This is a Guest Post by Josh of doctear.com who was inspired to write about communicating with the hearing impaired after reading my post on the importance of active listening.
Communication is the primary human instrument that helps us make new relationships and stay connected the ones we love. Built around our social structure is the premise of verbal language and how it communicates our thoughts and ideas. Even the terms we use to describe intimacy between two people apply references audible phrases full of meaning such as “she/he hears me,” to explain how we feel our loved one or friend understands our needs.
The question then becomes what happens when these abilities and human interactions are hampered by hearing loss? Continue reading
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