Intimacy isn’t normally the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hearing aids. We get it. The advertising on these little devices is rather straightforward. Less defined expressions such as poetry, music, and art are more suited to the subject of love.
But you might want to start viewing your hearing aid as an intimacy device because of the strong connection between your hearing and your relationship. After all, the social separation that comes from neglected hearing loss can also mean isolation from your partner. That means preserving intimate relationships will be just as difficult as trying to communicate with the clerk at the store.
Hearing loss doesn’t inevitably mean you can’t enjoy beautiful relationships and deep emotional connections. It’s just that doing so takes special care and well-practiced adaptations. If you’ve been losing your hearing slowly and over time, you most likely haven’t developed 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. Hearing aids can have a positive impact on your love life in the following ways.
Improved communication
Obviously, healthy relationships call for strong communication (though, it is often harder to practice than it is to preach). Everybody will feel more appreciated and valued with good communication permitting stronger emotional connections and reducing arguments.
But hearing loss can compound regular communication obstacles in the process making a difficult task much more difficult.
A hearing aid will help most rapidly in the following ways:
- You’ll have more energy for communication.When you experience hearing loss, speaking and listening can consume a lot of energy, leaving you feeling drained. With a hearing aid, conversing 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 let you enjoy more of those quiet, hushed moments 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 enjoyable when your partner spends most of their time repeating everyone for your benefit. But if you can’t hear what’s going on all night, that won’t be very fun either. It’s easy to see how this arrangement could cause resentment.
Your independence can be maintained by using hearing aids. Your partner won’t have to order your food at a restaurant or be your translator when you’re at a dinner party. And going out alone to socialize will also be easier. You will be able to enrich your relationship by bringing back stories and adventures to share.
Your partner’s needs will be more accessible to you
There are a thousand ways that hearing more could help make your partner’s life a bit easier. Maybe, thanks to your hearing aids, you hear the timer go off and jump in to help with dinner. Or perhaps you hear your partner scuffle on the floor and ask if they’re alright. You will have the opportunity to ask your partner what’s wrong if you hear them grumble under their breath.
These may sound small and maybe even unimportant. But these little gestures, taken together, will demonstrate to your partner that you are compassionate and committed. They show you care. And that will make you a good partner. You will have a substantially easier time achieving this with hearing aids which will help you pick up on more discreet audio cues.
You won’t miss the power of a whisper
When you have hearing loss, especially when you haven’t noticed your symptoms, it might be hard to recognize that you’ve stopped hearing those breathy whispers shared during intimate moments. And let’s be honest, those quiet sounds are part of the fun of intimacy. A hearing aid will allow you to enjoy the power of a whisper again. This means that your experience of partnership will be that much more profound.
Helping Your Relationship
To be sure, a hearing aid isn’t going to fix every problem with your relationship. Nor is it impossible to have romance with hearing loss. Hearing aids will make certain elements of your love life more enjoyable and enriching and that’s the main point here.
So when hearing loss blocks your connections, your relationships can become dicey and it can be difficult to find the reason. Make an appointment with us, a hearing aid could bring back welcome intimacy to your love life.
