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, on the other hand, is something better suited for poetry, music, and art.
But you may want to start looking at your hearing aid as an intimacy device because of the strong link between your hearing and your relationship. After all, when doctors, researchers, and hearing specialists discuss “social separation due to hearing loss,” they’re also referencing isolation from your partner. That means preserving intimate relationships will be just as difficult as trying to talk with the clerk at the store.
Hearing loss doesn’t inevitably mean you can’t enjoy wonderful relationships and deep emotional connections. But it will be necessary to make some practiced adaptations and take some special care. You most likely haven’t developed those skills if your hearing loss has advanced gradually and that could mean your relationships might suffer.
By the same token, something as simple as a hearing aid can quickly and easily enhance these significant relationships and make true intimacy more possible. Hearing aids can have a positive impact on your love life in the following ways.
Improved communication
It’s well known that good communication skills are at the root of a healthy relationship. Taking the time to communicate can help eliminate arguments, enhance emotional connections, and make everyone feel more valued and appreciated.
But hearing loss can compound normal communication roadblocks in the process making a challenging task much more difficult.
Here’s how a hearing aid will be most useful:
- The quieter, whispered moments won’t get lost. 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’ll have more vitality for communication.When you experience hearing loss, speaking and listening can take a lot of energy, leaving you feeling depleted. Conversations can once again be enjoyable and stimulating.
Your partner won’t have to be your translator
Going out with a group of friends won’t be all that enjoyable when your partner spends most of their time repeating everybody for your benefit. But if you are unable to hear what’s going on all night, that won’t be very fun either. It’s easy to understand how this arrangement could breed resentment.
A hearing aid can help protect your independence. Your partner won’t have to order your food at a restaurant or be your translator when you’re having dinner with friends. Additionally, it will be easier to continue going out and socializing on your own! You will be able to enrich your relationship by bringing home stories and adventures to share.
Your partner’s needs will be more accessible to you
Your partner’s life will be so much easier in so many ways if you can hear clearly. Perhaps you jump up and help with dinner because your hearing aids let you hear the cook timer sound. Or perhaps you ask your partner if they need help when you hear them stumble on the floor. You will have the chance to ask your partner what’s wrong if you hear them complain under their breath.
These may sound small and maybe even insignificant. But these little gestures, taken together, will show your partner that you are compassionate and committed. They show you care. And that will make you a good partner. You will have a much easier time accomplishing this with hearing aids which will help you pick up on more subtle audio cues.
You won’t miss the power of a whisper
You may have a difficult time hearing those breathy whispers shared during intimate moments when you have hearing loss, particularly if it has progressed so slowly you didn’t even detect it. And let’s be truthful, those quiet sounds are part of the fun of romance. You will once again be able to enjoy the power of a whisper. This means that your experience of partnership will be that much more profound.
Helping Your Relationship
To be certain, a hearing aid won’t solve every problem in your relationship. And if you do have hearing loss, you can still have romance. Hearing aids will make specific aspects of your love life more pleasurable and enriching and that’s the main point here.
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. Make an appointment with us, a hearing aid could bring back welcome intimacy to your love life.