What can you do?
CALL Galco Hearing...We are hearing Specialists.
Serving Seabrook, Galveston Island
and the surrounding area.
Help your friend or family recognize the problem.
Even better, ask your friend or relative to have a professional hearing evaluation at Galco Hearing Call 281.326.2612 or 409.740.4094
to schedule a convenient time.
While the hearing-impaired person in your life misses out on many things...
YOU may also feel irritation, frustration or sometimes even anger because you can’t communicate with them.
We know that hearing loss affects family and friends.
If you suspect that someone close to you has a hearing problem, there’s a lot you can do to help.
Serving Seabrook, Galveston Island
and the surrounding area.
Help your friend or family recognize the problem.
Even better, ask your friend or relative to have a professional hearing evaluation at Galco Hearing Call 281.326.2612 or 409.740.4094
to schedule a convenient time.
While the hearing-impaired person in your life misses out on many things...
YOU may also feel irritation, frustration or sometimes even anger because you can’t communicate with them.
We know that hearing loss affects family and friends.
If you suspect that someone close to you has a hearing problem, there’s a lot you can do to help.
Tips for communication
By following the suggestions below, you can communicate much better with someone who has hearing loss. You can communicate better by:
Speaking clearly and naturally
•Speak in a normal tone of voice. Shouting makes many words hard to understand.
Don't slow your speech.
•Speak at a pace that allows words to be clearly distinguished from one another,
but not so slowly that you lose the natural rhythm.
Attracting the listener's attention before you begin speaking
•Before you begin to speak, be sure the listener knows you want to communicate.
Facing the listener
•When speaking to someone with hearing loss, make sure they can clearly see your mouth especially in
noisy environments. Most people have a natural ability to lip read.
•Maintain eye contact while speaking
Staying close
•Stay within 1-2 meters (4-6 feet) of your listener.
•If the listener can hear better on one side, try to stay on that side
Using body language to emphasize your feelings
•We communicate a lot more than we realize through facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice.
Repeating and rephrasing if you are misunderstood
•If you need to repeat a sentence, try using different words that may be easier to understand.
•If someone with hearing loss walks in during the middle of a conversation, bring him up to speed.
•Reduce background noise as much as possible before starting a conversation. TVs, radios, air conditioners
and even other people talking can greatly affect a hearing-impaired listener's understanding.
•In noisy places, speak directly into the listener's ear at a suitable volume (not too loud).
•Avoid sitting on the sidewalk or near open windows close to traffic.
•When entering a noisy place such as a restaurant, choose a quiet corner instead of the main seating area.
•Speak in a normal tone of voice. Shouting makes many words hard to understand.
Don't slow your speech.
•Speak at a pace that allows words to be clearly distinguished from one another,
but not so slowly that you lose the natural rhythm.
Attracting the listener's attention before you begin speaking
•Before you begin to speak, be sure the listener knows you want to communicate.
Facing the listener
•When speaking to someone with hearing loss, make sure they can clearly see your mouth especially in
noisy environments. Most people have a natural ability to lip read.
•Maintain eye contact while speaking
Staying close
•Stay within 1-2 meters (4-6 feet) of your listener.
•If the listener can hear better on one side, try to stay on that side
Using body language to emphasize your feelings
•We communicate a lot more than we realize through facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice.
Repeating and rephrasing if you are misunderstood
•If you need to repeat a sentence, try using different words that may be easier to understand.
•If someone with hearing loss walks in during the middle of a conversation, bring him up to speed.
•Reduce background noise as much as possible before starting a conversation. TVs, radios, air conditioners
and even other people talking can greatly affect a hearing-impaired listener's understanding.
•In noisy places, speak directly into the listener's ear at a suitable volume (not too loud).
•Avoid sitting on the sidewalk or near open windows close to traffic.
•When entering a noisy place such as a restaurant, choose a quiet corner instead of the main seating area.
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