Coudersport, PA
(814) 260-1721
Bradford, PA
(814) 817-6544
Gowanda, NY
(716) 241-8811
Jamestown, NY
(716) 708-4759
Ways to Cope with Hearing Loss
Losing your hearing can leave a lasting impact on your life, leading to having to change the way you go about your day, run errands, and in general, live your life. When you first receive a hearing loss diagnosis, you may experience many emotions and wonder "what will happen next?". A hearing loss diagnosis typically follows after a variety of tests are completed, including tuning forks, screenings, and physical examinations.
How to Cope with Hearing Loss
- Talk About Your Experience: Keeping your emotions and thoughts about your recent diagnosis and experience of hearing loss hidden can cause adverse affects on your mental health and treatment process. Whether you talk with a family member, friend, or professional therapist, talking about your feelings regarding your hearing loss can help you to process your emotions in a healthy way.
- Find Ways to Make Communication Easier: Whether you have hearing loss, or you are know someone who does, actively creating a space that makes it easier to communicate is one way to help make coping with hearing loss easier. This can include minimizing background noise, saying the person's name to get their attention before engaging in conversation, and speaking slowly and clearly are viable ways to make communication easier.
- Seek Support in Groups: There are support groups for every type of medical diagnosis, including for hearing loss. Not only can working with a support group broaden your social circle and improve your mental and emotional wellbeing, you can also learn more about how others are coping with their hearing loss.
- Talk with an Audiologist: You can learn more about different options for hearing loss treatment and management skills with a licensed medical professional. Receiving an official diagnosis opens the door to potential treatment options, including hearing aids, cochlear implants, noninvasive procedures, and surgical procedures.
Contact Our Audiologist Today!
Integrated Family Hearing provides hearing loss treatment services in Gowanda and Jamestown, NY, as well as Bradford and Coudersport, PA. To learn more about hearing loss, receiving a diagnosis, and to schedule an appointment, contact our licensed audiologist today!
