{"id":1407,"date":"2018-12-11T17:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T23:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ormsonhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2020-10-09T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T22:29:27","slug":"dos-and-donts-of-communicating-in-a-busy-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/dos-and-donts-of-communicating-in-a-busy-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of communicating in a busy environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hearing aids are amazing! But even people with normal hearing can sometimes struggle in loud environments. If you find yourself in a busy environment, these tips can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do\u2019s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;Do look at the people you are speaking with. We all use visual cues whether we realize it or not.<br>2.&nbsp;Do try to situate yourself in good lighting to see everyone\u2019s face.<br>3.&nbsp;Do sit close to the people you want to talk to.<br>4.&nbsp;Do use accessories like your remote microphone to help you hear more clearly.<br>5.&nbsp;Do remember listening in a busy environment can make everyone tired. So take a break when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dont&#8217;s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;Don\u2019t pretend to hear and understand if you don\u2019t. Ask the person to repeat it if you miss something.<br>2.&nbsp;Don\u2019t try to hide your hearing loss.<br>3.&nbsp;Don\u2019t try to communicate from another room. Go to the person you want to talk to.<br>4.&nbsp;Don\u2019t interrupt. More topic cues will come if you allow the speaker to finish their thought.<br>5.&nbsp;Don\u2019t be embarrassed to ask for what you need \u2014 like something to be repeated or to move to a different space to talk. You are just as important as the person speaking.<br><br>For more tips, contact us today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing aids are amazing! But even people with normal hearing can sometimes struggle in loud environments. If you find yourself in a busy environment, these tips can help. Do\u2019s 1.&nbsp;Do look at the people you are speaking with. We all use visual cues whether we realize it or not.2.&nbsp;Do try to situate yourself in good&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hearing-aids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}