Here’s what experts recommend for communicating with individuals who have minor hearing loss:

1. Thou shall not speak from another room.

2. Thou shall not speak with your back toward the person with a hearing impairment (or their back toward you).

3. Thou shall not speak and walk away.

4. Thou shall not start speaking and turn away from the person with a hearing impairment.

5. Thou shall not speak in competition with something else (turn off the water or turn down the radio, TV).

6. Thou shall get the attention of the person with a hearing impairment before speaking.

7. Thou shall try to speak face-to-face at all times.

8. Thou shall try to remove obstructions while speaking (your hand from your face, etc.).

9. Thou shall try to speak distinctly.

10. Thou shall try to be patient.

Source: www.spokesman.com Spokane, Washington