{"id":1340,"date":"2023-06-15T18:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernmontanahearingandspeech.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2023-06-15T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:09:16","slug":"how-your-hearing-loss-can-affect-your-immediate-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmontanahearingandspeech.com\/how-your-hearing-loss-can-affect-your-immediate-family\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Immediate Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have hearing loss<\/a>, you know how hard it can be to understand others and navigate daily interactions. What you might not realize is that your hearing loss can be difficult for your family as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Loss Can Strain Relationships <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Hearing loss affects your ability to be able to hear and process what others are saying, making it difficult to communicate. While this can have negative consequences in any aspect of life, from attending work meetings to shopping for groceries, it can take the biggest toll on your closest relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study published in 2004 interviewed 418 older married couples over five years to examine the relationship between a spouse’s hearing loss and their partner’s physical, social and psychological well-being<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers found that partners who had a spouse with hearing loss were more likely to experience poorer physical, psychological and social health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ways Hearing Loss Impacts Your Relationships with Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hearing loss can put a strain on your relationships in ways both big and small, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n