Have you ever found yourself in a noisy situation and unable to hear what people are saying? Whatever your level of hearing, you might benefit from learning how to lipread to help understand the conversation a bit better.

Everybody can lipread to some extent and often it is only when your hearing lets you down that you start to you put this skill to the test. This can be improved with practice and an understanding of lip shapes. It is possible to lipread about 30% of a conversation but combined with other visual clues, some hearing and knowing the context, this can be increased.

Lipreading involves watching a speaker more closely to decipher their speech patterns, movements, gestures and expressions. It is therefore only effective when you can clearly see the face and mouth of the speaker.

Lipreading helps you communicate even if you don’t have a hearing loss yourself by understanding the basic principles of lipreading you can become a better speaker and improve your communication with friends and family who cannot hear as well as you.

LIP READING CLASSES

Lipreading Classes are taught by qualified teachers and are informal and friendly and is the best way to learn especially as they are sociable and allow you to practice with other people.  

Classes offer the chance to meet others regularly and share tips with each other.If attending a local course is not practical there are some very useful online resources available.  We recommend lipreadingpractice.co.uk – which is a UK based resource which is helpful when looking for support.

Lipreading is a helpful skill to master even when you have good hearing.  Hearing ability changes as we age and the use of hearing technology is important but works even better when backed up by lip reading.  Sometimes your hearing can change dramatically suddenly and sometimes these changes are permanent.  This makes communication incredibly challenging and can quickly lead to isolation.  Lip reading can really help in these very difficult  circumstances.

WE HAVE LONG RECOGNISED THE BENEFITS OF SUPPORTED LIPREADING CLASSES. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE WORKING WITH LIP READING TUTOR – ELISABETH TAUNTON.

We are running a joint taster event with our friends at Help in Hearing, Marlow

FREE TASTER SESSIONS ON Monday 22nd May 2023 in MARLOW

If you are interested in attending please register your interest by emailing [email protected] who will be pleased to provide more details and register you on a sessions (subject to space).