Communication with Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic for Adults with Hearing Loss

Autor/inn/en	Poon, Brenda T.; Jenstad, Lorienne M.
Titel	Communication with Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic for Adults with Hearing Loss
Quelle	In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7 (2022), Artikel 24 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2365-7464
DOI	10.1186/s41235-022-00376-8
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Health Behavior; Disease Control; Hygiene; Clothing; Hearing Impairments; Adults; Deafness; Barriers; Speech Communication; Comprehension; Lipreading + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Kleidung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Verstehen; Verständnis; Lippenlesen
Abstract	Face masks have become common protective measures in community and workplace environments to help reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Face masks can make it difficult to hear and understand speech, particularly for people with hearing loss. An aim of our cross-sectional survey was to investigate the extent that face masks as a health and safety protective measure against SARS-CoV-2 have affected understanding speech in the day-to-day lives of adults with deafness or hearing loss, and identify possible strategies to improve communication accessibility. We analyzed closed- and open-ended survey responses of 656 adults who self-identified as D/deaf or hard of hearing. Over 80% of respondents reported difficulty with understanding others who wore face masks. The proportion of those experiencing difficulty increased with increasing hearing loss severity. Recommended practical supports to facilitate communication and social interaction included more widespread use of clear face masks to aid lip-reading; improved clarity in policy guidance on face masks; and greater public awareness and understanding about ways to more clearly communicate with adults with hearing loss while wearing face masks. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11