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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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Care
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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Care
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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Care
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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Care
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.
A Personal Approach
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Care
Call Today(530) 419-1256
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