People with hearing problems often feel excluded from everyday activities or frustrated (0) when trying to communicate. Most people misunderstand deafness.
It’s invisible and doesn’t change the way you appear to other people, (16)
.
When a person loses their hearing, speech sounds quieter and unclear. Learning to lipread not only helps with communication, (17)
. It makes people with hearing problems feel less insecure during everyday communication.
Some people do find lipreading difficult, but they should not be discouraged. Once they develop their lipreading skills, (18)
. Taking part in conversations they used to avoid is not impossible any more.
Since some people talk very fast, or mumble, or cover their mouths when they speak, (19)
. Everybody uses facial expressions and body language often without realising it. To lipreaders, these are clues to how someone is feeling: happy, sad, cross, etc.
Although learning to lipread takes time, patience and understanding, (20)
. While you learn, you’re developing your confidence, you feel less isolated, and your communication ability becomes stronger.
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