COMMUNICATION TIPS
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For the Hearing Impaired:
- Be your own advocate - tell others about your hearing loss and the best way to communicate with you
- Reduce Background Noise
- Listen for key words – often, it is not necessary to hear every word to get the meaning
- When having difficulty, ask the speaker to rephrase what was said
For communicating with a person with hearing impairment:
- Reduce background noise
- Do not speak too quickly
- Rephrase what was missed rather than repeat
- Ensure you have the listener’s attention before speaking
- Speak naturally – louder is not always better
- Do not try to talk from the other room – face to face contact is critical