Untreated hearing loss takes its toll on our ability to communicate. And how we communicate affects how easily we build strong relationships. Let’s look at three ways hearing aids can help strengthen relationships for the 15% of U.S. adults with hearing loss.
Increasing Your Social Confidence
It can be hard to struggle with something that used to come easily. When you leave hearing loss untreated, the difficulty in keeping up with conversations can take a toll on your confidence, causing you to avoid situations where communication might be challenging. Hearing aids can help you restore that confidence. When you know that they’re working hard to bring you every word, you can focus on the conversation instead of worrying that you’re missing something.
Bolstering an Active Social Life
Hearing loss makes it difficult to decipher speech when your environment is quiet, but it becomes nearly impossible when competing noises surround you. Because busy places make communication harder, you might find yourself shying away from group activities you used to love, like happy hour at Pour Girls or game nights at home.
When you gradually withdraw from group activities, it can affect your relationships with the people in that group. Hearing aids with advanced sound processing amplify the speech you need to hear, allowing you to navigate busy environments more easily. Some devices even have directional microphones that amplify speech in front of and behind you, perfect for isolating one voice you can focus on among a busy group.
Minimizing Miscommunications
We all get our wires crossed sometimes. While the occasional miscommunication isn’t usually a major issue, it can create conflict or distance in a relationship if it occurs frequently. By amplifying speech, hearing aids bring some clarity back to your conversations. When your partner asks you to do the dishes, or your friend asks if you can pick them up from the airport, your hearing aids ensure you get the correct information.
Showing You Care About Communicating
Communication is a two-way street. When you have hearing loss, it’s extra-essential that both parties in a conversation are making an effort to understand each other. Wearing hearing aids not only helps you understand, but they also show your partner that you’re making an effort to communicate.
Don’t wait to experience the relationship-strengthening benefits of hearing aids. Contact Hampton Roads ENT ~ Allergy to schedule a treatment consultation with one of our specialists.