Hearing Aids – Improving Sex Life – Part 2

The ability to understand simple speech and conversation is one of the first things that is lost with the onset of hearing loss. This lack of the ability to understand speech can be a significant road block to intimate, close conversation.

It does not take very long for a spouse to become irritable and distant when they lose the ability to speak to their significant other without shouting across the dinner table at the fancy restaurant. Hearing aids can definitely lessen the irritation caused by having to shout or constantly repeat what has already been spoken.

The real impact of hearing loss on relationships is usually more subtle than a shout. Mild to moderate hearing loss can make a spouse seem distant and unresponsive, when the real case may be they are simply unable to hear what is being said. Being unable to hear the speech of their spouse, patients with hearing loss may be completely unable to respond to their partner appropriately.

Another effect hearing loss can have on relationships, and the possibility of intimacy is the stress and anxiety hearing loss can cause in both the patient and their spouse. This stress and anxiety can easily lead to depression in either spouse and, let’s face it; depression is not a boost for better love making.

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