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Hearing Loss and Grief
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When a patient suspects they have a hearing loss, they often enter the grieving process. But, what does this mean exactly?
Do patients navigate through the grieving process and THEN purchase hearing aids? Do patients still grieve even after they're fit with hearing aids?
You see, grief is not linear. This means that patients do not enter the denial stage, then anger stage, then bargaining stage, etc. In this episode, Blaise reviews the five stages of grief and connects Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development to the hearing aid fitting and counseling process. The five stages of grief, thanks to the wonderful work of Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross include:
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Why is the mind-brain connection so important when you're fitting patients with hearing aids? As humans, we don't necessarily respond well to change. When a patient suspects they present with hearing loss, enters the grieving process, and is then fit with hearing aids...well...this is a lot of change at once! As hearing care providers, we need to continue to place heavy emphasis on the hearing aid counseling process and understand what the mindset of the patient is. If you suspect that a patient needs additional assistance and you need to refer to a clinical psychologist or therapist, be sure to have that conversation with your patient.
If you are interested in listening to Dr. Andrew Huberman's podcast episode on grief, you can do so by clicking here.
If you are a current or future hearing aid user, give yourself grace. If you need assistance finding a hearing healthcare provider in your area, please send us an email and we will connect with you a trusted hearing healthcare provider.
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Capitoli
1. Hearing Loss and Grief (00:00:00)
2. Exploring Grief and Hearing Loss (00:00:19)
3. Psychosocial Stages of Hearing Loss Grief (00:16:31)
4. Understanding Psychology of Hearing Impaired (00:27:44)
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