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A Personal Approach

To Hearing

Care

Hearing Loss Coping Styles

of Spouses

A Personal Approach

To Hearing

Care

Each person goes through their

own process of coming to terms with hearing loss,

there are generalities that

can be made about people’s

coping strategies.

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Protector/Manager this spouse assumes the responsibility for

getting what the hard of hearing person needs

because of the hearing loss.

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Uninvolved/Hands-off

this spouse lacks any concern at all, the hard of hearing individual, after all, is the person with a problem and that is who needs to learn

to cope with it.

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Criticizer when there is a

hearing loss within a

relationship, there is bound to be breakdowns

in communication.

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Victim this spouse has

difficulty empathizing with

the hard of hearing spouse because

s/he is so wrapped up in the effect the hearing loss has on

her/him.

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Resigned/Reminiscer

this spouse is able to look back at all

the good times they have had as a

couple and is resigned to the changes in their

life.

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Supporter/Encourager this spouse is

upbeat and helps and encourages the

hard of hearing individual without

coddling or demeaning him/her.

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So which coping style do you use? Which one does

your spouse use? It’s worth a

conversation…a conversation that

could bring connection and

closeness back into your relationship.

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To Hearing

Care

Call Today(530) 419-1256

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