I am 72 and my hearing is getting worse and I nod and smile in conversations I cannot follow and slowly I am becoming invisible even to myself.
More people experience this than they realize.
Sensory decline can gradually exclude older adults from social connection in ways that others do not notice and they feel ashamed to acknowledge.
“Where Are You with Chronic loneliness vs. situational loneliness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.