Spoiled_unicorn t1_ja6msyk wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by Maggie94542 in LPT: When talking to old people or people that are hard of hearing, start the sentence slowly, in order to catch their attention and avoid having to repeat yourself. by 70Ytterbium

My father was born with 20% hearing in one ear and 80% in the other. Now he’s completely deaf in on ear and has hardly any hearing in the other. He comes from the time when hearing aids were big and refuses to get them now. So he lip reads. My husband talks very quietly and doesn’t enunciate his words so when he met my dad I had to explain that he had to look at my dad directly, make sure he was looking at you and then talk to him. It’s definitely an adjustment.