My elderly father has profound hearing loss but refuses to get hearing aids, and my siblings and I are exhausted from constantly repeating ourselves and watching him become isolated. Some of us want to be more forceful about treatment while others think we should respect his choice, and family gatherings have become tense with people talking around him instead of including him.
More people experience this than they realize.
Adult children often struggle to balance respecting an aging parent's autonomy with their collective concern about isolation and safety related to untreated hearing loss.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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