A laughing matter? Managing hearing difficulties in real life everyday social interactions with adults with hearing loss
The findings display the management of the "to tell or not to tell" dilemma in practice, and how humour was often used to lighten the tension when "telling" about HL and/or HAs. The findings also highlight that not all humour is equal: there are different outcomes for adults with HL depending on who initiated the humour/laughter within the context of the interaction. This study highlights <i>stigma-in-action</i> - how stigma related to HL and/or HAs is occasioned and managed within real-life social interactions.
Authors
- Monique Waite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-8475)
- Barbra H. B. Timmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-3491)
- Nerina Scarinci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-6663)
- Katie Ekberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8237-1459)
- Carly Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2268-3055)
- Louise Hickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-4173)
- Mansoureh Nickbakht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2936-4310)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Sonova (Switzerland) (CH)
- Clarke (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Audiology
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2024.2389189
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.95