Tips for Healthcare Workers for Communicating with Patients with Hearing Loss

Some of our audiology associations in Canada have collaborated and put together this wonderful communication tip sheet for healthcare professionals for communicating with people with hearing loss – tips for both in-person and virtual care (i.e. video).

Communication Tip Sheet for Healthcare Workers – Communicating with Patients with Hearing Loss

Please share these far and wide – medical appointments are stressful enough without having to worry about miscommunication. Today’s current landscape means that most of our medical appointments will be completed with face masks – making lipreading impossible.

The more people that learn about how to communicate better with people with hearing loss, the better!

Thanks everyone! Stay safe out here!

Terry Sokalofsky, BA, MSc, R.Aud, Aud(C)
Registered Clinical Audiologist