| Topic: | Re:Re:Re: Link between Hearing Loss & Dementia | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 12/12/14 14:03:00 |
| I wish I'd realised the knock-on effect earlier too. With the hearing but non-seeing parent in hospital and the non-hearing one at home it was very difficult to find out what was going on and coordinate. Despite an amplifier on the phone, calls from the hospital weren't understood. And as for the conversations in hospital: "WHERE'S MY WALLET?" "I'VE PUT YOUR WALLET/MONEY IN YOUR TROUSER POCKET" was heard right across the ward and probably beyond. People who are deaf often speak too loudly which sadly makes them more vulnerable. Both very independent, the big button phone and amplifier was received with "Oh you do like spending money!" and "When are you going?". The trouble is people are now living to 115 so you do need think that you may live a lot longer than you anticipated or want to! So we do need to try and make sure that we look after our sight and hearing. It is pain to lose your mobility and then find that you can't hear and see the TV and radio and you can't read and write notes of how new gadgets work very easily either. |