Maggie94542 t1_ja4h4ff wrote
It helps to start slowly as they’re often lip reading (like my Mom did). This way you can see if they’re actually able to hear you. Lip reading is usually not as fast and in her case with her eyes not so great, communicating was a challenge. Yeah, she refused hearing aids for a long time.
70Ytterbium OP t1_ja4hakf wrote
I didn't consider that. Thank you for the info.
Spoiled_unicorn t1_ja6msyk wrote
My father was born with 20% hearing in one ear and 80% in the other. Now he’s completely deaf in on ear and has hardly any hearing in the other. He comes from the time when hearing aids were big and refuses to get them now. So he lip reads. My husband talks very quietly and doesn’t enunciate his words so when he met my dad I had to explain that he had to look at my dad directly, make sure he was looking at you and then talk to him. It’s definitely an adjustment.
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