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Activity 3: Purchase two copies of today’s newspaper. Ask a
friend or relative to read a story aloud while you read along with
the same story. Alternatively, read it aloud and listen to your own
voice. It is also helpful to watch captioned TV.
• We hear in our brain, not in our ears. It will take your brain
some time to fully adapt to the new sounds you are hearing.
It is not unusual, for example, to hear certain sounds, such as
your own footsteps, or a newspaper rustling, or the refrigera-
tor humming, that people with normal hearing take for granted
and thus don’t consciously process. Be patient and allow your-
self a few weeks to adapt. Your brain will learn to ignore them
if they are not important. Of course, if sounds are too loud or
uncomfortable for you, contact your hearing care professional.
• Conversational speech has many redundant cues. Worrying
about a word you may have missed will likely lead to additional
missed words. Focus on the essence of the conversation. It may
help to ask someone you are comfortable with to subtly alert
you about the overall topic when listening in groups.
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