This Father's Day, Give Dad the Gift of Better Hearing

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TORONTO, June 15 /CNW/ - In our daily lives, the relationships we have with the people around us play a critically important role in our social well-being. None is more significant than the relationship we have with our family. This is why addressing a loved one's hearing loss can be strongly influenced by family members.

Studies show that family members have had great success in getting loved ones to take that first step toward admitting they have a hearing loss. Family members who act as "hearing helpers" for their loved ones are enabling instead of helping. Ask them to seek help for their hearing loss... it's the right thing to do.
LISTEN UP! CANADA | This Father's Day, Give Dad the Gift of Better Hearing

I know they are targeting Presbycusis but is this the right attitude to have? There are those who do accept their hearing loss and their family still have to do this and I don't think they are enabler.. I think they are just making sure the communication is clear. People say that deaf people should be their own advocate by asking hearing people to look at them, speak clearly, etc.
 
I went to the link and it seems they're still seeing hearing loss in general as a health topic....includes phrases of "seeking treatment" and "serious health problem"
 
ListenUp! is a joke, their services should be avoided at all costs. It's obviously an advertisement, not a newspaper article.
 
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"Family members need to gently remind them that others have to repeat themselves or speak up in order to help them communicate," says Dekok.
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They imply that HAs will magically cure the need for anyone to repeat themselves to the HOH, just like fairy dust. Wow, sorry that us HOH people are so annoying, needing repeating and all that. Maybe we should just go crawl under a rock now. :roll:
 
"Family members need to gently remind them that others have to repeat themselves or speak up in order to help them communicate," says Dekok. "This action will hopefully help them realize how much they rely on others for help and eventually cause them to seek treatment."

Oh I can see this...

Mom: "Shel, your family always need to repeat themselves in order to communicate with you."

Me: "I am sorry for causing many problems."

Mom: "Maybe you should wear your hearing aids more often."

Me: "BUT I am wearing them now!"

That scenario has happened to me so often growing up.
 
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They imply that HAs will magically cure the need for anyone to repeat themselves to the HOH, just like fairy dust. Wow, sorry that us HOH people are so annoying, needing repeating and all that. Maybe we should just go crawl under a rock now. :roll:
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Repeating a word over and over to me does not always work for me , I will hear the word but will not be able to understand what being said. Then the person get mad and start yelling the word to me . yeah I know what you mean , people get so annoyed having to repeat something to me. Like it our
fault we can't hear .
 
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