How to communicate with patients with presbycusis?
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How to communicate with patients with presbycusis?
1. You must know that deafness is a disability that is not visible on the surface. Patients with presbycusis not only need care physically and physiologically, but also need comfort from their family members mentally, psychologically, and emotionally.
2. Patients with presbycusis are significantly more dependent on others and need frequent cordial conversations, conveying information, and maintaining friendships to prevent them from being isolated from society.
3. Develop special life assistance plans as needed, especially the fitting, use and maintenance of Hearing Aids, as well as life care and emotional support.
4. Pay attention to when talking to patients with presbycusis① Try to speak to them in a normal voice. It is better to speak slowly and clearly than to yell loudly;
②If they don’t understand clearly, they should patiently explain, repeat or express it in another way. The sentences should be simple and easy to understand, in line with the ideal habits of the elderly, and can be written with a pen if necessary;
③The attitude must be cordial when talking, do not cover your mouth, and face the light so that the elderly can see the movements of your lips. It may be more difficult to get along and communicate with patients with presbycusis than with deaf patients of other ages. As the patient's family members, we only need to pay more patience and love to help the elderly overcome the obstacle of deafness through hearing aids. With your help, the elderly will have a healthy and happy old age.
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1. Finally, what we want to say is that getting along with and communicating with patients with presbycusis may be a little more difficult than that with deaf patients of other ages. , as the family members of patients, we can only pay more patience and love.
2. Many people think that presbycusis is like black hair turning into silver hair, and it is a "law of nature", so they ignore the concern for hearing impairment in the elderly. Doctors remind that common senile hearing loss is indeed caused by functional aging, but it should be discovered in time, hearing aids should be fitted in a reasonable and scientific way, and early intervention should be carried out. If timely and correct intervention is not obtained, in the long run it will accelerate the deterioration of auditory function, even the deterioration of the language center, and may even induce Alzheimer's disease.