Buying for Your Loved One

When your loved one has hearing loss, you often realize it before they do. For example, you might find yourself raising your voice to talk to them, or notice that they keep the television at an unusually high volume. While gifting your loved one with hearing aids seems like a great idea, it's not often the best solution. Instead, your first step should be to encourage your loved one to seek a solution. Here are 5 tips for talking to your loved one about hearing loss.

Those with hearing loss may think that they are the only ones impacted by their condition, especially since they are the ones who will most obviously struggle to participate in conversations and other social activities. However, hearing loss can become a burden for the family members involved as well. 

If your loved one struggles with hearing, assist them using our 5 easy tips to boost communication and improve the chances that they’ll seek help. 

Instead of gifting your loved one with hearing aids, you’ll want to get them involved in the process by talking to them about their hearing loss. Once they’ve shown signs of accepting their hearing loss, and before you help them find the appropriate hearing aids, share these 4 hearing aid facts with them in order to help them set realistic expectations.