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Tips for Better Communication
Your hearing care professional will recommend an
appropriate schedule to help you adapt to your
new hearing system . It will take practice, time and
patience for your brain to adapt to the new sounds
that your hearing system provides . Hearing is only
part of how we share thoughts, ideas and feelings .
Reading lips, facial expressions and gestures
can help the learning process and add to what
amplification alone may miss .
Please review the following simple
communication tips:
For You
• Move closer to and look at the speaker
• Sit face-to-face in a quiet room
• Try different locations to find the best place
to listen
• Minimize distractions
• Background noises may be frustrating at first;
remember, you have not heard them for a while