{"id":2839,"date":"2018-08-22T13:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T17:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/?page_id=2839"},"modified":"2023-03-23T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T16:42:11","slug":"communication-strategies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/patient-resources\/communication-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Looking for ways to Improve Lipreading?<\/h2>\n<h4>Good communication is essential for creating and maintaining connections with the people around us. A difficult listening environment and\/or living with hearing loss can cause confusion and frustration when misunderstandings occur. Watch this video to learn more about lipreading and other communication enhancing techniques!<\/h4>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" 0=\"src=&quot;&lt;iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7i4ZH9ugG7g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 1=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/iframe\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>General Tips for People with Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Politely inform others how best to talk to you<\/li>\n<li>Pick a spot that is quiet with good lighting<\/li>\n<li>Anticipate difficult situations and try to minimize background noise<\/li>\n<li>If possible, learn possible topics that will be discussed beforehand (lecture topics, friends\u2019 interests)<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to the speaker and concentrate<\/li>\n<li>Look for visual cues and gestures<\/li>\n<li>Let the speaker know how he\/she is doing (e.g. ask them to slow down, ask them to not cover their mouth or chew during the conversation)<\/li>\n<li>Admit when you do not understand \u2013 ask for the speaker to rephrase or repeat<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions to verify that you have understood correctly<\/li>\n<li>Remember that it is okay to have a sense of humor and do not be afraid to guess<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips for Communication Partners<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Face the listener directly and use good lighting<\/li>\n<li>Try to avoid or reduce background noise<\/li>\n<li>Get the listener\u2019s attention before speaking and ask how best to facilitate communication<\/li>\n<li>Speak clearly and at a slightly slowed pace<\/li>\n<li>Do not shout!<\/li>\n<li>Do not cover your mouth, chew, or smoke while talking<\/li>\n<li>Use gestures<\/li>\n<li>Indicate when changing the topic<\/li>\n<li>Be understanding and patient during conversation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for ways to Improve Lipreading? Good communication is essential for creating and maintaining connections with the people around us. A difficult listening environment and\/or living with hearing loss can cause confusion and frustration when misunderstandings occur. Watch this video to learn more about lipreading and other communication enhancing techniques! General Tips for People with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/patient-resources\/communication-strategies\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Communication Strategies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40637,"featured_media":0,"parent":2438,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2839","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2839\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}