 Let's be honest. Part of my job as an audiologist is relationship counseling. If you have a friend or family member with hearing loss, whether they wear hearing aids or not, you have three jobs to help them hear you better. One, get their attention first. They won't know they should be listening unless you get their attention. One way to make sure of this, and your next job, is to look at them when you talk to them. With hearing loss, and even with hearing aids, sound is more direct and clear when it comes from the front. And last, slow down your speech just a little.