Communication Case study

Week 5
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Personal relationships are affected negatively by the hearing impairment. Relations with family and friends are stricken due to the failure to communicate effectively. Family members and friends must change their behavior when they are with a relative with a hearing impairment to meet their needs. Couples are the most affected when one party has a hearing impairment since relationships are built through effective communication. In the hospital setting the relationship between the patient and the Registered Nurse can be strained since there is difficulty of the two parties having productive conversations which can affect the delivery of care and patient outcomes. Communication is the other area that is significantly influenced by hearing impairment since such people cannot hear well what others are saying to them which is frustrating. The person with the hearing impairment also tends to think that others are ignoring him/her since interactions change.
An appropriate nursing intervention that could address the problem of communication is the use of hearing aids. These assistive devices are helpful along with proper treatment in addressing the issue of audibility due to hearing loss. Those who have profound hearing loss can also undergo cochlear implantation which can help improve communication with people (Lesicko & Llano, 2017). People communicating with those with hearing impairment need slow and clear conversations to help them understand what they are being told.

This step can help them relate well with family and friends.
Assistive devices can enhance sound making people with a partial hearing impairment to increase their chances of hearing well and therefore participating effectively in conversations. Speaking slowly and in a clear manner can help a person with hearing impairment increase their chances of hearing and thus increasing the ability to communicate effectively (Stevens et al., 2018). These interventions will work in helping a hearing impaired person improve their quality of life by socializing with healthcare professionals and family and friends.

References
Lesicko, A. M., & Llano, D. A. (2017). Impact of peripheral hearing loss on top-down auditory processing. Hearing research, 343, 4-13.
Stevens, M. N., Dubno, J. R., Wallhagen, M. I., & Tucci, D. L. (2018). Communication and healthcare: self-reports of people with hearing loss in primary care settings. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-10.