Communication problems of people with sensori-neural hearing loss are that they may have problems in hearing soft to very loud sounds, depending on the degree of hearing loss. They may hear speech but may have difficulty in identifying what is spoken. Interventions for sensori-neural hearing loss are the use of hearing aids, assistive listening devices and cochlear implants, speech reading and use of communication strategies. Communication problems with mixed hearing loss are problems in hearing soft to very loud sounds, depending on the degree of hearing loss. They may hear speech, but may have difficulty in identifying what is spoken.
Interventions vary depending on the problem into any of the methods listed earlier.
Inform the speaker about your hearing problem before you start a conversation. Select a seat next to the speaker. Request the speaker to turn towards the source of light, so that his face is visible for speech reading. Choose a quiet place to talk, so that the hearing aid does not pick up noises. Practice to anticipate vocabulary used in usual conversations.