Apple and app overload?

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Are you a deaf person whose stress bucket is overflowing right now?

Tinnitus, zoom fatigue, visual overload and even accessing your GP through a screen are all having their impact. There used to be a saying, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away!” Right now, we seem to be suffering from both Apple and “app” overload but some of them can give you a boost as well!

Here’s a few ideas:

• In your face? – Yes, it’s true, we don’t really like looking at ourselves all the time and it is actually quite tiring. Why not hide your face, in zoom or teams,  so that you can concentrate on other people’s lips and use speaker view on the gallery.
• Don’t be embarrassed to ask for assurance that the meeting you plan to attend will offer captioning or check out the various PC options and
• Download useful apps onto your phone that will help you such as “Live Transcribe” on android or “Petralex” or “Otter.ai”
  Turn on “Closed Captions” on your windows 10 computer
• Ask for a copy of notes and or/recording.
• Ask for some time-out if you are struggling to absorb information (probably everyone else wants it as well!)
• Make use of the new products like Alexa and Portals to help boost the visuals.
• Invest in hearing assistive devices for conversation, phone calls etc. “Access to Work” may be able to help you with funding if you are in employment

·        Contact Seetec Pluss if you feel you need a job that will support your hearing loss - https://www.seetecpluss.co.uk/location/truro-employment-services/

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