My mother’s hearing loss means that even with her hearing aids in, she often totally mishears what I say and her anxiety brain fills in the blanks with worst case scenarios and panic-inducing false scenarios.
For example, this evening, she asked me for her bank balance, and when I said that the banks were closed this late, she somehow thought I said the bank called to say her payments were late.
Sigh. Super frustrating.
@TheRealDelia if you think it’s super frustrating for you, imagine how we feel.
If she can read them, it’s always good to have a pencil and paper around to clarify what you just said. And if you don’t understand what’s going on and you miss hear what’s being said it’s pretty easy to end up feeling anxious.
Put Otter AI on your phone and as you’re talking. It can transcribe what you’re saying so she can read it.