People s careers often depend on interpreting and communicating spoken language according to Elizabeth Caulkins, an audiologist who helps run a lip-reading program sponsored by the Central Institute for the Deaf. It is not necessarily always a hearing loss, but rather the loss of the ability to understand what others are saying. Some people begin isolating themselves and become depressed, feeling they can t compete with younger colleagues. The Institute hopes the Word of Mouth program will help people lead happier more fulfilling lives. People have to be proactive when it comes to hearing loss.
Lip reading is a lot like playing a musical instrument.
Some people will be better at it than others. But with practice, we can all do it. Hearing loss is obviously a problem that more and more people will be having as they age. Wyndholme employs all of the latest techniques and technological devices along with widespread use of sign language throughout the community. The community will perhaps one day provide assistance similar to the Word of Mouth lip-reading program by the Central Institute for the Deaf.