Communication tips

Problem communication situations for the HoH

• listening while driving
• large group situations
• more then one conversation going on at once
• hearing whispers
• understanding at the doctor's office or hospital
• understanding police when stopped in traffic
• understanding people who look/turn away while talking
• understanding people while background music/tv/radio is playing
• understanding people while walking on a city sidewalk (traffic noise)
• understanding people while walking on a trail (trail too narrow to walk side by side)
• understanding people during a holiday family dinner
• understanding people on the phone
• understanding people with speech issues (quiet talkers, mumblers, speech impairment, accents)
• not aware of people talking to HoH person (can result in hurt feelings and confusion by perception that they are being deliberately ignored)