Please share an interesting fact about living with hearing loss.

Ignore: When speaking to hard of hearing people lower the pitch of your voice instead of raising its volume.

Ignore: Functional loss of one of our senses, other senses become more acute. Our brain tries to compensate.

Ignore: Wearing hearing aids when you have high tone loss can help prevent loss of speech understanding.

Ignore: Hearing aids can "help" your communication ability so one should be realistic and positive.

Ignore: So many expensive hearing aids just sitting in their cases, not being used.

Common malady: Common malady associated with aging in the United States. Almost all patients with hearing loss can benefit from some type of hearing aid.

Ignore: See an ENT doctor for audiogram, then may be hearing aids and learn the skill of lip reading.

Ignore: Don 't be ashamed if you need to wear a hearing aide. Hearing loss is not embarrassing!

Newborn: Newborn deafness occurs in 1-3 per 1000. All infants should have a hearing test by age 1 month.

Ignore: Hearing loss enhances the other senses. Hearing aids are not pure amplifiers now.

Ignore: Not all patients with trouble hearing need expensive hearing aids. See an ENT doctor.

Ignore: Hearing aides can be very helpful and significantly improve quality of life.

If: If any part of the outer, middle or inner ear isn't working correctly, U may have some hearing loss.

The: The type and degree of hearing loss is determined through a hearing test.

Sensorineural: Sensorineural hearing loss typically occurs as you get older, but some may be born with it.

Most: Most people say they are able to hear, but don’t always understand what people are saying.

Conductive: Conductive hearing loss is due to problems with the outer ear or middle ear.

Frustration: Frustration often occurs between family members as everyone struggles to understand your disease.

By: By hiding a hearing loss you will miss conversation and may respond inappropriately.

Partitions: Partitions and low ceilings may be helpful to reduce noise.

Carpet: Carpet and upholstery may help to reduce echo, which may help you to understand speech more clearly.

Good: Good lighting may be helpful so that you can see the speaker's face and gestures.

Assistive: Assistive devices are available at many theaters, churches and public venues and are free to use.

You: You may purchase personal assistive listening devices for use at home or elsewhere.

An: An audiologist may be able to help you investigate assistive listening devices.

Hearing: Hearing loss leads to a major change in our method of communication.

Hearing: Hearing loss can affect work, financial security and with it status in society.

In: In the workplace, loss of hearing may affect your chances of further training or of promotion.

Get: Get evaluated as soon as you notice a decrease in your hearing.

Listening: Listening to loud noises (music) or working around loud noises increases risk of hearing loss.

People: People with hearing loss can benefit greatly from counselling.

You: You have a valuable contribution to make to conversation: so be assertive!

Relaxation,: Relaxation, healthy eating habits, regular exercise and enough sleep all help!

Learn: Learn to let go of resentment, fear and negative thinking.

Meditation,: Meditation, faith and prayer are helpful to some.

Realize: Realize that silence can be healing and may help you to develop a rich and fulfilling inner life.

It's: It's important to give yourself permission to grieve over your loss of hearing.

Wax: Wax build up may be the only thing between you and good hearing!

There: There are over the counter drops to help decrease wax in the ear canals.

Most: Most doctors offices can clean out your ears.

All: An ENT doctor can clean your ears of wax buildup that may be affecting your hearing.

Your: Your PCP can clean your ears of wax buildup that may be affecting your hearing.

Hearing: Hearing aids alone may not let a person with loss communicate successfully in all situations.

Your: Your facial expressions and body language add vital information to communication.

When: When talking, try to keep your hands away from your face.

Lip-reading: Lip-reading helps improve recognition of some sounds and speech that are more difficult.

Regarding: Heavy beards and moustaches can hide your mouth, which can interfere with lip-reading.

When: When dealing with a hearing impaired person, shouting actually distorts the words.

When: When dealing with hearing impaired, Try not to mumble, as this is very hard to understand.

Writing,: Writing, texting, using visual media/aides, and finger spelling are other methods of communication.

Ignore: Many types of hearing loss can be treated with hearing aids,cochlear implants, uncommonly surgery.

Ignore: Get a good hearing aid from an ENT and audiologist that is established in your community.

Ignore: Hearing loss is not likely to progress if you take the appropriate steps to prevent it in the future.

Hearing: Hearing loss, even when mild will significantly increase your risk for accidental falls.