When you imagine hearing aids, intimacy most likely isn’t the first thing you think about. We get it. The advertising on these little devices is relatively straightforward. Love, conversely, is something better suited for poetry, music, and art.
And yet, the two are closely connected to the point where you may want to start thinking of your hearing aid as an intimacy device. After all, when doctors, researchers, and hearing specialists talk about “social isolation due to hearing loss,” they’re also pointing to isolation from your partner. That means it isn’t just talking with the cashier at the supermarket that becomes more challenging, it’s also maintaining your most significant and intimate relationships.
That’s not to say someone with hearing loss isn’t capable of forming deep bonds or of experiencing beautiful, enduring relationships. It’s just that doing so takes specialized care and well-practiced adaptations. If you’ve been losing your hearing slowly and over time, you most likely haven’t matured those extra skills, as a result, your relationships could suffer.
True intimacy, though, and enhanced personal relationships can come from something as basic as wearing a hearing aid. Here are some ways that hearing aids could have a positive impact on your love life.
Improved communication
Obviously, healthy relationships require strong communication (although, it is sometimes harder to practice than it is to preach). Taking the time to communicate can help prevent arguments, increase emotional connections, and make everyone feel more valued and appreciated.
But the difficulty becomes even more pronounced with hearing loss which can significantly impede normal communication.
A hearing aid will help most rapidly in the following ways:
- Your boosted energy levels will make it simpler to communicate.Hearing loss can leave you fatigued from struggling to communicate. With a hearing aid, chatting can be fun and energizing once more.
- You’ll catch more of those quieter, whispered moments. To put it bluntly, there’s no shouting in pillow talk. A hearing aid will foster more of those quiet, hushed experiences between you and your partner.
You won’t need to use your partner as a translator
Going out with a group of friends won’t be all that much fun when your partner spends most of their time repeating everyone for your benefit. But if you are unable to hear what’s going on all night, that won’t be very enjoyable either. It’s easy to understand how this arrangement could lead to resentment.
A hearing aid can help preserve your independence. You won’t depend on your partner to order food for you at a restaurant or translate what everyone is saying at a dinner party. And going out solo to socialize will also be easier. This means you’ll have stories and adventures that you can bring home to your partner, enriching your relationship in the process.
Your partner’s needs will be more accessible to you
Your partner’s daily life will be so much easier in so many ways if you’re able to hear more. Maybe you jump in and help with dinner because your hearing aids let you hear the cook timer ring. Or maybe you hear your partner scuffle on the floor and ask if they’re okay. When you hear your partner grumbling under their breath, you have a chance to ask what’s bothering them.
These may sound small and perhaps even insignificant. But these little gestures, taken together, will demonstrate to your partner that you’re compassionate and committed. They show you care. And that will make you a quality partner. You will have a much easier time accomplishing this with hearing aids which will help you detect more discreet audio cues.
You won’t miss the power of a whisper
When you are dealing with hearing loss, especially when you haven’t noticed your symptoms, it might be tough to recognize that you’ve stopped hearing those breathy whispers shared during intimate occasions. And let’s be honest, those hushed sounds are part of the fun of intimacy. You will once again be able to experience the power of a whisper. This means that your experience of partnership will be that much more powerful.
Helping Your Relationship
To be sure, a hearing aid won’t fix every problem with your relationship. And if you do suffer from hearing loss, you can still have romance. The point here is that a hearing aid will make specific elements of your love life more pleasurable and more enriching.
So when hearing loss gets in the way of your connections, your relationships can become dicey and it can be difficult to find a cause. Schedule an appointment with us, a hearing aid could bring back welcome intimacy to your love life.
