Intimacy isn’t usually the first thing that one thinks of when you think about hearing aids. We get it. These little devices are normally advertised in rather concrete terms. Love, conversely, is something better suited for music, poetry, and art.
But you might want to begin looking at your hearing aid as an intimacy device due to the strong link between your hearing and your relationship. After all, when doctors, researchers, and hearing specialists talk about “social isolation caused by hearing loss,” they’re also referencing isolation from your partner. Which means it isn’t just chatting with the cashier at the grocery store that becomes more difficult, it’s also maintaining your most important and intimate relationships.
Hearing loss doesn’t necessarily 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. If you’ve been losing your hearing slowly and over time, you probably haven’t matured those extra skills, subsequently, your relationships could suffer.
True intimacy, though, and improved personal relationships can come from something as simple as wearing a hearing aid. Here are just a few ways that hearing aids could have a positive impact on your love life.
Improved communication
It’s well known that strong communication skills are at the root of a healthy relationship. Everyone will feel more appreciated and valued with good communication permitting stronger emotional connections and minimizing arguments.
But the difficulty becomes even more evident with hearing loss which can severely hinder normal communication.
A hearing aid will help most rapidly in the following ways:
- You’ll catch more of those softer, whispered moments. To put it bluntly, there’s no yelling in pillow talk. You and your partner will enjoy those hushed quiet experiences with hearing aids.
- You’ll have more energy for communication.Hearing loss can leave you fatigued from struggling to communicate. With a hearing aid, chatting can be fun and energizing again.
You won’t need to use your partner as a translator
If your partner needs to repeat everything people are saying, it doesn’t make for a really romantic evening. Similarly, you won’t have a very good time if you can’t hear anything that’s happening all night. It’s not hard to imagine the type of resentment this might cause.
A hearing aid can help preserve your independence. Your partner won’t need to order your food at a restaurant or be your translator when you’re at a dinner party. 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
There are a lot of ways that hearing more could help make your partner’s life a bit easier. Maybe you jump up and help with dinner because your hearing aids let you hear the cook timer ring. Or maybe you ask your partner if they’re ok when you hear them stumble on the floor. When you hear your partner complaining under their breath, you have a chance to ask what’s the matter.
All of this may not sound like much of a big deal. But added together, these little gestures exhibit your commitment and compassion. They show you care. And that’s what partners are should do! A hearing aid makes that much easier to achieve because you’ll pick up on those sometimes subtle audio cues.
You won’t miss the power of a whisper
You may have a hard time hearing those breathy whispers shared during romantic moments when you have hearing loss, especially if it has developed so gradually you didn’t even detect it. And part of the pleasure of being romantic, let’s be honest, is those discreet, quiet moments. You will once more be able to enjoy the power of a whisper. This means that your experience of partnership will be that much more powerful.
Helping Your Relationship
To be sure, a hearing aid isn’t going to solve every problem with your relationship. And if you do have hearing loss, you can still have romance. The point here is that a hearing aid will make certain elements of your love life more enjoyable and more enriching.
So if your relationship is a little… dicey… and you’re trying to find a cause, it may be that your hearing loss is inhibiting your connections. Make an appointment with us, a hearing aid could bring back welcome intimacy to your love life.