Rehab at Home for Adults: Hearing the TV Clearly

Welcome back to our Rehab at Home for Adults series where you can learn how to reach everyday listening goals and improve your hearing. Today’s goal is about hearing the TV clearly at a volume that is comfortable for everyone.

Goal 10: To Hear the TV Clearly at a Volume That Is Comfortable for Everyone

If you have lost your hearing over time, then it is likely that the TV volume has crept up and that can be uncomfortable for others in the house.

In this video, John and Donna reflect on the changes they have noticed while watching TV now John has a cochlear implant. They describe the impact of using AudioLink when watching TV and John explains how he progressed with the goal of hearing the TV more clearly in the seven months following his switch on.

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Tips for Hearing The TV Clearly

Here are some additional tips to help you achieve the goal of hearing TV more clearly at a volume that is comfortable for everyone.

To Get Started

• Start the captions on your TV and watch a news program so you can see the newsreader’s face and lips. Newsreaders from public news programs (e.g. BBC, ABC, and NBC) usually speak clearly and are easy to speech-read.

As You Progress

• Start the captions on your TV and watch TV programs that you have watched before.
• Watch the episode or movie again without the captions. Repetition will help you pick up more of the dialog on the TV.

Once You’re Almost There

• Watch news programs, documentaries, and your favorite scenes from movies without captions.
• If you are watching a new program or a program that has lots of music or noise in the background, you might need captions to check what you have heard or record the program, so you can re-play a segment if you miss something.