Hearing but no aids

loony
loony Online Community Member Posts: 26 Contributor
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How are people communicating on the phone with hearing loss? I don’t wear hearing aid I can hear sound but can’t make out words without facial gesture and lip reading. I’ve tried txt relay in the past but it takes forever, specially so called professionals don’t seem to understand the words email or text

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  • dolfrog
    dolfrog Online Community Member Posts: 572 Trailblazing

    @loony

    Having problems processing words, the sounds of speech, can be due to the Temporal type of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

    I have the Temporal type of Auditory Processing Disorder, which is the underlying cause of my problems with rapid speech, and my dyslexia symptom

    The key assessment test is the Random Gap Detection Test which attempts to measure the size of gap between sounds the brain can process and identify. When i did the test in 2003 it did not include a gap between sounds large enough for me to identify.

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