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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 .