I was talking to my mother who will be getting her first hearing aid on Jan. 6. She's very, very claustrophobic and being in that small sound proof room got to her so bad she said she cried all the way home. She's so scared to go back and she knows she'll have to go in there again to be tested when she get's her hearing aid. She asked me if there's anything I know of that they can do about this.
I'm thinking that there are other claustrophobic people out there who might have had this happen to them. So I'm just posting to see if anyone knows of any way around this. Maybe there's another way to be tested or something.
I'm not claustrophobic but I do know that a phobia can be very real and scary. And at my mothers age she doesn't need anything to make her blood pressure go up. Some might feel that this isn't such a big deal and she should just tough it out. But the dangers here are real and could be serious (Put it this way. May parents just had their 50th anniversary last summer).
So, I'm just looking for any suggestions anyone might have.
Thanks.
Ron
I'm thinking that there are other claustrophobic people out there who might have had this happen to them. So I'm just posting to see if anyone knows of any way around this. Maybe there's another way to be tested or something.
I'm not claustrophobic but I do know that a phobia can be very real and scary. And at my mothers age she doesn't need anything to make her blood pressure go up. Some might feel that this isn't such a big deal and she should just tough it out. But the dangers here are real and could be serious (Put it this way. May parents just had their 50th anniversary last summer).
So, I'm just looking for any suggestions anyone might have.
Thanks.
Ron