July 13, 2020 Cloth face coverings and distancing pose communication challenges for many A message from NIDCD Director Debara L. Tucci Communication is an important and complex transaction that depends on visual and, often, auditory cues. Factors that influence how well our spoken language is received include our eye contact and body language, whether we stand or sit while speaking, the tone of our voices and our facial expressions, and environmental lighting and background noise. Individuals with hearing problems (and even those with normal hearing) may also pay close attention to a speaker's mouth—known as lip-reading or speech-reading—to follow conversational speech. Face coverings and physical distancing during the coronavirus pandemic may complicate communication for those who have trouble hearing.  Read more » Health Information Hearing, ear infections, etc. Balance Taste and smell Voice, speech, and language Popular Topics Do you need a hearing test? Ear infections Tinnitus Stuttering NIDCD now offers an easy way for you to get trusted, up-to-date content for your website. Learn more about content syndication >> The NIDCD, part of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts research and research training on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language and provides health information, based upon scientific discovery, to the public. For more information about NIDCD programs, see our website at www.nidcd.nih.gov. NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health® U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

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