pick up a call on a regular cordless phone but immediately walk to the room where the Captel phone is to switch if I am having difficulty understanding. The captioning used to be by a live person but now there is an option of machine captioning which is a tad quicker but both are excellent. And what a boon!

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