If you are one of the millions of people that wear hearing aids, you may find it challenging to wear a face mask at the same time. With no end to the Covid-19 pandemic in sight, many establishments, counties, and even states are requiring patrons to wear face masks when they are inside a public building. For people that wear hearing aids, this can present a few challenges because it can be harder to understand others during a conversation, and the ear loops on a mask can tug on your hearing aids when you take the mask off. We have gathered some tips to help you with wearing a mask and communicating while wearing a mask.

Coronavirus has put the focus on a lot of things related to health, and recently that attention is directed to masks that doctors, dentists, and surgeons wear. For many people that are hearing impaired or wear hearing aids, they rely on reading lips. Before coronavirus, you could easily visit your doctor or dentist and speak and be able to read their lips to help you follow the conversation. Still, now that medical professionals are wearing masks any time they meet with patients, this presents a new challenge for the hearing impaired.