Research Article
Communication Partners’ Journey through Their Partner’s Hearing Impairment
Table 1
Demographic details of communication partners of PHI.
| No. | Age | Sex | Relationship with PHI | Duration of contact with PHI | Duration of PHI’s hearing loss | Accompanied PHI to audiological session at least on one occasion |
| 1 | 52 | Male | Colleague/friend | 15 years | >20 years | No | 2 | 58 | Female | Daughter | 58 years | >30 years | Yes | 3 | 74 | Female | Spouse | 48 years | 30 years | Yes | 4 | 31 | Female | Spouse | 4 years | 15 years | No | 5 | 75 | Female | Spouse | 46 years | 12 years | No | 6 | 19 | Female | Carer | 1 year | >10 years | No | 7 | 19 | Female | Friend | 7 years | >10 years | No | 8 | 53 | Male | Spouse | 33 years | 6 years | No | 9 | 19 | Female | Daughter | 19 years | >20 years | Yes |
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